Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The United States as we know it is a thing of the past. It is now divided into 12 districts, with each district specializing in a trade. Katniss is from district 12, one of the poorest districts of them all. Through a selfless sacrifice, she finds herself as a participant in the Hunger Games. Now she must compete against 23 other girls and boys in a battle where only the winner survives. Katniss proves she is a fighter by rising above challenges and a weird love story/relationship that is thrown her way. But will it be enough to allow her to walk out alive?