Suzanne Collins concludes the much-touted “Hunger Games” trilogy in this volume that has Katniss Everdeen now the heroic symbol and face of the rebels, who are on the rise in their quest to overthrow the Capitol. But if Katniss felt like a pawn of the oppressive government as player and victor of the Games, she now feels like a puppet of the District 13 leadership that is leading the rebellion. Even being reunited with her mother, sister, and best friend Gale is bittersweet with her co-victor Peeta a prisoner of the government. It takes awhile for the action to rise in Mockingjay, and there are some missed opportunities when it comes to probing the emotional depths of Katniss’s character and relationships with others—things done so well in the first two books. But as the series draws to a close the tension mounts along with the action, as do critical questions for readers to ponder about power, manipulation, morality, and the price of peace and justice. (Age 11 and older)

伊夫狄恩?凯特尼斯，燃烧的女孩，虽然她的家被毁了，可她却活了下来。盖尔也逃了出来，凯特尼斯的家人也安全了，皮塔被凯匹特抓走了。十三区并不真的存在，出现了反抗，出现了新的领导者，一个革命的序幕正在缓缓拉开。凯特尼斯从噩梦般的竞技场逃出来是已经设计好的，她是反抗运动的参与者，也是设计好的，而她对此并不知情。十三区从隐蔽处出来了，并计划推翻凯匹特的统治。似乎每个人都参与了这项精心策划的行动，而只有凯特尼斯并不知情。