Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins is the second book of the series The Hunger Games. Catching Fire starts with Peeta and Katniss enjoying life free from the Games. But just when they were finally getting comfortable, President Snow announced that everyone who has ever won the Hunger Games will fight again—against other people who have experience in the games.

To survive their next Games, Katniss and Peeta develop some counter strategies. Katniss and Peeta start acting out a fake romantic relationship to get the audience to love them. They also start training for the games not to get killed. As they train, they meet their competition, and some of their competitors are cool and seem like chill people to hang out with. Once the reader meets all the characters, the Hunger Games begin. It is smart of Collins to make the reader know the characters because it makes things more interesting, and the reader feels like a part of the book.

Catching Fire is really well made. I loved the book. There is no slow pace in this book. It is all action, action, and action! If you are into action like me, you will love this series! There is nothing wrong with Catching Fire. It is a very exciting book, keeps a good pace, and gets to the point quickly.

Review by: Lauren

Lauren is a teen volunteer at the Granada Hills Branch Library who is a senior in high school from the San Fernando Valley area.

—Rachael Zak, Young Adult Librarian, Granada Hills Branch Library