# Is "Sunrise on the Reaping" by Suzanne Collins a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press, 2025) is identified by: Published by Scholastic Press, March 2025 (ISBN 978-1-5461-7146-1). US Scholastic Press is the true first, March 2025.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Published by Scholastic Press, March 2025 (ISBN 978-1-5461-7146-1)
- A true first printing shows a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page
- Second Hunger Games prequel, following Haymitch Abernathy's Games
- Confirm the number line on the copy in hand
- Publisher imprint reads Scholastic Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Suzanne Collins |
| Publisher | Scholastic Press |
| Year | 2025 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | Published by Scholastic Press, March 2025 (ISBN 978-1-5461-7146-1) |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Published by Scholastic Press, March 2025 (ISBN 978-1-5461-7146-1). A true first printing shows a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. Second Hunger Games prequel, following Haymitch Abernathy's Games. Confirm the number line on the copy in hand.

## Is this the true first?
US Scholastic Press is the true first, March 2025. Printed in a very large announced first printing; a recent, mass-market release with conventional first-printing points.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings advance the number line (the lowest number rises above 1).

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Sunrise on the Reaping* by Suzanne Collins a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/sunrise-on-the-reaping
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.