Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel) (The Hunger Games)

Sunrise on the Reaping is a Hunger Games novel set on the day of the fiftieth annual Hunger Games. As dawn breaks across Panem, fear spreads through the districts as the Quarter Quell brings a brutal change: twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.

In District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is focused on getting through the day and spending time with the girl he loves. When his name is called, his hopes collapse and he is taken from his family and love to the Capitol. He travels alongside the other District 12 tributes: a young friend who is nearly like a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town.

Key details

• Part of The Hunger Games series
• Set during the fiftieth annual Hunger Games
• Features the Quarter Quell, with twice as many tributes taken
• Follows Haymitch Abernathy from District 12 to the Capitol

Synopsis

As the Quarter Quell begins, Panem prepares for a Hunger Games unlike previous years, with double the number of tributes. Haymitch is selected from District 12 and taken to the Capitol with three fellow tributes.

Once the Games start, he realises he has been set up to fail. Even so, he feels driven to fight, with consequences that reach beyond the arena.