Warning : This article contains nonaged spoilers for Suzanne Collins ' new Sunrise on the Reaping .

The Hunger Games : Sunrise on the Repainggives us the full news report of theyear that Haymitch won the Hunger Games , while also reveal some long - sought after details about side characters and the place setting overall . dawn on the Reapingbegins the morning of the day Haymitch will be forced to leave for the Capitol , but before the reaping , he drop some metre doing usual activities around District 12 . This includes help his boss with her bootlegging business , visiting his peach Lenore Dove in the meadow where she keep her geese , and passing by some shops and friend .

And , some of these acquaintance are really Katniss ' parent . Katniss ' female parent grew up as a member of the wealthier merchant class of District 12 , work in her family ’s apothecary . Her father was from the pitiable area live as the Seam , like Haymitch , and was already a hunter in his stripling years . The two hang in sexual love , and she finally surprised many by leaving her comfortable life for the Seam to be with him . This we all knew about beforeSunrise on the Reaping , but the prequel reveals a bit more about the vague characters .

The cover of Sunrise on the Reaping against a blue tinted image of a stage from the Hunger Games movies

Sunrise On The Reaping Finally Reveals The Names Of Katniss Everdeen’s Parents

Katniss' Parents Are Burdock Everdeen & Asterid March

During his morning errands , Haymitch retrieve back on the meter he get together his lady friend Lenore Dove , while he was wandering with his ally Burdock , whose last name is cite to be Everdeen . In the present day , Haymitch kibosh by the apothecary shop , where the narration stick in Asterid March , the proprietor ' daughter whom Burdock has a puppy love on . The volume does n’t explicitly say that these two are Katniss ' parent until the epilog , but it is strongly implied based on the persona details that are given at this breaker point and the potential romance between the two of them .

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Haymitch lecture about some of Burdock ’s characteristics , admit that he is already a huntsman like some other member of his Everdeen kinsfolk , even though he is younger than Haymitch ( 16 years old at this full stop ) . Burdock is also know for take a very clear , beautiful voice , which the birds stop to listen to . He brings some of the plant he collects in the woods to betray to the apothecary , which is how he meets and fall in love with Asterid . Haymitch paints him as a bright - eyed dreamer , saying : " Town girls do n’t marry Seam boys , not unless something goes really haywire . "

Katniss establishes in her trilogy that her mother was a bit bold to marry her father , but Haymitch emphasise this , telling us more about both their character .

Katniss establishes in her trilogy that her mother was a number bluff to marry her father , but Haymitch underscores this , assure us more about both their characters . He also suggests that he would n’t go out of his way to be friends with any of the inside merchant Kid , but thathe honor Asterid because she amount to the Seam to address people brutalized by the peacekeepers , free of cathexis . Katniss has a difficult relationship with her female parent because she became deeply down in the mouth after their begetter ’s death , leaving Katniss to provide for them , but Asterid was always fierce in her own way .

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Burdock also sings at the funeral for the fallen District 12 tribute and their family members , using his phonation to bring together a grieving community . He and Asterid also spend more prison term than anyone else trying to help Haymitch when he begins press people away after the Games , lest Snow also kill them . This only stops when Haymitch commence throw rock music at them and hits Asterid in the question , ending his friendship with Burdock . at last , Sunrise on the Reapinggives us more fully pull in versions of Katniss ' parents than ever before , which shows the history of kindness and resistance that ply in her category .

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