Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/The Hunger Games (novel)

The Hunger Games (novel)
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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/September 14, 2013 by BencherliteTalk 11:57, 3 September 2013‎ (UTC)

 The Hunger Games is a 2008 science fiction novel by the American writer Suzanne Collins. It is written in the voice of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America. The Capitol, a highly advanced metropolis, exercises political control over the rest of the nation. The Hunger Games are an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12–18 from each of the twelve districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle to the death. In writing the novel, Collins drew upon Greek mythology, Roman gladiatorial games, and contemporary reality television for thematic content. The novel won many awards, including the California Young Reader Medal, and was named one of Publishers Weekly's "Best Books of the Year" in 2008. Since its release, The Hunger Games has been translated into 26 languages, and publishing rights have been sold in 38 territories. The novel is the first in The Hunger Games trilogy, followed by Catching Fire (2009) and Mockingjay (2010). A film adaptation, directed by Gary Ross and co-written and co-produced by Collins herself, was released in 2012.

4 points - 1 for date (fifth anniversary of publication), 2 for widely covered, 1 for no similar article within 3 months, unless Franz Kafka counts. I don't get a point for it being my birthday, do I? :) Evanh2008 (talk&#124;contribs) 16:03, 6 August 2013 (UTC)
 * As an image, File:Suzanne Collins David Shankbone 2010.jpg could work, if we need one. Evanh2008 (talk&#124;contribs) 16:11, 6 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Support - This is one of my favorite books, and having it as the TFA on the fifth anniversary of its publication would be an ideal choice. There is no reason this should not be on the Main Page. Hurricane Andrew (444) 02:03, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Support: I haven't read it but the movie was enjoyable. The article looks to be in good shape. Praemonitus (talk) 03:25, 17 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Support - suitable in all respects. The release date for the second film is November 22, so if September doesn't work, maybe November would. But I'm fine with September and the anniversary date.  Montanabw (talk) 17:33, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I considered nomming it for November, but decided that it might come off as a bit promotional. Evanh2008 (talk&#124;contribs) 16:22, 22 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Support Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:11, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Support; book anniversary seems more appropriate than film opening date to me. Andrew Gray (talk) 22:30, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Support, high quality educational article. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 03:31, 28 August 2013 (UTC)