About the Book: Set during the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, this gripping prequel to The Hunger Games follows a young Haymitch Abernathy from District 12 as he is chosen to compete in the brutal Quarter Quell, where twice the usual number of tributes must fight for survival. Torn away from his family and the girl he loves, Haymitch enters the deadly arena alongside three fellow tributes, soon realising that the odds are stacked against him. This powerful dystopian fiction explores survival, rebellion, sacrifice and the courage to challenge an oppressive system, in an edition featuring cover art from the feature film.