Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

When you’ve been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.When Haymitch’s name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He’s torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who’s nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town.As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he’s been set up to fail. But there’s something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.
Set decades before the rise of Katniss Everdeen, Sunrise on the Reaping dives into the events surrounding the 50th Hunger Games—the Second Quarter Quell. As Panem prepares for a brutal twist on its annual tradition, new characters emerge from the districts and the Capitol, each with their own motives, fears, and secrets. Suzanne Collins once again explores the dark roots of power, propaganda, and survival, revealing more about the origins of the Hunger Games and the cracks forming beneath Panem’s polished surface. This gripping prequel uncovers the legacy that shaped a nation—and foreshadowed a revolution.