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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.

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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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Great book but beyond annoying narration

I love the book as I loved all books in this series. Amazing author with amazing writing skill. However, it was painful to listen to the narrator. He was over dramatic and sounded too sassy. It was so distracting. I would prefer a more neutral tone so that it would be pleasant to listen to.

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Filled in so much

This added so much depth in didn't know I needed. A deeper understanding of Haymitch.
The Epilogue ruined me!

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Beautifuly Heartbreaking

Added depth and motivation to characters I already loved. So many tears loved every second of it

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A hunger games book that stands on its on

Captivating reading from start to finish. This story beautifully connects each of the existing Hunger Games stories with nostalgia and a new insight into our much loved characters.

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beautiful

heartbreaking, profound, beautiful. I don't really know what else to say. you know the ending already but that doesnt stop you from feeling invested.

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Incredible reading of an amazing book

I adored this reading, it's incredible! made a heartbreaking story even more emotional and real

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Suzanne Collins does it again!! ❤️❤️

Sobbing, what a fantastic book. Excellent use of the Raven. Very interested to see how that translates to the movie.

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I’ve run out of tissues!!

Thank you for this hunger games story.
It is beautifully written like all Suzanne Collins books. this in instalment is especially musical as poetry is interwoven with the prose.
I could hardly read the last two chapters as I was crying so much.

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connections

not only is the story a beautiful story of its own but the connections it makes to the other hunger games stories is just so well done.

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Just brilliant!

Wonderful story. Wonderfully written. So many little Easter eggs that tie beautifully into the other books. Such a joy to read.

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