Rue Meadows is an ordinary girl, with an ordinary life, with an ordinary family. But that is how she liked it here in District 11. She had her Mom and sisters, her grove of climbing trees, and her special song book. But Rue's ordinary life takes a turn when she is selected for the 74th annual Hunger Games. Along with the toughest boy in school. Will Rue survive the games, or will her name be on the wall of the fallen tributes?