Seven years after the Rebellion, young Vanessa Higgins wants nothing to do with the Capitol or the games. She lives at home with her sister, Charlotte, and her mother and father. Her parents are high up in the district, but Vanessa and her mother never seem to meet eye to eye. The only person Vanessa knows she can count on is Conner, her best friend. In July, in the midst of District 10's busiest time, reaping day has arrived and Vanessa must push through it once again.