The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

 by Suzanne Collins

Genre:  Science Fiction/Dystopian


The 10th annual Hunger Games is set to begin and Coriolanus Snow will be a first time mentor.  His mentee is Lucy Gray from District 12 and be isn't sure what to make of her, but he knows that if he wants to continue on at the Academy, he has to do everything in his power to make sure that she wins. Initially, it looks like the odds are against him, but after he first meets Lucy, he discovers that there is more to her than what others might see.  It will be up to him to work the system to get the end result he wants - Lucy stays alive and the Coriolanus Snow ends up at the top.



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