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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games)

A Hunger Games Novel

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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games)

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

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About the Creator - Suzanne Collins

About the Creator

Suzanne Collins is the inter­nationally bestselling author of the Hunger Games series, which also includes the novels The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Together, the books have sold over 100 million copies and were the basis for five popular films. Her other books include the acclaimed Underland Chronicles series, which begins with Gregor the Overlander, and the picture book Year of the Jungle, illustrated by James Proimos. To date, her books have been published in fifty-three languages around the world.
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About the Performer - Jefferson White

About the Performer

Jefferson White continues to captivate audiences with his compelling performances across film, television, and theater, best known for his scene-stealing role as “Jimmy Hurdstrom” in Paramount Network’s groundbreaking series Yellowstone. Most recently, he starred in Alex Garland’s provocative film Civil War alongside Kirsten Dunst, and William Oldroyd’s critically acclaimed Eileen, acting opposite Anne Hathaway and Shea Whigham. This is his first audiobook.
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Heartbreaking Narrative • Masterful Connections • Emotional Delivery • Compelling Twists • Excellent Voice Differentiation

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Finally! Love the story-- was very reminiscent of book one. Even better this narrator made up for the disaster of the last book. .
highly recommend!!!!!

we are BACK baby!!!

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Absolutely great performance, but the story doesn't fit into the greater universe that Suzanne Collins has created. No doubt there's fan service and calling out connections. However, you can feel the greater universe starting to feel loose and poorly connected - why don't outlying districts train their children like the careers? why do they need coal if they can build 6 mile long stadiums and have hovercraft? Most importantly, the character development feels a bit flat when you know there's 20 years of development that essentially goes ignored.

Meh - I wanted to like it.

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i love getting to see what made him the cynical man he was in the first books. the parallels between him and snow with their girls and getting confirmation about katness dad, i’m definitely going to reread it to find more details

love getting to see the past lives of such pivotal characters

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glorious addition to a glorious collection. there is always a fear when something iconic gets built upon that the addition will destroy the lore or compromise the integrity of the whole, but haymitch's tale is like perfectly curated art pieces accenting the grand hall that is the hunger games stories. I was moved to tears more than once being introduced to the generation before Katniss and Peeta, and certainly the "Easter eggs" for fans are always a thrill and not in short supply. I loved every second of "Sunrise on the Reaping."

from the day I finished Mockingjay, I always declared I would only be interested in more books if it was haymitch's story....but of course "the ballad of songbirds and snakes" proved me quite wrong there...and now that I have haymitch's story, I do think Susan Collins could produce a lovely novel about the covey or tell us more about lonore dove and I would be as engrossed and moved by her characters.

Beautiful Storytelling

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Always happy to buy more Hunger Games stories. Enjoyed it. If you liked the other books, you’ll like this one. There was some weirdness with some unneeded poetry at the end of there. I kind of feel like she got a little too tipsy with a few bottles of wine and got really excited about her poetry and shoehorned it in because she wanted people to read it. But regardless, more hunger, games is always good.

Greatly enjoyed

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