Suzanne Collins

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.

Reality TV meets Lord of the Flies. Every year, twelve boys and twelve girls are chosen to take part in the Hunger Games. Watched by the entire nation, this is action-packed reality TV at its most exciting - and most dangerous. Katniss Everdeen has grown up struggling to save the people close to her. Now she faces the biggest challenge of all - the fight for her life. Winning will make you famous. Losing means certain death. As close to a perfect adventure novel as I've ever read. - Rick Riordan, best-selling author of The 39 Clues and the Percy Jackson series.

The first novel in the worldwide bestselling series by Suzanne Collins Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun. . . .In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

Charlie McButton likes computer games so much, he never plays with anything else. When a thunderstorm knocks out the electricity, his tech empire comes tumbling down, and his whole world loses power. Charlie needs batteries--FAST But the only triple- A's he can find are in his little sister's talking doll. Will he resort to desperate measures and cause his sister to have a meltdown of her own? Or will he snap out of his computer craze long enough to realize his sister might be fun, even if she doesn't come with batteries? Collins and Lester team up for a hilarious and timely tale that will crack up young computer addicts and those who love them

Vyzhiv v strashnykh Golodnykh igrakh, Kitniss i Pit vozvraschajutsja domoj. No teper oni v esche bolshej opasnosti, poskolku svoim otkazom igrat po pravilam brosili vyzov samomu Kapitoliju. Po traditsii sledujuschie, jubilejnye Golodnye igry dolzhny stat osobennymi - v etot raz v nikh uchastvujut tolko pobediteli proshlykh let. Kitniss i Pit vynuzhdeny vernutsja na arenu, gde im vnov pridetsja okazatsja litsom k litsu so smertju i sopernichat s silnejshimi. Pravila igry menjajutsja - i stavki v nej esche vyshe...Perevodchik: Moiseenko Ju.

Kitniss vyzhila. Ee semja - v otnositelnoj bezopasnosti, no Pita pokhitili, i sudba ego ne izvestna. I togda legenda stanovitsja realnostju. Tainstvennyj Trinadtsatyj distrikt, nekogda initsiirovavshij vosstanie protiv Kapitolija, vykhodit iz teni, gde prebyval dolgie gody. Nachinaetsja vojna, v kotoroj Kitniss - simvol Soprotivlenija. I esli ona ne khochet okazatsja peshkoj v bolshoj igre, gde zhizn ee ljubimogo prinesli v zhertvu chuzhim interesam, ej pridetsja stat silnee, chem na arene Golodnykh igr...Perevodchik: Shipulin Aleksej

This irresistible novel by Suzanne Collins tells the story of a boy who embarks on a dangerous quest in order to fulfill his destiny -- and find his father -- in a strange world beneath New York City.Gregor the Overlander joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content When Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders, rats, cockroaches coexist uneasily with humans. This world is on the brink of war, and Gregor's arrival is no accident. A prophecy foretells that Gregor has a role to play in the Underland's uncertain future. Gregor wants no part of it -- until he realizes it's the only way to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance. Reluctantly, Gregor embarks on a dangerous adventure that will change both him and the Underland forever.This unforgettable novel by Suzanne Collins, the international bestselling author of the Hunger Games series, is rich in suspense and brimming with adventure.