A Place Called District 12

<p> When creating her post-apocalyptic world of <I>The Hunger Games</I> author Suzanne Collins drew from various real-world history and geography particularly from Appalachia which is reflected in the culture and location of District 12. With the release of her 2019 prequel <I>The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes</I> Collins brought readers deeper into Appalachia's extraordinary cultural diversity and its storied musical traditions. </p><p> This book provides a tour of human geography history and culture that establishes the foundation for the saga's novels and films. Told from the expertise of a geographer it explores how place can shape culture how social and geographical concepts intersect and how these ideas apply to <I>The Hunger Games</I>. Specifically the work explores the idea of home and how attachment to a place is strengthened through landscape geography and song. </p>