suzanne collins
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Having left behind the "arena" ¿ a wooded realm where teenagers from across the districts of the totalitarian Panem are set against each other in a televised kill-or-be-killed death match ¿ at the conclusion of 2013's "Catching Fire," "Mockingjay" moves into a greater war, where Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), the reluctant participant plucked out of the mining region of District 12, discovers a wider network of like-minded rebels. - Entertainment Weekly's look at "Catching Fire," the latest installment of the Hunger Games series highlights the flexibility of star Jennifer Lawrence. On the EW cover, she sports a futuristic jump suit and quiver of arrows, part of her battle gear in the fight for Panem. She's the picture of a feisty teen, ready for adventure.
- As the American Library Association kick off Banned Book Week, an annual event designed to draw attention to censorship issues, a bizarre case of visual censorship by IKEA is in the news.
- Suzanne Collins' "Hunger Games" books and the blockbuster movie inspire youngsters to pick up the bow and arrow and take up archery to emulate Katniss Everdeen
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