The Hunger Games

In the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem holds an annual, televised event called "The Hunger Games." As punishment for a past uprising, each of the twelve districts must provide one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 to fight to the death until only one survivor remains. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her younger sister's place, she is thrust into an arena where survival depends on her ability to navigate both the lethal terrain and the manipulative machinations of the Capitol.