![]() ![]() Rather than fight each other as the last two surviving tributes, Peeta and Katniss threatened to eat poisonous berries and die together to avoid scandal and public ire, the Capitol declared Peeta and Katniss joint victors. Snow blames Katniss and says that this dissent is a result of her decision to defy the Capitol in the Games. President Snow, the ruler of Panem, visits Katniss and tells her about rumors of potential uprisings around the country. ![]() She is haunted by nightmares and knows that things can never truly go back to normal. In the months following her victory in the 74th Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen has returned to her home in the impoverished District 12 with her co-victor, Peeta Mellark and is trying to forget about the events in the arena. Every year, each of the 12 districts must send two children, called tributes, to fight in a televised battle to the death as punishment for a past rebellion. In the post-apocalyptic future, the North American nation of Panem is divided into 12 districts ruled by the Capitol, a wealthy and technologically advanced city in the Rocky Mountains. Please be advised that Catching Fire depicts instances of self-harm. ![]() This guide references the Scholastic Press hardcover edition of Catching Fire. Suzanne Collins is also the author of The Underland Chronicles (2003), another young adult series, and several books for younger readers. ![]()
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