The new Hunger Games novel, Sunrise on the Reaping, addresses the connection between Katniss Everdeen and a past District 12 tribute, Maysilee Donner, through a piece of famous iconography.

Set 24 years before the first Hunger Games book, Sunrise on the Reaping takes place during the 50th Hunger Games. We follow ...

We finally get the origin story of the Mockingjay pin from the OG trilogy, which Katniss receives before entering the Hunger Games and later becomes a symbol of the revolution. The pin was crafted ...

Maysilee was the original owner of the mockingjay pin and a friend of Katniss' mother. Her niece and the mayor's daughter, Madge Undersee, gave Katniss the mockingjay pin in book one.

Sunrise on the Reaping has a few nods to Katniss, including the origin of her Mockingjay pin, which was originally owned by Maysilee Donner, a female tribute from District 12. Katniss’ parents ...

When Katniss volunteers as tribute, the Mayor’s daughter Madge gives her the mockingjay pin that will become both her token in the arena and the symbol for the revolution that will bring down ...

Katniss embodies that spirit when she leads the rebellion against President Coriolanus Snow and his government, using the Mockingjay symbol to help inspire others to act. Katniss' friend, Madge ...

The mockingjay pin is significant to them both. In the "Hunger Games" universe, mockingjays symbolize rebellion against the Capitol. They came to exist after jabberjays, mutts the Capitol designed ...

C." I mean, cute pic, but there were multiple glaring photoshop errors (Charlotte's sleeve!), which resulted in photo agencies pulling the image from servers. The Associated Press even released a ...

In The Hunger Games, Katniss is gifted a pin with a golden Mockingjay – a fictional bird that mimics sounds and songs – from Madge Undersee, the daughter of District 12’s mayor, before ...

She’s also the mother of Madge Undersee, who gives Katniss the mockingjay pin. Katniss makes a brief appearance in the epilogue when the story flashes forward to post-rebellion society ...