The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)

by Suzanne Collins

Coriolanus felt sure he’d spotted his first mockingjay, and he disliked the thing on sight.

“We should kill them all.” The words slipped out before he could stop them. “Kill them all? Why?” said Dr. Kay in surprise. “They’re unnatural.” He tried to twist the comment so it sounded like it came from a bird lover. “Perhaps they’ll hurt the other species.”

but something about the mockingjays repelled him. He distrusted their spontaneous creation. Nature running amok. They should die out, and die out soon.