Fictional world of The Hunger Games who were reaped as tributes from the start to the end of the games (the 50th Hunger Games had double the number, while the 75th reaped the victors from the previous games). Also every 25 years from the first hunger games there is a special games that has something unique about it. Such as the 50th hunger games that was unique in the fact that twice the tributes competed with 4 from each district. This is know as the Quarter Quell All citizens from each district between the ages of 12 and 18 are entered into the "reaping," a lottery
The Hunger Games (novel) reviewers and authors. It was praised for its plot and character development. In writing "The Hunger Games", Collins drew upon Greek mythology, Roman gladiatorial games, and contemporary reality television for thematic content. The novel won many awards, including the California Young Reader Medal, and was named one of "Publishers Weekly"s "Best Books of the Year" in 2008. "The Hunger Games" was first published in hardcover on September 14, 2008, by Scholastic, featuring a cover designed by Tim O'Brien. It has since been released in paperback and also as an audiobook and ebook. After an initial print of 200,000, the book