Hunger games

Started listening to the book. She's olive skinned (resembling her hunting buddy guy friend Gail (or Gale)). This white girl is not 'olive skinned'. And no way I really buy her as 16. Or the others in "The Seam" as 'starving'. Or that they would actually have 12-14 y/os as part of the hunger games (my nit w/ the book here. Granted in 'normal' ancient societies this would be ok as some cultures today accept 12 and up as 'adult' w/ responsibilities, those Romany who get married at 11 and have a child at 12 even today (looks like pc tolerance refuses to extend to that)but I do not see that happening even in a dystopian totalitarian future. And no mention of prostitution yet in the book. Pretty sure that would be in a starvation situation in that type society.