The Hunger Games by the numbers
Suzanne Collins · first published 2008 · dataset 2026-07-21
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 374 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 103,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 5 h 43 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 6 h 51 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 8 h 34 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 21 |
| Lexile measure | 810L |
At 374 pages, The Hunger Games is longer than 90.4% of the 1,664 books on the reading lists we track. It is longer than the median book listed for grades 6-8 (223 pages).
Word counts and reading times are estimates: pages × 275 words, divided by the reading speed. Your edition's page count and your own pace will differ.
Where The Hunger Games is on school reading lists
51 appearances (0.4% of all 13,258 listings in the dataset), drawn from 19 published lists, in grades 6th–9th. 51 of the 51 carry a link to the published source document.
States (14): Arizona, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Vermont, Wisconsin.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 6th | 14 |
| 7th | 15 |
| 8th | 16 |
| 9th | 6 |
Sources
- Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award — Arizona's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 3-83-66-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award'... · checked 2026-07-07
- Maine Student Book Award — Maine's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record. · checked 2026-07-07
- Vermont Dept. of Libraries — Golden Dome Book Award (formerly the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, est. 1957): Vermont's statewide grades 4-8 children's-choice program (students read the nominees and vote). Winner list 1957-2020. · checked 2026-07-07
- New York State Reading Association — Charlotte Award winner (official 'History of NYSRA Charlotte Winners' 1990-2025 PDF, nysreading.org/Charlotte-Awards, fetched 2026-07-02) · checked 2026-07-02
- Oklahoma Library Association — Sequoyah Book Award, Children's (gr 3-5) + Intermediate (gr 6-8) divisions (student-choice; since 1959); winner roll 1959-2025 · checked 2026-06-15
- Oregon Library Association — Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) winners by division (statewide young readers' choice program; students vote) · checked 2026-06-11
Questions
How many pages is The Hunger Games?
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is 374 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 103,000 words.
How long does it take to read The Hunger Games?
About 6 h 51 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (5 h 43 min at 300 wpm, 8 h 34 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 21 days.
Is The Hunger Games on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 51 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 14 states plus 2 national-curriculum listings, most often in grades 6-8. That ranks it #28 of 1,664 listed books.
Related
- The Hunger Games: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthThe Kite Runner (371 pp.) · The Sherlock Society (368 pp.) · The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) (384 pp.) · Impossible Creatures (385 pp.)
- The most assigned books, rankedAll 1,664 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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