The Things You Can Read: Milestone for The Hunger Games Trilogy

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

Milestone for The Hunger Games Trilogy

Excerpt from Shelf Awareness:

The Hunger Games Trilogy Hits 50 Million Mark in U.S.

As of yesterday [Thursday, July 19, 2012], Scholastic now has more than 50 million copies of Suzanne Collins's bestselling the Hunger Games trilogy of books in print and digital formats in the U.S.: The Hunger Games (23 million-plus copies), Catching Fire (14 million-plus) and Mockingjay (13 million-plus).

"Readers across the nation are captivated by the rich world and strong characters Suzanne Collins has created," said Scholastic president Ellie Berger.