Mary White a girl from district twelve trying to survive hunger, dehydration, and trying to keep her family alive. One cold raining fall day Newton Rye drops a tray of bread that he was cooking into the fire in his parents bakery he comes out with a lump on his forehead he was tossing burnt loafs of bread to the pigs and he tosses one of the rolls to Mary and then goes back inside, one of the best things that happened to her.
(5 years later) Mary and her new hunting partner Roscoean are trying to pick off birds from their flock when they hear trucks and the Capitols anthem " get down Mary Roscoean yells over the trucks, the hovercraft that has just appeared, and all the birds singing. "Mary we better get back to our district. While the peacekeepers are setting up their equipment at the "Seam", Mary and Roscoean trade what they killed for food, water, small ropes, and some other things to.
"Everyone welcome to the reaping of the 100th Annual Hunger Games,and may the odds be ever in your favor!"Ickam Lavender says excitedly,"so as always ladies first" Ickama puts her hand into the large glass bowl "Maddy White and Jane Sparrow" says Ickama. "And now for the men" Ickama puts her hand into the other large glass bowl "Roscoean Price and Newton Noel" Ickama says. "Now tributes shake hands" after that they are whisked away by peacekeepers and Ickama says "hurry we have a very busy schedule" when they are on the train they see exotic foods, liquids, and desserts. That's when they see drunken laden coming in for more black liquor