The Hunger Games. Book 1

Panem is a despotic nation built on the ruins of North America. There, the glittering Capitol rules cruelly over the twelve Districts, forcing them to pay a bloody tribute each year. Under the rules of the Hunger Games, one boy and one girl from each District must fight to the death on live television until only a single victor remains.
When the lottery selects her younger sister, sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers without hesitation. She is used to fighting for survival in District 12, hunting for food for her family in forbidden areas. But now the Arena awaits her, and among her opponents is Peeta Mellark — the boy who once saved her life. Katniss faces the hardest choice of all: how to win without losing her humanity, and how to kill the one to whom she owes everything.