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Sunrise on the Reaping

A Hunger Games Novel

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Sunrise on the Reaping

By: Suzanne Collins
Narrated by: Jefferson White
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The phenomenal fifth book in the Hunger Games series!

Acclaimed actor Jefferson White, who starred in Paramount Network's Yellowstone as Jimmy Hurdstrom, brings his talent to the worldwide best-selling Hunger Games series as narrator of the Sunrise on the Reaping audiobook!

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.

©2025 Suzanne Collins (P)2025 Scholastic Audio Books Action & Adventure Editors Select Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Survival Stories Tear-jerking Heartfelt

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Editorial Review

Cinna told me to listen to this
In 2012, my boyfriend (now husband) bought me a shirt that said Cinna told me to wear this, and I think that should tell you everything you need to know about my devotion to The Hunger Games franchise. The latest addition to the series, Sunrise on the Reaping, is something I didn’t even know I could hope for: Haymitch’s origin story. And my already high levels of anticipation for the release reached a fever-pitch when Jefferson White ( Yellowstone) was announced as the narrator, and we got to hear a sneak peek of his performance. We first met Haymitch as Katniss and Peeta’s mentor in Book 1, and since then all we could do was speculate about his own journey in the Hunger Games some 24 years before. In Sunrise on the Reaping we’ll get to meet a 16-year-old Haymitch (and perhaps the teenage versions of Katniss’s parents, Effie, and Cinna ... one can dream), and finally learn how the tenacious teen became the hardened man we all have a soft spot for. May the odds be ever in his favour. —Katie O., Audible Editor

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Excellent story, that builds on the other stories. Great performance too. Couldn’t stop listening. Highly recommend

Another brilliant hunger games book!

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The story is heartbreaking and so beautifully told. My heart is still recovering from this

Emotional roller coaster

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Love it. Amazing. Wow. Much love. Yea. He’s. Yes. Yes. Yes. Love. Great narrative, great narrator

HEARTBREAK IS ONE THING

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Absolutely amazing writing and narration! Collins did a marvelous job of telling us a story whose ending we already know—yet she still made me hope and yearn for a different one.

Understanding how Haymitch became the person we knew from the original books was such a valuable addition to the lore. It also filled in many gaps in the original story. I loved getting to see how the rebellion took decades to build, rather than being sparked by a single 16-year-old girl. In fact, she wasn’t even the first to want change, and so many lives were ruined in the process. Her success wasn’t just a result of her own actions, but the culmination of countless people fighting for years, dissatisfaction growing, and, ultimately, a lot of luck.

This book was such a powerful addition to the story. Even though I knew the ending, I still found myself hoping—for the characters, for a better outcome, for something different. I felt engaged, excited, and heartbroken the entire time. It also dove deep into so many other characters’ motivations and backstories, making the world feel richer than ever.

This has definitely became my favorite Hunger Games books!

Devastating yet insightful

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Does not disappoint! An interesting insight on how the rebellion started. A good listen for any fans!

Excellent

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The story was great, and the narration was perfect. SOTR has quickly become my favourite HG book!

Another beautiful, yet devastating, instalment in the Hunger Games franchise

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Beautiful wrote, kept me engrossed, voice actor did such a great job! Did the hunger games justice with so many twists and turns

Worth every second and penny!

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It just gets better and better - the games get so much more vivid and imaginative every time. I think the links here were so well done to the stories told before and it really made you feel so much for Hamish. I did not want to stop listening. I wonder if anything from another district’s point of view will ever be written? An amazing story plot with such brilliant mini narratives throughout.

Incredible

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This was absolutely amazing. Everything I could've ever hoped for. One thing bugged me about the narration though, he was great. But his voice isn't meant for speeding up at all, it sounds very wrong if you usually speed it up. So I couldn't bear to listen at my normal 1.5 speed. So I was kinda forced to listen at 1x speed. Other than that, perfect.

Perfect in every way if you've read the other books

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I'm a big fan of all things hunger games and I love this, can't wait for the next book already! So much covered and so many gaps. Brilliant. Also great narrator, they way songs are read is better than the last book. This will be a regular listen for me.

perfect follow up

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