In this article, the author wondered how disciplinary literacy could be used by teachers to draw on the interests and engagement students have for other kinds of literate activities as they teach their assigned content. A project is presented on how to use the young adult novel "The Hunger Games" to plan literacy-based lessons that use a variety of core content (English, history, math, and science) and deepen students' understandings of curricular content across the school day. By creating challenging and engaging lessons using a familiar and accessible text, teachers can focus their attention on helping students see the intersections between what they are already enjoying reading and the content that is expected to be taught, in English class and beyond.