The following contains spoilers for Sunrise on the Reaping, now available in bookstores. With two prequels under its belt, ...

Henry River Mill Village, located in Hickory, N.C., is home to a community built on self-sufficiency, much like the fictional District 12 from "The Hunger Games." ...

Sunrise on the Reapingoffers new insights into Haymitch Abernathy's Hunger Games tournament, and the book's big reaping twist follows a District 12 trend that gives him yet another thing in common ...

The real-life village that served as the site of District 12 in the hit movie franchise “The Hunger Games” has been put up for sale for $1.95 million—complete with 73 acres, a private ...

District 12 was in a region known as Appalachia,” Katniss says in “The Hunger Games.”) In the poorest district, 12, people regularly starve to death or die in coal mining accidents.

Tick, tock!”) reappears in “Sunrise” as one of District 12’s mentors. We learn that she won last year’s Hunger Games by staying hidden and carefully maneuvering the arena filled with ...

Fans of The Hunger Games can dig into the origins of the real-life District 12. The historic Henry River Mill Village, located in Hickory, N.C., is the location of the film franchise’s District ...

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Fans of The Hunger Games can dig into the origins of the real-life District 12. The historic Henry River Mill Village, located in Hickory, N.C., is the location of the film franchise’s District 12, ...