Set in the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place, where 12 boys and 12 girls are forced to take part in The Hunger Games, where there is only one rule: kill or be killed. Katniss steps forward to take her younger sister's place, and is determined to win. Think )Gladiator( and )Lord Of The Flies( for the )Big Brother( generation. Massive PR campaign planned, in press, teen media, bookshops and online. Ages: 11-16yrs. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. But Katniss has been close to death before - and survival, for her, is second nature.