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The Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy - Leah Wilson, Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Carrie Ryan, Ned Vizzini
The Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy
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Katniss Everdeen’s adventures may have come to an end, but her story continues to blaze in the hearts of millions worldwide.In The Girl Who Was on Fire, thirteen YA authors take you back to Panem with moving, dark, and funny pieces on Katniss, the Games, Gale and Peeta, reality TV, survival, and... show more
Katniss Everdeen’s adventures may have come to an end, but her story continues to blaze in the hearts of millions worldwide.In The Girl Who Was on Fire, thirteen YA authors take you back to Panem with moving, dark, and funny pieces on Katniss, the Games, Gale and Peeta, reality TV, survival, and more. From the trilogy's darker themes of violence and social control to fashion and weaponry, the collection's exploration of the Hunger Games reveals exactly how rich, and how perilous, protagonist Katniss’ world really is.• How does the way the Games affect the brain explain Haymitch’s drinking, Annie’s distraction, and Wiress’ speech problems?• What does the rebellion have in common with the War on Terror?• Why isn’t the answer to “Peeta or Gale?” as interesting as the question itself?• What should Panem have learned from the fates of other hedonistic societies throughout history—and what can we?The Girl Who Was On Fire covers all three books in the Hunger Games trilogy.CONTRIBUTORS: Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Mary Borsellino, Sarah Rees Brennan, Terri Clark, Bree Despain, Adrienne Kress, Cara Lockwood, Elizabeth M. Rees, Carrie Ryan, Ned Vizzini, Lili Wilkinson, Blythe Woolston, Sarah Darer Littman
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Format: ebook
ISBN: 9781935618362 (1935618369)
Publisher: Smart Pop
Pages no: 169
Edition language: English
Series: The Hunger Games Companions
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A Reading Vocation
A Reading Vocation rated it
3.0 Book 69/100: The Girl Who Was On Fire - Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy
Reading this book was like reading a collection of essays by an incredibly articulate college class.It's been a long time since I've read "critical reviews" like this, and it seems perhaps I've lost the taste for it. I guess I just expected something different than for a bunch of YA authors to write...
Book 7
Book 7 rated it
1.0 The Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy
This book was okay. The analyses were surface level and for the most part failed to extrapolate to real world situations, which was both useless and cowardly. The strong themes of the Hunger Games, and (especially) young readers looking for more, deserve better treatment than this book offered.
Scott Reads It!
Scott Reads It! rated it
3.0 Girl Who Was on Fire
Seen at Scott Reads It!I have been a Hunger Games fan ever since 2008 and I remember when THG wasn't the global phenomenon it is today. In fact I remember recommending THG to a few of my classmates and I remember them telling me it sounded stupid and ridiculous. **Fast Forward 4 Years** The same peo...
Miss Clark
Miss Clark rated it
Commentary and analysis and just plain old opinions from some YA authors and it is a great collection. I did not care overly much for this series by the time I had slogged through Mockingjay. But these authors did such a great job at presenting their cases in their essays and raise some very interes...
Ironic Contradictions
Ironic Contradictions rated it
I feel as if I need to defend my stance on any polarising books. Although, as G.K. Chesterton just pointed out to me, if my audience is set in their views nothing I say can persuade them otherwise. Eitherway when it comes to [b:The Hunger Games|2767052|The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)|Suzanne...
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