New Releases by Suzanne Collins

NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Suzanne Collins has created a deeply moving autobiographical picture book about a father who must go off to the war in Vietnam -- and the daughter who stays behind.When young Suzy''s father leaves for Vietnam, she struggles to understand what this means for her and her family. What is the jungle like? Will her father be safe? When will he return? The months slip by, marked by the passing of the familiar holidays and the postcards that her father sends. With each one, he feels more and more distant, until Suzy isn''t sure she''d even recognize her father anymore.This heartfelt and accessible picture book by Suzanne Collins, the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the Hunger Games series, is accompanied by James Proimos''s sweet and funny illustrations. This picture book will speak to any child who has had to spend time away from a parent.

Une nouvelle fois, Gregor a échappé à la mort. Pour longtemps ? Rien n''est moins sûr. Car la Prophétie du Temps, cette même prophétie dont tout le monde cherchait à lui cacher l''existence, l''a annoncé : le Guerrier ne survivra pas au conflit qui se prépare à Regalia. Gregor n''a pas le choix. Le Fléau a déjà assemblé son armée de rats. Or, la mère et la petite soeur de Gregor sont encore là. Pour les protéger, pour défendre ses amis et Luxa, l''adolescent va devoir réunir tout son courage. Plus que jamais, le destin de la Souterre est entre ses mains.

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing each of them to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games.

First in the ground-breaking HUNGER GAMES trilogy. Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her younger sister''s place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.

Efter en tid av fruktansvärda naturkatastrofer och krig bildades nationen Panem. För att kväsa uppror och påminna befolkningen om regimens makt arrangeras varje år Hungerspelen, en brutal kamp där 24 ungdomar från Panems 12 distrikt slåss för att vinna – och överleva. Som en av deltagarna i Hungerspelen hamnar Katniss snart i rampljuset. Hon förs till huvudstaden, där hon tränas, stylas och intervjuas. För att klara sig måste hon bryta mot spelets regler och sätta sig upp mot landets makthavare. Men Katniss blir snart en bricka i ett spel. Vad hon än gör verkar det föra med sig våld och lidande, och hon vet hon inte längre vem hon kan lita på. Fångad mellan den gryende revolutionen och Panems president inser Katniss att hennes handlingar har satt saker och ting i rörelse som hon inte längre kan kontrollera ... De bästsäljande böckerna bakom storfilmen "The Hunger Games"! Suzanne Collins kultförklarade framtidstrilogi är en spännande berättelse om maktens förgörande kraft och människans kamp för frihet. Men det är också en gripande skildring om liv, död och kärlek. Här finns nu för första gången alla tre böckerna - "Hungerspelen", "Fatta Eld" och "Revolt" - samlade i en volym.

The stunning Hunger Games trilogy is complete! The extraordinary, ground breaking New York Times bestsellers The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, along with the third book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay, are available for the first time ever in e-book. Stunning, gripping, and powerful.

Band drei der spannenden Kinderbuchreihe der Bestsellerautorin Suzanne Collins ("Die Tribute von Panem") nun erstmals auch digital erleben! Für ein etwas jüngeres Publikum, aber ebenso fesselnd und mitreißend! Mitten im Dschungel voll lebendiger Pflanzen ... Gregor ist in großer Sorge: Warum hört er nichts von seinen Freunden aus dem Unterland? Dann erfährt er die schlimme Nachricht: Die Pest ist ausgebrochen! Gregor bleibt nichts anderes übrig, als ins Unterland zurückzukehren. Er muss das Heilmittel finden, von dem in der rätselhaften Prophezeiung die Rede ist. Die Suche nach dem geheimnisvollen Sternschatten führt Gregor, seine kleine Schwester Boots und ihre Gefährten mitten durch einen unheimlichen Dschungel, in dem nicht nur lebendige Pflanzen auf sie lauern. Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt - denn auch Gregors Mutter, die ihm in die Tiefe gefolgt ist, und seine geliebte Fledermaus Ares sind erkrankt ... Gregors drittes Fantasy-Abenteuer im Unterland: fesselnde Spannung und Freundschaft.

Everyone in the Underland has been taking great pains to keep The Prophecy of Time from Gregor. Gregor knows it must say something awful but he never imagined just how awful: It calls for the warrior''s death. Now, with an army of rats approaching, and his mom and sister still in Regalia, Gregor the warrior must gather up his courage to help defend Regalia and get his family home safely. The entire existence of the Underland is in Gregor''s hands, and time is running out. There is a code to be cracked, a mysterious new princess, Gregor''s burgeoning dark side, and a war to end all wars.In this action-packed and suspenseful final installment in the acclaimed Underland Chronicles, Suzanne Collins unfolds the fate of the Underland and the great warrior, Gregor the Overlander, in a manner that can only be described as masterful.

It''s only a few months since Gregor and Boots returned from the Underland, leaving their mother behind to heal from the plague. Though Gregor''s family receives frequent updates on her condition, they all know Gregor must return to fulfill his role as the warrior who is key to the Underlanders'' survival.

In this third book of "The Underground Chronicles," Gregor must once again return to the Underland to help fulfill a prophecy. Accompanied by his sister Boots and his mother, Gregor faces a new and difficult challenge. He''s racing against time to find the only plant that will cure a terrible plague.

This irresistible novel by Suzanne Collins tells the story of a boy who embarks on a dangerous quest in order to fulfill his destiny -- and find his father -- in a strange world beneath New York City. Gregor the Overlander joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!When Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders, rats, cockroaches coexist uneasily with humans. This world is on the brink of war, and Gregor''s arrival is no accident. A prophecy foretells that Gregor has a role to play in the Underland''s uncertain future. Gregor wants no part of it -- until he realizes it''s the only way to solve the mystery of his father''s disappearance. Reluctantly, Gregor embarks on a dangerous adventure that will change both him and the Underland forever. This unforgettable novel by Suzanne Collins, the international bestselling author of the Hunger Games series, is rich in suspense and brimming with adventure.

Follow Gregor in fourth gripping adventure in Suzanne Collins''s masterful New York Times bestselling Underland Chronicles! Now, in the fourth book in Suzanne Collins''s New York Times bestselling series, Gregor is drawn into a crisis. For generations, rats have run the mice--or "nibblers"--out of whatever lands they''ve claimed, keeping them on the move. But now the mice are disappearing, and the young queen Luxa is determined to find out why.When Gregor joins her on a fact-finding mission, the true fate of the mice is revealed. It is something far more sinister than Gregor or Luxa had imagined--and it points the way to the final prophecy he has yet to fulfill. Will Gregor''s role as warrior be put to the test?

The stunning conclusion to the riveting Gregor the Overlander series by bestselling author Suzanne Collins. Everyone in the Underland has been taking great pains to keep The Prophecy of Time from Gregor. Gregor knows it must say something awful but he never imagined just how awful: It calls for the warrior''s death. Now, with an army of rats approaching, and his mom and sister still in Regalia, Gregor the warrior must gather up his courage to help defend Regalia and get his family home safely. The entire existence of the Underland is in Gregor''s hands, and time is running out. There is a code to be cracked, a mysterious new princess, Gregor''s burgeoning dark side, and a war to end all wars.This is the thrilling conclusion to Suzanne Collins''s New York Times bestselling middle grade series.

The highly anticipated sequel to Gregor the Overlander, one of last year’s most lauded fantasy adventures! Gregor is summoned back to the Underland by the terms of a second prophecy, this time about the Bane, an ominous white rat whose survival may come at the cost of Gregor’s dearest treasure — his little sister, Boots. The Bane is destined to bring a World War to the Underland. But when Gregor comes face to face with the Bane, he finds he is unable to kill this creature. His heart tells him he''s making the right decision. Will it be a decision he lives to regret?

The second book in Suzanne Collins''s phenomenal and worldwide bestselling Hunger Games trilogy. Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.

Katniss Everdeen''s having survived the Hunger games twice makes her a target of the Capitol and President Snow, as well as a hero to the rebels who will succeed only if Katniss is willing to put aside her personal feelings of anger and distrust and serve as their pawn. She must accept responsibility for countless lives in order to change the course of the future of Panem. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.

Vítězství znamená slávu a bohatství. Prohra znamená jistou smrt. Hunger games začínají... V troskách bývalé Severní Ameriky se rozkládá země Panem s nablýskaným hlavním městem Kapitolem a dvanácti okolními kraji. Kapitol jim vládne krutou a tvrdou rukou. Poslušnost si udržuje kláním Hunger games - zvrácenou televizní reality show, ve které každoročně jedna dívka a jeden chlapec z každého kraje nedobrovolně bojují o život. Šestnáctiletá Katniss chce zachránit svou sestru, která byla vylosována, a nabídne svou účast dobrovolně. Do hry o přežití se přidávají i lidskost a láska... Dokáže přežít v divočině, když se všichni snaží o to, aby nespatřila další úsvit?

Contra todo prónostico, Katniss ha ganado Los Juegos del Hambre. Es un milagro que ella y su compañero del Distrito 12, Peeta Mellark, sigan vivos. Katniss debería sentirse aliviada, incluso contenta, ya que, al fin y al cabo, ha regresado con su familia y su amigo de toda la vida, Gale. Sin embargo, nada es como a ella le gustaría. Gale guarda las distancias y Peeta le ha dado la espalda por completo. Además se rumorea que existe una rebelión contra el Capitolio... "ES TAN EMOCIONANTE COMO LOS JUEGOS DEL HAMBRE, PERO TIENE UN EFECTO INCLUSO MÁS POTENTE EN LAS VÍSCERAS." Stephanie Meyer

When Gregor and his little sister discover a strange underground city beneath their New York apartment, he becomes the unwilling participant in a conflict involving giant spiders, bats, cockroaches, rats, and humans.

Urtero, Iparramerika izan zenaren hondakinen gainean, 24 gazte behartzen dituzte Gosearen Jokoetan parte hartzera eta telebistaz ematen dute joko horietako minutu bakoitza. Gerraz betetako iragan batek 12 barrutitan banatutako herri bat utzi dute. “Kapitolio”aren aginpide tiranikoaren pean bizi dira herritarrak, miseriarik handienean eta norbere barrutitik irteteko askatasunik gabe. Pertsona bat baino ez da ausartuko arauak haustera eta bere familiarentzat zer jana ekartzera: Katniss da, hamasei urteko neska bat. Haren printzipioak proban jarriko dira Gosearen Jokoetan. Urtero antolatzen ditu Kapitolioak telebista bidezko ikuskizun hori herritarrak hankaperatzeko asmoz. Barruti bakoitzeko bi ordezkari aurkezten dira joko horietara eta aurkako giro muturreko batean bizitzera behartzen dituzte bata bestearen kontra borrokatzera, heriotzaraino, bat bakarra gelditzen den arte. Bat baino ez. Katnissek bere jarrerarekin erakutsiko digu, egoerarik muturrekoenetan ere, leku egin behar zaiola maitasunari eta errespetuari, baztertu behar dela traizioa eta hautatu behar dela adiskidetasuna, tiranoei kontra egin behar zaiela, norbere printzipioei eutsiz. Katnissen abenturak bihotza kolkoan edukiko gaitu bukaeraraino. Ordua da. Ezin da atzera egin. Jokoak hastera doaz. Katnissek Hondarrera atera behar du eta bizirik irauteko borrokari ekin behar dio. Hasi bitez Gosearen Hirurogeita Hamalaugarren Jokoak!

When twelve-year-old Gregor finally learns the ancient prophecy, which foretells his death, he must gather his courage to defend Regalia from the army of rats, take his mother and sister home safely, and fight his own dark side. Reprint.

Charlie McButton likes computer games so much, he never plays with anything else. When a thunderstorm knocks out the electricity, his tech empire comes tumbling down, and his whole world loses power. Charlie needs batteries—FAST! But the only triple- A''s he can find are in his little sister''s talking doll. Will he resort to desperate measures and cause his sister to have a meltdown of her own? Or will he snap out of his computer craze long enough to realize his sister might be fun, even if she doesn''t come with batteries? Collins and Lester team up for a hilarious and timely tale that will crack up young computer addicts and those who love them!

When eleven-year-old Gregor follows his little sister down a laundry chute, he hurtles into a dark, dirty Underland, deep beneath New York City. There, humans live uneasily alongside giant spiders, vast cockroaches, huge bats and appalling rats, but their fragile peace is about to fall apart.

Twelve-year-old Gregor returns to the world beneath New York City, where he joins forces with Princess Lexa and Ripred the rat to defend the Underlanders and the Nibblers from the army led by the adolescent rat king, the Bane.

When Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders, rats, cockroaches coexist uneasily with humans. This world is on the brink of war, and Gregor''s arrival is no accident. A prophecy foretells that Gregor has a role to play in the Underland''s uncertain future. Gregor wants no part of it until he realizes it''s the only way to solve the mystery of his father''s disappearance. Reluctantly, Gregor embarks on a dangerous adventure that will change both him and the Underland forever.

Shelby and her friends Vince and Angie are visiting London as part of a cultural exchange program. They love sightseeing and are psyched to see Shakespeare''s "Romeo and Juliet" but right after the performance, the stage bursts into flames and the theater is shut down.