Interpreting Society, Geography, and Characters of the Hunger Games
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!)”
(This post updated Aug 8, 2026 for 4th edition of Family Tree graphic after release of Scholastic’s special edition family tree.) With the release of Sunrise in March 2025, those of us hoping to fill in some gaps to Katniss’ family tree were treated… Continue Reading “A District 12 (and Mockingjay Pin) Family Tree: What We Learn from Sunrise on the Reaping”