The Hunger Games. ISBN: 978-0-439-12348-1. Collins. 2008. Newbery Medal. Science Fiction. Age 12+. Main character teen girl.

This book is set in North American in the future. There had been apocalyptic type events (fire/storms) that destroyed what was the Americas. Panem was the new nation that was created, with a Capital. There were thirteen districts, each in charge of growing or making something. During a revolt, one district was destroyed by the Capital. From that point on, there was an annual televised game where a boy and a girl (age 12-18) were drawn from a sphere of names during the "reaping" to go play at the Hunger Games. This was a televised game of survival in an arena. To death. There is underlying romance between Katniss, Gale, and Peeta....all the way to the last page of the book.