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Something inside me shuts down and I'm too numb to feel anything. It's like watching complete strangers in another Hunger Games. But I do notice they omit the part where I covered her in flowers. Right. Because even that smacks of rebellion.

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Flower, Games, Down And

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.25, Scholastic Inc.

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He hasn't accepted his death. He is already fighting hard to stay alive. Which also means that kind Peeta Mellark, the boy who gave me bread, is fighting hard to kill me.

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Mean, Fighting, Boys

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.55, Scholastic Inc.

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Knowing it and seeing it are two different things.

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Two, Knowing, Different

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.62, Scholastic Inc.

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Not exactly. You see, Portia and I think that the coal miner thing's very overdone. No one will remember you in that. And we both see it has our job to make District 12 tributes unforgettable,' says Cinna. I'll be naked for sure, I think. 'So rather than focus on the coal mining itself, we're going to focus on the coal,' says Cinna. Naked and covered in black dust, i think. 'And what do we do with coal? We burn it,' says Cinna. 'You're not afraid of fire, are you, Katniss?' He sees my expression and grins.

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Jobs, Thinking, Fire

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I know we promised Haymitch, we'd do exactly what they said, but I don't think he considered this angle.' 'Where is Haymitch, anyway? Isn't he supposed to protect us from this sort of thing?' says Peeta. 'With all that alcohol in him, it's probably not advisable to have him around an open flame,' I say.

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Thinking, Flames, Alcohol

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.63, Scholastic Inc.

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maybe it's that we are all so starved for something good to happen that we want to be a part of it.

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Want, Happens

Suzanne Collins (2013). “The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy”, p.677, Scholastic UK

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I'm running on hate. When the energy from that ebbs I'll be worthless.

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Running, Hate, Energy

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I curl up, make myself smaller, try to disappear entirely. Wrapped in silence, I slide my bracelet that reads 'mentally disoriented' around and around my wrist.

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Silence, Trying, Curls

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.351, 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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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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He felt around desperately for a weapon. What did he have? Diapers? Cookies? Oh, why hadn't they given him a sword? He was the stupid warrior, wasn't he? His fingers dug in the leather bag and closed around the root beer can. Root beer! He yanked out the can shaking it with all his might. "Attack! Attack!" he yelled.

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Stupid, Beer, Warrior

Suzanne Collins (2011). “Gregor the Overlander Collection:”, p.119, Scholastic Inc.

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The rat turned his glowing eyes on him, and Gregor was shocked by what he saw there. The intelligence, the deadliness, and, most surprisingly, the pain. This rat was not like Fangor and Shed. He was much more complicated and much more dangerous. For the first time in the Underland, Gregor felt completely out of his league. If he fought this rat, he wouldn't stand a change. He would lose. He would be dead.

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Pain, Eye, Glowing

Suzanne Collins (2011). “Gregor the Overlander Collection:”, p.126, 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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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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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 look coolly in to the blue eyes of the person who is now my greatest opponent, the person who would keep me alive at his own expense. And I promise myself I will defeat his plan.

Suzanne Collins

Eye, Blue, Promise

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