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Harvard Lampoon Inc. Staff - The Hunger Pains : A Parody EPUB, TXT, FB2

9781451668209
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From the legendary comedic scholars who illuminated the tour de force Twilight so brilliantly in the New York Times bestselling Nightlight comes The Hunger Pains, a hilarious send-up of the immensely popular dystopian young adult novel, The Hunger Games. As excitement surrounding the Spring 2012 release of the major motion picture The Hunger Games reaches a fever pitch, the Harvard Lampoon's The Hunger Pains takes on the story of a young girl forced to join a survival contest in order to save her community in dystopian, post-apocalyptic Panem. Beyond a scene-for-scene parody of Suzanne Collins's book, The Hunger Pains lampoons not only Collins's writing and characters, but cleverly tackles the themes of morality, government control, and personal independence. The Hunger Games trilogy has sold more than 3 million copies in pr'« The Hunger Pains is the perfect gift for the millions of fans of the book universally hailed as addictive, exciting, poignant, complex, and brilliantly plotted ., The hilarious instant New York Times bestseller, The Hunger Pains is a loving parody of the dystopian YA novel and film, The Hunger Games . Winning means wealth, fame, and a life of therapy losing means death, but also fame! This is The Hunger Pains . When Kantkiss Neverclean replaces her sister as a contestant on the Hunger Games -the second-highest-rated reality TV show in Peaceland, behind Extreme Home Makeover -she has no idea what to expect. Having lived her entire life in the telemarketing district's worst neighborhood, the Crack, Kantkiss feels unprepared to fight to the death while simultaneously winking and looking adorable for the cameras. But when her survival rests on choosing between the dreamy hunk from home, Carol Handsomestein, or the doughy klutz, Pita Malarkey, Kantkiss discovers that the toughest conflicts may not be found on the battlefield but in her own heart . . . which is unfortunately on a battlefield., WINNING MEANS WEALTH, FAME, AND A LIFE OF THERAPY LOSING MEANS DEATH, BUT ALSO FAME THIS IS THE HUNGER PAINSWhen Kantkiss Neverclean replaces her sister as a contestant on the "Hunger Games"--the second-highest-rated reality TV show in Peaceland, behind "Extreme Home Makeover"--she has no idea what to expect. Having lived her entire life in the telemarketing districts worst neighborhood, the Crack, Kantkiss feels unprepared to fight to the death while simultaneously winking and looking adorable for the cameras. But when her survival rests on choosing between the dreamy hunk from home, Carol Handsomestein, or the doughy klutz, Pita Malarkey, Kantkiss discovers that the toughest conflicts may not be found on the battlefield but in her own heart . . . which is unfortunately on a battlefield.

Harvard Lampoon Inc. Staff - The Hunger Pains : A Parody ebook EPUB, TXT, MOBI

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