Tag: Merrilee Donner

Two Generations of Donners: The Sweetshop, Marshmallows, Mayor’s House, Piano, Merrilee’s Illness, Canaries, and the Mockingjay Pin (Whew!)

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Tom Paradis

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD for Sunrise on the Reaping, and the Trilogy! Haymitch first introduces us to the Donners’ sweetshop when he buys a “little white paper bag of multicolored gumdrops — Lenore Dove’s favorite,” to share with her later (16-17). The purpose of this… Continue Reading “Two Generations of Donners: The Sweetshop, Marshmallows, Mayor’s House, Piano, Merrilee’s Illness, Canaries, and the Mockingjay Pin (Whew!)”

Category: District 12 Family Tree, Madge Undersee and Family, Maysilee Donner, Sunrise on the Reaping, Trilogy ConnectionsTags: District 12, Donner family, Haymitch Abernathy, Hunger Games, Hunger Games prequels, Hunger Games Trilogy, Maysilee Donner, Merrilee Donner, Mockingjay Pin, Sunrise on the Reaping, suzanne-collins

Strawberry Connections: Why Mags Sends Ice Cream Into the Arena and Trilogy Tie-ins

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Tom Paradis

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD for Sunrise on the Reaping, and the Trilogy! Upon first scan, readers of Sunrise encounter some apparently meaningless strawberries, embedded within Mag’s ice cream treat for our District 12 tributes. Those with little memory of the original trilogy could be forgiven… Continue Reading “Strawberry Connections: Why Mags Sends Ice Cream Into the Arena and Trilogy Tie-ins”

Category: Madge Undersee and Family, Maysilee Donner, Sunrise on the ReapingTags: Haymitch Abernathy, Hunger Games, Madge Undersee, Maysilee Donner, Merrilee Donner, Sunrise on the Reaping, Suzanne Collins