Tag: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

A prequel to The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes chronicles Coriolanus Snow’s rise to power. It all starts with the tenth annual Hunger Games. Coriolanus and his classmates at the Academy in the Capitol have been assigned tributes from the districts of Panem to mentor in the Games. The Hunger Games were created after Panem’s — what used to be North America — civil war as a way to keep the 12 districts of the country in check and ensure that there wouldn’t be another rebellion. A girl and a boy are chosen from each of the districts to compete against each other in an arena. The last tribute standing wins the Games.