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Catching Fire |Hunger Games|

Suzanne Collins (2013)

Subgenre
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages391 (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Synopsis

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol—a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create. Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest that she's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying. In Catching Fire, the second novel of the Hunger Games trilogy, Suzanne Collins continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, testing her more than ever before . . . and surprising readers at every turn.

Tags

Dystopian FictionPolitical ThrillerAction AdventureRomance Elements

Is Catching Fire |Hunger Games| appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

Contains intense violence from the Hunger Games setting, including arena combat, death, and psychological trauma. Strong themes of political oppression, rebellion, and survival with minimal language and no sexual content beyond kissing.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, violence, and trauma (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will be gripped by Katniss's impossible choices as she navigates political forces beyond her control while protecting those she loves.