when was the first hunger games book published
September 14, 2008 2008
title: The Hunger Games (novel) text: reviewers and authors. It was praised for its plot and character development. In writing "The Hunger Games", Collins drew upon Greek mythology, Roman gladiatorial games, and contemporary reality television for thematic content. The novel won many awards, including the California Young Reader Medal, and was named one of "Publishers Weekly"s "Best Books of the Year" in 2008. "The Hunger Games" was first published in hardcover on September 14, 2008, by Scholastic, featuring a cover designed by Tim O'Brien. It has since been released in paperback and also as an audiobook and ebook. After an initial print of 200,000, the book title: The Hunger Games (novel) text: Games" had a first printing of 50,000 copies, which was bumped up twice to 200,000 copies. By February 2010, the book had sold 800,000 copies, and rights to the novel had been sold in 38 territories worldwide. A few months later, in July, the book was released in paperback. "The Hunger Games" entered the "New York Times" Best Seller list in November 2008, where it would feature for over 100 consecutive weeks. By the time the film adaptation of "The Hunger Games" was released in March 2012, the book had been on "USA Today"s best-sellers list for 135 consecutive weeks title: The Hunger Games text: The Hunger Games The Hunger Games is a trilogy of young adult dystopian novels written by American novelist Suzanne Collins. The series is set in "The Hunger Games" universe, and follows young characters Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark. The novels in the trilogy are titled "The Hunger Games" (2008), "Catching Fire" (2009), and "Mockingjay" (2010). The novels have all been developed into films starring Jennifer Lawrence, with the film adaptation of "Mockingjay" split into two parts. The first two books in the series were both "New York Times" best sellers, and "Mockingjay" topped all US bestseller lists upon its release. title: Suzanne Collins text: a rhyming picture book, "When Charlie McButton Lost Power" (2005), illustrated by Mike Lester. In September 2008, Scholastic Press released "The Hunger Games", the first book of a trilogy by Collins. "The Hunger Games" was partly inspired by the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Another inspiration was her father's career in the Air Force, which gave her insight to poverty, starvation, and the effects of war. The trilogy's second book, "Catching Fire", was released in September 2009, and its third book, "Mockingjay", was released on August 24, 2010. Within 14 months, 1.5 million copies of the first two title: The Hunger Games (novel) text: and has sold over 17.5 million copies. The novel is the first in "The Hunger Games" trilogy; it is followed by sequels "Catching Fire" (2009) and "Mockingjay" (2010). In March 2012, during the time of "The Hunger Games" film's release, Scholastic reported 26 million "Hunger Games" trilogy books in print, including movie tie-in books. "The Hunger Games" (and its sequels) have sold exceptionally well in ebook format. Suzanne Collins is the first children's or young adult author to sell over one million Amazon Kindle ebooks, making her the sixth author to join the "Kindle Million Club". In March 2012, Amazon