Howard, James Newton

The career of Hollywood director David Merrill is ruined when he refuses to testify against friends before the House Un-American Activities Committee during the communist witch hunt of the 1950s.

In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.