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

by Suzanne Collins

a delicious lamb stew with dried plums,

murder of three

“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.”

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

“Some people call them swamp potatoes, but I like katniss better. Has a nice ring to it.”

“Every last copy gone, never to be aired again.”