Katniss Everdeen
Katniss is a 16 year old girl who fights to survive in District 12. With a lack of food, Katniss hunts in the woods to get food, which is agianst the rules. She lives alone with her mother and sister , since her father died in a coal mining explosion. Her little sister Prim gets elected into The Hunger Games at the age of 12, trying to save her sister from a young death, Katniss takes her place as tribute.
Peeta Mellark
Peeta is a 16 year old male who is known as the bakers son in Disrict 12. Ever since he can remember he had a crush on Katniss. In an act of kindness, Peeta once burnt bread on purpose so he could give it to Katniss and her family to keep them alive. Peeta is then elected as male tribute for Dictrict 12 into The Hunger Games.
Haymitch Abernathy
Haymitch is a 40 year old man who survived in the 50th Hunger Games. He is now the mentor in District 12 tributes. Haymitch has some trouble being a good mentor since he is an is alcoholic. He has straight long blond hair. While he mentors Peeta and Katniss they make a deal that if they listen to what they are told to do he will stay sober.
Rue
Rue is a 12 year old African American girl from district 11. She is the same age as Prim. Rue is a good tribute in the games because she can climb trees and shes so fast that no one would be able to catch her. In the Games she befriends Katniss. They work as a team killing people, hunting, gathering, trapping, and tricking other contestants.
Gale Hawthorn
Gale is Katniss's only real friend. He is 18 and has never been chosen as tribute for The Hunger Games. He works with Katniss in Distric 12 to help provid for both of there families ever since his dad died in the same coal mine explosion as Katniss's dad. They hunt, fish, and gather as a team. Gale is also the guy Katniss has had a little crush on.
Primrose Everdeen
Primrose is Katniss's little sister. Katniss takes more care of her than her mother does. Prim is only twelve. In the Hunger Games they choose people as tributes. There are many ways to get your name in more than once in exchange for grain and other products. Katniss has always put her name in more than once for the sake of her family. On Prims first year of possible election for the Games Prim is chosen as tribute, when her sister steps up to take her spot in the Games to save Prim. She is then left to live with her mother.