FRANKFORT -- Adena Middle School hosted its own version of "The Hunger Games" on Friday, but the competition was decidedly tamer than the dystopian blood sport depicted in the wildly popular novel.
On the same day the film adaptation hit theaters, Adena's seventh- and eighth-graders gathered in the school gymnasium for egg-and-spoon races, an obstacle course and dodgeball, which was renamed "Dodge the Fireballs" as a nod to a major action sequence in the book. There were 15 events in all.
Students were assigned the book in their reading classes, and their teachers said the selection was a popular one.
"Kids who don't usually read or like literature read the book, and now they're reading the sequels on their own," Assistant Principal Lisa Wayland said.
"That's my job -- to find literature they'll read," said reading teacher Lori Postage, whose own daughter has been "holed up in her room for the past few weeks reading all three books."
"The Hunger Games" is the first installment in a trilogy by author Suzanne Collins that has captured the imaginations of millions of readers, many of them teens. The post-apocalyptic novel follows heroine Katniss Everdeen as she is drawn into a televised contest that pits teenagers against each other in a fight to the death.
In the book, a boy and a girl are selected from each of the 12 districts that surround the Capitol, where the gamemakers reside. It's essentially a punishment and an annual reminder to the districts of their failed attempt at a revolution.
Adena students were divided into nine districts Friday, based on their reading classes. Each district crafted its own T-shirt design and cheered on its "tributes," as the participants in "The Hunger Games" are called.
Thunderous cheers from all nine districts made it feel like a sporting event in the gym. The ultimate reward for the winning team is a "feast" prepared by administrators, Wayland said.
The seventh- and eighth-graders will be in for another reward Tuesday, when they see the film as a group.
Members of the District 1 team, boys and girls alike, said it was a treat to read the book for class.
"After I read the first book, I bought the second one and read it in one night," seventh-grader Cheyenne Payne said.
"It's really good at suspense and has a really cool plot," her classmate Jarrett Schneider said.
Kenzie Rhodes, also in seventh grade, said she loves the book because "it's a roller coaster of emotion."
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