When the Capitol had regained power 4 years ago, the hunger games have returned. 12 year old Ariana Hawthorne is entering for the first time with 28 entries for tesserae. Her mother died when she was two, and she doesn't have any friends. Her father is the only one who loves and cares for her. When she gets picked for the Hunger Games, everyone finds out who her father is. And they remember him. Has she gained any of her fathers characteristics? Will this be enough to win?