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Hunger Games Survival Program for Teens @ Swampscott Public Library

The Swampscott Public Library Teen Area presents Hunger Games Training for teens in Grade 5 and up.


Calling all tributes! Welcome to the 74th Annual Hunger Games! The time has come to say goodbye to loved ones and journey to the capitol to begin your training.

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    Learn to create life-saving shelter anywhere

Discover how to locate and purify water
Learn to build a quick fire that can be lit using only one match
Practice Katniss’s famous twitch-up snare
Learn four edible/medicinal wild plants that are abundant throughout North America year-round
Try your hand at Peeta’s camouflage techniques
Learn archery basics & one or more participants get to shoot a replica of Katniss’s bow

Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds ever be in your favor!



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