The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

In a future dystopian world called Panem, the Capitol controls 12 districts through fear and power. Each year, they host the Hunger Games, a brutal televised event where one boy and one girl from each district must fight to the death until only one remains.

When her younger sister Prim is chosen, Katniss Everdeen bravely volunteers to take her place. Alongside Peeta Mellark, her fellow tribute from District 12, Katniss must rely on her survival skills, courage, and quick thinking to endure the Games. But as the deadly competition unfolds, Katniss realizes it’s not only her life at stake—the Games are also a fight for hope, love, and defiance against tyranny.

Will Katniss survive the arena, or will the Capitol’s power crush her spirit?