A young woman from District 12 who manages to escape and make it to District 13. She is very positive and kind, and serves an important role in helping Peeta to recover from the torture and conditioning he endured at the Capitol. Delly also is a member of the mission to infiltrate the Capitol later in the book. She survives the mission.
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Chapter 13
...they use a novel strategy to communicate with Peeta. There is a young woman named Delly, a childhood friend of both Katniss and Peeta, who managed to escape from District 12...
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Delly goes to the hospital, where Peeta is staying, while Haymitch and Katniss watch from behind...
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Chapter 17
...and overcoming his government conditioning. They’re joined by other mission participants, including Finnick, Annie, and Delly. Katniss is happy to see that Finnick is calmer and more stable than he has...
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One night, the trainees, including Finnick, Gale, Katniss, Johanna, and Delly, have dinner with Peeta. Peeta is improving, but he still requires a guard’s supervision to...
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Chapter 25
...body. A little later, she sees Haymitch walking by her bed, smiling, followed by Cinna, Delly, and, bizarrely, her own father, who is singing “The Hanging Tree.” President Coin visits Katniss...
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