Who is Peeta Mellark in ‘The Hunger Games’? Peeta is the male tribute from District 12 who competes in the 74th Hunger Games. Before his reaping, Peeta worked in his family’s bakery.

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The bakery also gives him the physical strength and camouflage skills that prove useful during the Hunger Games. Peeta became physically strong from carrying heavy sacks of flour and developed ...