The following contains spoilers for Sunrise on the Reaping, now available in bookstores. The latest Hunger Games prequel, Sunrise on the Reaping, is finally here, giving fans a deeper look into Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark's mentor,

Many beloved (and hated) "Hunger Games" characters appear as younger versions in "Sunrise on the Reaping," and some surprising dots are connected.

Haymitch Abernathy, Katniss and Peeta’s mentor from the first trilogy, narrates the events of Sunrise on the Reaping, which starts when he’s 16 years old. But Collins also gives other players more fleshed-out backstories, adding new insight about their characters.