This week, I am going to start to read a book called The Hunger Games. I have seen the movie before, but I have not read the book yet. My friends tell me that this is a good book, and it is better than the movie. I really enjoyed the movie, and can't wait to read the book. Even before reading the book, I think the book will definitely be better than the movie. I think so because Suzanne Collins wrote this book in first person view. This is always better because we can get what the character is feeling. In movies, we can't see what's going on inside Katniss's head.
          So far, I have read the first chapter, and it looks like it will be a pretty good book.  There are many details in this book. It starts with Katniss telling us about her family. She has a mom and a sister. To provide for them, Katniss has to go hunting with her friend, Gale. The day is reaping day. What happens on reaping day is that 2 people, a boy and a girl are chosen to go into a stadium and fight to the death. This happens in every district. All twelve of them. So, 24 people are in a large stadium and need to fight to the death. Every year, from the age of 12, your name gets put in the reaping bowl once, until you are 18. There is also something called tesserae, where you put your name in extra times, and you receive food. Katniss has her name in 20 times, Gale has his 42 times.
          When the time to be reaped comes, everyone gathers up in the square, to figure out who this year's unlucky people are. Since Katniss's name is in 20 times, the odds are not in her favor. When the name gets called, it is not her name, but it is the one person she is certain she loves. Her sister, Primrose Everdeen.