In the "Hunger Games" prequel, "Sunrise on the Reaping," Suzanne Collins revealed that Katniss Everdeen is related to the Covey family.

Haymitch was Katniss' mentor in "The Hunger Games," but "Sunrise on the Reaping" shows them to be more connected than readers thought.

Mockingjays were an accidental creation in Panem, as jabberjays, which the Capitol used to spy on rebels in the first war, mated with mockingbirds to create them. In "The Hunger Games," Madge ...

The Hunger Games typically require two tributes to be ... They were born because the Capitol's jabberjays, which were used to spy on residents, mated with wild mocking birds.