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Catching Fire (Hunger Games, Book Two) by Suzanne Collins (2009, Hardcover). Catching Fire, Collings explores the effects of trauma and classism and how fascism oppresses society. The novel also investigates how strong emotions like guilt, fear, and anger can spark rebellion. Catching Fire (2009) is the sequel to The New York Times bestseller The Hunger Games (2008), and the second novel in author Suzanne Collins’s trilogy of the same name . Catching Fire is a young adult dystopian science fiction novel that takes place in the future, amidst the ruins of what was once America. Catching Fire details the aftermath of Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark’s victory in the 74th Hunger Games from the first novel. Despite leaving the arena, Katniss and her loved ones are in more danger than ever as the threat of punishment looms. In Catching Fire, Collings explores the effects of trauma and classism and how fascism oppresses society. The novel also investigates how strong emotions like guilt, fear, and anger can spark rebellion. Lionsgate released a film adaptation of Catching Fire in 2013.