Katniss lives in the poorest district of what used to be the United States. Yearly, the harsh, victorious Capitol forces each district to send two teenagers to compete in an annual reality show where it's kill or be killed. Only one will survive. Now Katniss must play. A 2008 Publishers Weekly Best Book. The new film stars Jennifer Lawrence. "A dilly... violent, jarring, speed-rap of a novel that generates nearly constant suspense... addictive."—Entertainment Weekly