What we read

I first read the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins on the recommendation from a friend. She had told me that it was a book for ‘young’ readers but followed up that she absolutely loved it. I was intrigued!

I not only loved it but devoured it just as I remember doing with so many books when I was a ‘young’ reader.

The Hunger Games is the story of Katniss, a young woman living in a post-apocalyptic world. Each year the Capital holds The Hunger Games and chooses one girl and one boy from each district to fight to the death. Through a series of events Katniss enters the Games for her district – district 12.

What we did

The Hunger Games is, as most things are sooner or later, being made into a film. So the challenge was to create their own young readers story and then deliver it as a film pitch. The pitches were rated by other readers for creativity, delivery and overall appeal

What we thought

A really positive response from our book club readers who found The Hunger Games to be an engaging and fast paced book – even if it was written for those half our age and more! A couple went on to read the remaining two books of the series – always a good indication that the book was well liked.