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Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.
District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Though she's long been a part of the revolution, Katniss hasn't known it. Now it seems that everyone has had a hand in the carefully laid plans but her.
The success of the rebellion hinges on Katniss's willingness to be a pawn, to accept responsibility for countless lives, and to change the course of the future of Panem. To do this, she must put aside her feelings of anger and distrust. She must become the rebels' Mockingjay - no matter what the cost.
Reviews
"At its best the trilogy channels the political passion of "1984," the memorable violence of "A Clockwork Orange," the imaginative ambience of "The Chronicles of Narnia" and the detailed inventiveness of "Harry Potter." The specifics of the dystopian universe, and the fabulous pacing of the complicated plot, give the books their strange, dark charisma."
--The New York Times, Katie Roiphe
"But being the Mockingjay comes with a price as Katniss must come to terms with how much of her own humanity and sanity she can willingly sacrifice for the cause, her friends, and her family. Collins is absolutely ruthless in her depictions of war in all its cruelty, violence, and loss, leaving readers, in turn, repulsed, shocked, grieving and, finally, hopeful for the characters they've grown to empathize with and love. Mockingjay is a fitting end to the series that began with The Hunger Games (2008) and Catching Fire (2009) and will have the same lasting resonance as William Golding's Lord of the Flies and Stephen King's The Stand."
--School Library Journal
"This dystopic-fantasy series, which began in 2008, has had such tremendous crossover appeal that teens and parents may discover themselves vying for -- and talking about -- the family copy of "Mockingjay." And there's much to talk about because this powerful novel pierces cheery complacency like a Katniss-launched arrow. Look skeptically at computer and television images, it suggests, be aware of spin, gaze upon the young faces of the world's soldiers. Children forced to kill children? It's not just in the pages of a novel."
--The Washington Post
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Awards
#1 USA TODAY BESTSELLER
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER
#1 PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER
NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF 2010
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CHILDREN'S FICTION
A BOOKLIST EDITORS' CHOICE, 2010
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A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE
A CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR'S BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2010
AN IRA YOUNG ADULTS' CHOICES BOOK FOR 2011
YALSA'S TEENS' TOP TEN, 2011
2011 CHILDREN'S CHOICE BOOK AWARD
TEEN CHOICE BOOK OF THE YEAR NOMINEE
AUTHOR OF THE YEAR NOMINEE
CCBC CHOICES 2011
2011 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST
2010 NEBULA AWARD
ANDRE NORTON AWARD FOR YA SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY NOMINEE
BARNES & NOBLE BEST TEEN BOOKS OF 2010
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