The Next Big Young Adult Book

The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
Originally published in hardcover in 2008 - Scholastic

Boxed set

By all indications - and I'm saying this 4 years after it's release (versus pre-release hype) - this appears to be the next big thing AFTER Harry Potter. The hype keeps building for this first book and the entire trilogy and the upcoming movie is certainly stoking the fire. 


The other reason I believe the hype is that I sold two first editions in the $400 range this summer, in quick succession. I feel I would have sold more had I more inventory. 


If you havent read the book then go pick up a copy. The storyline struck me as odd for the young adult crowd, but perhaps that is the strong appeal of the book. These things are hard for me to gauge. 


Amazon description - Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When Kat's sister is chosen by lottery, Kat steps up to go in her place.