The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a prequel to the Hunger Games series and follows a young Coriolanus Snow before he is the President of the Capital. The book takes place during the 10th Hunger Games. Snow, as well as many other students at his school, are mentors to the tributes in the games. Coriolanus ends up mentoring the girl from district 12 named Lucy Grey Baird. As the Hunger Games nears, some nasty truths about the Capital are found out by Coriolanus. He has to make tough decisions about whether to conform to society or break the rules. I loved how this book answered a bunch of questions the Hunger Games series left us thinking about. My favorite character was Tigris and my favorite part was when the tributes were in the arena. I would recommend this book to middle and high school readers if they are looking for a dystopian book.