The Hunger Games is school text in Singapore

The Hunger Games is school text in Singapore
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The Hunger Games is School Text in Singapore. American science fiction bestseller, \"The Hunger Games\", will now be used as a school text in Singapore, a media report said. \"The Hunger Games\", written by American writer Suzanne Collins is about 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in the dystopian, post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America.

Singapore: American science fiction bestseller, "The Hunger Games", will now be used as a school text in Singapore, a media report said. "The Hunger Games", written by American writer Suzanne Collins is about 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in the dystopian, post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America.

The Capitol, a highly advanced metropolis, exercises political control over the rest of the nation. "The Hunger Games" is an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12-18 from each of the 12 districts in the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle to the death.

Secondary 2 students at Singapore Chinese Girls' School (SCGS) are using the bestseller as a literature text, alongside the classic "Merchant Of Venice", The Straits Times reported. It is the only school believed to be doing so. Many support the move, saying the use of such a popular book will help draw more students to the study of literature.

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