<Table> The Hunger Games <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> North American first edition cover </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Author </Th> <Td> Suzanne Collins </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cover artist </Th> <Td> Tim O'Brien </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Series </Th> <Td> The Hunger Games trilogy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Adventure Dystopian Science fiction </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Published </Th> <Td> September 14 , 2008 ( Scholastic Press ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Media type </Th> <Td> Print ( hardcover , paperback ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Pages </Th> <Td> 374 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISBN </Th> <Td> 978 - 0 - 439 - 02352 - 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> OCLC </Th> <Td> 181516677 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> PZ7. C6837 Hun 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> Catching Fire </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when was the first hunger games book published
September 14 , 2008