The Girl Who Was on Fire : Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy

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 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. Why so hungry for the Hunger Games? / Sarah Rees Brennan Team Katniss / Jennifer Lynn Barnes Your heart is a weapon the size of your fist? / Mary Borsellino Smoke and mirrors / Elizabeth M. Rees Someone to watch over me / Lili Wilkinson Reality hunger / Ned Vizzini Panem et Circenses / Carrie Ryan Not so weird science / Cara Lockwood Crime of fashion / Terri Clark Bent, shattered, and mended / Blythe Woolston The politics of Mockingjay / Sarah Darer Littman The inevitable decline of decadence / Adrienne Kress Community in the face of tyranny / Bree Despain. Presents a collection of essays about the triology "Hunger Games" by author Suzanne Collins, discussing the major themes, characters, and social and political commentary contained in the works A collection of thirteen short stories by various authors that were inspired by Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy