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by Suzanne Collins · 2020

Book 4 of The Hunger Games

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Hunger Games
Young adult fiction, science fiction, general
Young adult fiction, action & adventure, survival stories
Young adult fiction, dystopian

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Divergent
Veronica Roth · 2011 · Young adult

about 490 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: "Young adult fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
  Divergent: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Science-fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
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Cinder
Marissa Meyer · Young adult

about 420 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: "Young adult fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
  Cinder: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes; Open Library and Wikidata for Cinder.
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Scythe
Neal Shusterman · 2016 · Young adult

about 450 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: "Young adult fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
  Scythe: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes; Open Library and Wikidata for Scythe.
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First published: First published on May 19, 2020. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Series: It is book 4 of The Hunger Games series. Source: suzannecollinsbooks.com, checked November 6, 2026. The Hunger Games ... Mockingjay ... The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Next in the series: Book 5 is Sunrise on the Reaping. Source: suzannecollinsbooks.com, checked November 6, 2026. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes ... Sunrise on the Reaping

About Suzanne Collins

Born: Born in Hartford, United States, in 1962. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Suzanne Collins received the Geffen Award in 2021. Source: Wikidata, citing sfadb.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Wikidata lists the Children's bookshop prize (2010) among Suzanne Collins's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.

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