| A | B |
| Katniss Everdeen | The eldest of two sisters who sacrifices herself to save her sister from The Hunger Games. |
| Effie Trinket | Bubbly lady who escorts Katniss and Peeta to the Hunger Games. |
| Peeta Mellark | The boy chosen from District 12 whose father is a baker. |
| Primrose Everdeen | The girl who is originally chosen to participate in The Hunger Games. |
| Panem | A shining Capitol ringed by twelve districts. |
| Buttercup | The world's ugliest cat, taken in by Primrose Everdeen. |
| The Hob | A black market that operates inside an abandoned warehouse. |
| Greasy Sae | A bony, old woman that Katniss and Gale sell their hunted items to. |
| tessera | A year's supply of grain and oil for one person. |
| tributes | A girl and a boy from each district selected to participate in The Hunger Games. |
| District 12 | The district that Katniss Everdeen is from. |
| District 13 | The district that was destroyed during the Dark Days. |
| Haymitch Abernathy | A previous winner of the Hunger Games from District 12. |
| Gale | Katniss's hunting partner. |