Catching Fire
Readers rate it 4.1 (5.6K on Hardcover)
311 pages · Released Dec 1, 2011 · Scholastic
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Catching Fire is the intense second installment of The Hunger Games trilogy, featuring prolonged combat in an arena with significant character death and injury. The story explores themes of oppression, resistance, and moral complexity in a dystopian setting with emotional and psychological weight. While it contains strong positive messages about courage and standing against injustice, the persistent violence and mature themes make it most appropriate for older teens who read the first book.
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The second book in the ground-breaking HUNGER GAMES trilogy. After winning the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta return to their district. But their victory has caused rebellion to break out ... and then comes the cruellest twist: the contestants for the next Hunger Games are announced, and Katniss and Peeta are forced i... The second book in the ground-breaking HUNGER GAMES trilogy. After winning the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta return to their district. But their victory has caused rebellion to break out ... and then comes the cruellest twist: the contestants for the next Hunger Games are announced, and Katniss and Peeta are forced into the arena once more.
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- Fiction
- Loveable Characters
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- Diverse Characters
- Not Diverse Characters
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- Plot driven
- Unloveable Characters
- Character driven
- Adapted to Film
- Adventurous
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ISBN 9781407133188 · Scholastic