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Suddenly I am furious, that with my life on the line, they don’t even have the decency to pay attention to me. That I’m being upstaged by a dead pig.

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Pigs, Katniss, Attention

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.96, Scholastic Inc.

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My voice, at first rough and breaking on the high notes, warms up into something splendid. A voice that would make the mockingjays fall silent and then tumble over themselves to join in.

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Fall, Voice, Firsts

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.376, Scholastic Inc.

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Since my father died and I stopped trusting my mother, no one else's arms have made me feel this safe.

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Mother, Father, Safe

Suzanne Collins (2013). “The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy”, p.208, Scholastic UK

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So what I'd really like is to try and conceal him somewhere safe, then go hunt, and come back and collect him. But I have a feeling his ego isn't going to go for that suggestion.

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Ego, Feelings, Trying

Suzanne Collins (2008). “The Hunger Games”, p.315, Scholastic Inc.

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I'm very hard to catch," says Rue. "And if they can't catch me, they can't kill me. So don't count me out.

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Rue, Kill Me, Catch Me

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I have not wept since the death of my parents," said Luxa quietly. "But I am thought to be unnatural in this respect.

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Parent, Said, Unnatural

Suzanne Collins (2011). “Gregor the Overlander Collection:”, p.152, Scholastic Inc.

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A faint light burned in the pit revealing a furry creature hunched over a stone slab, fiddling with something. At first Gregor raised a warning hand. He thought it was a rat. Then the creature lifted his head and Gregor recognized what was left of his dad.

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Dad, Light, Hands

Suzanne Collins (2011). “Gregor the Overlander Collection:”, p.154, Scholastic Inc.

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Vikus looked at Luxa and opened his arms. She stood, still frozen, staring at him as if he were a complete stranger. "Luxa, it's your grandpa," said Gregor. It seemed like the best and most important thing to say at the moment. "It's your grandpa." Luxa blinked. A tiny tear formed at the corner of her eye. A battle took place on her face as she tried to stop the feelings rising up inside her. The feelings won, and to Gregor's great relief, she ran into Vikus's arms.

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Eye, Rising Up, Grandpa

Suzanne Collins (2011). “Gregor the Overlander Collection:”, p.170, Scholastic Inc.

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A light was on in the kitchen. His mother sat at the kitchen table, as still as a statue. Her hands were clasped together, and she stared fixatedly at a small stain on the tablecloth. Gregor remembered seeing her that way so many nights after his dad had disappeared. He didn't know what to say. He didn't want to scare her or shock her or ever give her any more pain. So, he stepped into the light of the kitchen and said the one thing he knew she wanted to hear most in the world. "Hey, Mom. We're home.

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Mom, Mother, Pain

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Then it’s just Venia, whose skin is so pale her tattoos appear to be leaping off it. Almost rigid with determination, she does my hair and nails and makeup, fingers flying swiftly to compensate for her absent teammates. The whole time, she avoids my gaze. It’s only when Cinna shows up to approve me and dismiss her that she takes my hands, looks me straight in the eye, and says, “We would all like you to know what a…privilege it has been to make you look your best.” Then she hastens from the room.

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Tattoo, Determination, Eye

Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.800, Scholastic Inc.

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He puts the chain with the locket around my neck, then rests his hand over the spot where our baby would be. “You’re going to make a great mother, you know,” he says. He kisses me one last time and goes back to Finnick.

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Mother, Baby, Kissing

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Positioned on my dresser, that white-as-snow rose is a personal message to me. It speaks of unfinished business. It whispers, I can find you. I can reach you. Perhaps I am watching you now.

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Unfinished Business, President Snow, White

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.15, Scholastic Inc.

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She’s really gone, then. The little girl with the back of her shirt sticking out like a duck tail, the one who needed help reaching the dishes, and who begged to see the frosted cakes in the bakery window. Time and tragedy have forced her to grow too quickly, at least for my taste, into a young woman who stitches bleeding wounds and knows our mother can hear only so much.

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Girl, Mother, Cake

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I'm not prepared for Rue's family. Her parents, whose faces are still fresh with sorrow. Her fiver younger siblings, who resemble her so closely. The slight builds, the luminous brown eyes. They form a flock of small dark birds.

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Sibling, Eye, Dark

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.58, Scholastic Inc.

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Do you really know what's going on And if you don't... find out

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Knows, Ifs

Suzanne Collins (2013). “The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy”, p.603, Scholastic UK

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There was no discussion between them; it was as if the bugs had worked out this whole scenario long ago. Temp put on a burst of speed for the end of the bridge, and Tick turned to face down the army of rats alone.

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Army, Long Ago, Bridges

Suzanne Collins (2011). “Gregor the Overlander Collection:”, p.149, Scholastic Inc.

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What say you, Luxa?" said Vikus. "What can I say, Vikus? Can I return to our people and tell them I withdrew from the quest when our survival hangs in the balance?" said Luxa bitterly. "Of course you cannot, Luxa. This is why he times it so," said Henry. "You could choose to - " started Vikus. "I could choose! I could choose!" retorted Luxa. " Do not offer me a choice when you know none exits!" She and Henry turned their backs on Vikus.

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People, Choices, Survival

Suzanne Collins (2011). “Gregor the Overlander Collection:”, p.129, Scholastic Inc.

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They can fatten me up. They can give me a full body polish, dress me up, and make me beautiful again. They can design dream weapons that come to life in my hands, but they will never again brainwash me into the necessity of using them. I no longer feel allegiance to these monsters called human beings, despite being one myself.

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Beautiful, Dream, Hands

Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.1455, Scholastic Inc.

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What do I mean when I say I love Gale? I don't know. I did kiss him last night, in a moment when my emotions were running so high. But I'm sure he doesn't remember it. Does he? I hope not. If he does, everything will just get more complicated and I really can't think about kissing when I've got a rebellion to incite.

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Running, Mean, Kissing

Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.649, Scholastic Inc.

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Yes, I’m a mouse. Squeak, squeak. Now shoo-shoo back to your little bug friends,” said Rirped, picking up a hunk of dried beef. He tore a off a piece with his teeth and noticed Boots hadn’t moved. He pulled back his lips to reveal a row of jagged teeth and gave her a sharp hiss.

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Teeth, Beef, Boots

"Gregor the Overlander". Book by Suzanne Collins, 2003.

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The pounding music, the cheers, the admiration work their way into my blood, and I can’t suppress my excitement. Cinna has given me a great advantage. No one will forget me. Not my look, not my name. Katniss. The girl who was on fire.

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Girl, Cheer, Fire

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.65, Scholastic Inc.

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But there was only one kiss that made me feel something stir deep inside. Only one that made me want more. But my head wound started bleeding and he made me lie down.

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Lying, Kissing, Want

Suzanne Collins (2013). “The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy”, p.495, Scholastic UK

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You asked why the rate hate Overlanders so deeply. It is because they know one will be the warrior of the prophecy," said Vikus. "Oh, I see," said Gregor. "So, when's he coming?" Vikus fixed his eyes on Gregor. "I believe he is already here.

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Hate, Believe, Eye

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Something inside me twists as I remember another voice. Rue. In the arena. When I gave her the leg of groosling. “Oh, I've never had a whole leg to myself before.” The disbelief of the chronically hungry.

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Voice, Twists, Legs

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.143, Scholastic Inc.

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Either you came in here a swimmer or you'd better be a really fast learner

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Swimmer, Learners

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.270, Scholastic Inc.

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