The Hunger Games – the long-awaited Hollywood adaptation of the first book in author Suzanne Collins’s multi-million-selling Young Adult trilogy – is released in cinemas on 23 March 2012.
Plexus publish two books that are essential reading for fans of the film and book series. Guide to the Hunger Games by Caroline Carpenter is a comprehensive guide to the world of Panem and the characters who inhabit it, covering all three books in the series. Written by a Hunger Games fan, for Hunger Games fans, it features:
Illuminating profiles of the trilogy’s main players
In-depth coverage of the 74th and 75th Hunger Games
Beautiful, original illustrations and detailed maps
Mind-bending quizzes, crosswords and tests to determine your own strategy for winning the Hunger Games
A collection of thought-provoking fact boxes, uncovering the literary and historical sources that inspired Collins’s work
You can order Guide to the Hunger Games from Amazon here
. Beyond District 12: The Stars of the Hunger Games by Mick O’Shea is a glossily illustrated three-in-one biography of the stars of the forthcoming Hunger Games film, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. Featuring over 100 full-colour photographs, plenty of behind-the-scenes gossip, and detailing exactly how Jennifer, Josh and Liam got where they are today, this book tells you everything you need to know about the young stars bringing Katniss, Peeta and Gale to life onscreen.
You can order Beyond District 12 from Amazon here.
Watch the trailer for The Hunger Gameshere.