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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 Heartfelt Tear-jerking

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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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best hunger games book i fear

suzanne cooked with this one tbh some made me cry but that's okay lmao but thanks suzanne g

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Perfect

just amazing! love the references to the past and future in the timeline. Enjoyed the characters and also cried a lot.

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Best book in the series

I lived how characters, old and new, were portrayed in this novel. Honestly made me cry at the end, "I love you like all-fire."

The performance from Jefferson White was amazing and I really believed he WAS Haymitch.

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Prepare to cry…. A lot!

5 stars (very rare for me) I’ve got nothing to say that won’t spoil it, so just make sure you have tissues and a emotional support pillow.

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Even Better than the Last One

I could tell the narrator was invested in the story. He had me in tears at one point. Haymitch’s life (before we first met him at 74th Games) was a rollercoaster of pain and sorrow that just gutted me to my core. This book had me gripped the whole way through. Fans of the Hunger Games will not be disappointed. Newcomers to the franchise will be inspired to explore the world of Panem, and the other 5 books.

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The story.

I loved how the book had traits and trinkets from the previous hunger games series and the other pre-quell. I always wanted a book based on hamich and this book succeeded my hopes. The narrator Jefferson White was another amazing narrator capturing the emotions throughout the story. This book was amazing and set light on the sunrise of the reaping. ❤️❤️❤️

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Haymitch’s story

Really enjoyed this, but not as much as Snow’s story. Probably the most viscous of the games. Snow has never been more vindictive. It was great to re-visit the games, but a couple of things felt a bit wonky to me. The tech seemed largely the same as Katniss’s games, though it was years earlier. Some of the previously known characters seemed like they had been shoe-horned in. A story about a false identity also seems a bit improbable. Otherwise it was very good. The voice acting was believably Haymitch.

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Excellent narration and story

Another 5 star Hunger Games story. Haymitchs story is so well told and includes so many snippets from the future and past Hunger Games. Beautifully narrated, it was like Jefferson White was Haymitch. He did the other characters voices well, even the women

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Extremely good and moving

Probably the most emotional and moving book out of the series really makes me appreciate Haymitch more and helps add to how evil snow is. 10/10

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Context context context

So sad but gives the reader so much context and richness to the next 3 books.

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