Teens in grades 8-12 are invited to join our Teen Book Club! Our book this month will be The Hunger Games, the first book in the eponymous series by Suzanne Collins. In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before -- and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh her survival against her humanity.
This book is available on the Hoopla app and the Libby app in both ebook and audiobook formats. EOPL also has 3 print copies available to borrow. Contact Ms. M at teens@eopl.org or (973) 266-5600 ext. 5655 to reserve a copy.