Sunrise on the Reaping (a Hunger Games Novel)
A Hunger Games novel
Readers rate it 4.3 (1.4K on Hardcover)
Released Mar 18, 2025 · Scholastic Press
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Sunrise on the Reaping is the fifth Hunger Games book, featuring the prequel backstory of Haymitch Abernathy in a deadly televised competition. The novel contains significant violence typical of the series—tributes fighting and dying in an arena—along with psychological trauma, fear, and loss. While it explores resilience and resistance against oppressive systems, the dark tone and mature themes make it most appropriate for mid-to-older teens who've read the earlier series.
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The phenomenal fifth book in the Hunger Games series! 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 h... The phenomenal fifth book in the Hunger Games series! 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.
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ISBN 9781546171461 · Scholastic Press