It is a sci-fi trilogy set in a future North America where almost everything is gone because of war. The only thing left is a Capital and twelve outlying "districts" The first book is about what is called "The Hunger Games". These are games where one boy and one girl (ranging from 10-17 years old I think) from each district battle to the death in an arena. The first book is basically about a girl named Katniss who enters the Hunger Games in place of her sister and how she tries to survive the games. I haven't read the other books, so I can't really say much about them...