Author: Suzanne CollinsInterest age: from c 12 yearsPublished on 1 September 2026 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 416 pages196 x 124 | 280g The globally bestselling Sunrise on the Reaping storms the bigscreen in November 2026!'Sunrise on the Reaping is a propulsive, heart-wrenching additionto The Hunger Games, adding welcome texture to the cruel worldof Panem . This is the project of dystopian fiction: to shine alight in tyranny's greasiest corners and show how people - ordinary,determined human beings - might take it apart' - New YorkTimes'Collins is an excellent writer, and there are moments of surprisinglyricism. Sunrise on the Reaping contains enough both to snarenew readers and to satisfy the most bloodthirsty fan' - Guardian As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games,fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honourof the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken fromtheir homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying notto think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is makingit through the day and being with the girl he loves. When Haymitch'sname is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He's tornfrom his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with thethree other District 12 tributes: a young friend who's nearly a sisterto him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girlin town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he's been set upto fail. But there's something in him that wants to fight . . .and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena. Threebooks, four films and one worldwide phenomenon, the original HungerGames trilogy changed the face of global YA.The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was a global number one hitin hardback on release w/c 18 March 2020 and the movie was numberone at the box office around the world in November 2023.
