The Renton Highlands Library will host a “Mockingjay Movie Release Party” next Friday in anticipation of the second-to-last movie in the “Hunger Games” series.

The event is at 3:30 p.m., Nov. 21, at the Highlands Library, 2909 N.E. 12th St., Renton.

The “Hunger Games” book series is very popular with teens and the event is expected to be well attended, according to Jennifer Wooten, teen services librarian.

“I think this series has been popular with teens because it hits many of the components that teens are generally looking for in a book: adventure, survival, family drama, and romance,” said Wooten via email.

She called the pacing good, which gets right to the action, and is attractive to teens.

“I also think the fact that these books don’t sugarcoat death is a draw to a lot of teens who are very familiar with violence because of video games, movies and TV,” Wooten said. “Many teen books do not go into the level of detail that these books do.”

The party will feature a trivia game that those who are up on the books will discover whether they are experts or not. Attendees will also play the game “Eat it! Avoid it,” which challenges them to identify plants and berries to see if they would starve, poison or nourish themselves with certain foliage. There is also a survival quiz of 10 questions designed to test your survival knowledge.

There will be crafts to make “Hunger Games” magnets, district banners and a “Hunger Games Generator” to find out attendees’ true names and districts. And finally, there will be face painting to reflect Team Katniss, Team Gale or Team Peeta.

Prizes include gifts from Potbelly and Top Pot Donuts, books and pins from the “Hunger Games” series and movie tickets all donated from merchants, King County Library System staff and Friends of Renton Libraries.

Costumes are encouraged. For more information, call 425-277-1831.