In 'The Hunger Games,' the baker's son who becomes Katniss's fellow tribute is Peeta Mellark. He represents District 12 in the 74th Hunger Games alongside Katniss Everdeen, after both are selected at the reaping.
Peeta is the son of a District 12 baker, and his family bakery is central to his connection with Katniss. Before the Games, he once gave her burned bread when she was starving, an act that helped Katniss survive and shaped her feelings toward him. His work in the bakery also taught him useful camouflage skills.
During the Games, Peeta presents himself as being in love with Katniss, creating a story that wins sympathy from Capitol viewers and potential sponsors. The pair eventually become allies, and their refusal to kill each other leads them to threaten suicide with nightlock berries rather than accept a forced single victor.
Peeta is often confused with Gale Hawthorne, Katniss's friend and hunting partner. Gale is also from District 12, but he is not the baker's son or Katniss's fellow tribute in the first Games.