Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

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.

Themes: Dystopian, Young adult, Survival

Review Quotes: "Like Margaret Atwood and George Orwell before her, Collins' novels have become part of the lexicon, an adjective -- this is very Hunger Games -- used to illustrate government overreach and authoritarianism. The Hunger Games series, including Sunrise on the Reaping, is a central part in the American dystopian literary canon." MSNBC

Format: Hardcover. 1.5" H x 8.5" L x 5.8" W (1.05 lbs) 400 pages

Pub Date: March 18, 2025