The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Cover of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Author(s) Suzanne Collins
Published May 19, 2020
Genre(s) Science Fiction
Age group Young Adult


The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins is a young adult science fiction novel, originally published on May 19, 2020. It is book zero in The Hunger Games series.

Trigger Warnings

  • Alcohol
  • Animal abuse
  • Animal death
  • Body horror
  • Cannibalism
  • Childbirth (with complications)
  • Death (including child and parental)
  • Death by falling
  • Drug use
  • Eating disorder
  • Eye removal
  • Gun violence
  • Hanging
  • Heart attack (mentioned)
  • Loss of limbs
  • Poverty
  • Prostitution (mentioned)
  • Rabies
  • Snakes
  • Starvation (mentioned)
  • Suicide ideation
  • Torture
  • Violence
  • Vomiting

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

Both Reaper and Dill are characters of color. Pluribus is MLM, and Barb Azure is WLW*, though both are only briefly mentioned.

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