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Suzanne Marie Collins (born August 10, 1962) is an American author and television writer. She is best known as the author of the young adult dystopian book series The Hunger Games. She is also the author of the children's fantasy series The Underland Chronicles. Early life Suzanne Marie Collins was born on August 10, 1962, in Hartford, Connecticut, to Jane Brady Collins (born 1931) and Lieutenant Colonel Michael John Collins (1931–2003), a U.S. Air Force officer who served in the Korean and the Vietnam War. She is the youngest of four children, who include Kathryn (born 1957), Andrew (born 1958), and Joan (born 1960). As the daughter of a military officer, she and her family were constantly moving. She spent her childhood in the eastern United States.Collins graduated from the Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham in 1980 as a Theater Arts major. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University Bloomington in 1985 with a double major in theater and telecommunications. In 1989, Collins earned her Master of Fine Arts in dramatic writing from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Career Collins began her career in 1991 as a writer for children's television shows. She worked on several shows for Nickelodeon, including Clarissa Explains It All, The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, Little Bear, Oswald and Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!. She was also the head writer for the PBS spin-off Clifford's Puppy Days. She received a Writers Guild of America nomination in animation for co-writing the critically acclaimed 2001 Christmas special, Santa, Baby! After meeting children's author James Proimos while working on the Kids' WB show Generation O!, Collins felt inspired to write children's books herself.Her inspiration for Gregor the Overlander, the first book of The New York Times best-selling series The Underland Chronicles, came from Alice in Wonderland, when she was thinking about how one was more likely to fall down a manhole than a rabbit hole, and would find something other than a tea party. Between 2003 and 2007 she wrote the five books of the Underland Chronicles: Gregor the Overlander, Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane, Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods, Gregor and the Marks of Secret, and Gregor and the Code of Claw. During that time, Collins also wrote a rhyming picture book, When Charlie McButton Lost Power (2005), illustrated by Mike Lester.In September 2008, Scholastic Press released The Hunger Games, the first book of a trilogy by Collins. The Hunger Games was partly inspired by the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Another inspiration was her father's career in the Air Force, which gave her insight to poverty, starvation, and the effects of war. The trilogy's second book, Catching Fire, was released in September 2009, and its third book, Mockingjay, was released on August 24, 2010. Within 14 months, 1.5 million copies of the first two Hunger Games books were printed in North America alone. The Hunger Games was on The New York Times Best Seller list for more than 60 weeks in a row. Lions Gate Entertainment acquired worldwide distribution rights to a film adaptation of The Hunger Games, produced by Nina Jacobson's Color Force production company. Collins adapted the novel for film herself. Directed by Gary Ross, filming began in late spring 2011, with Jennifer Lawrence portraying main character Katniss Everdeen. Josh Hutcherson played Peeta Mellark and Liam Hemsworth played Gale Hawthorne. The subsequent two novels were adapted into films as well, with the latter book split into two cinematic installments, for a total of four films representing the three books. As a result of the popularity of The Hunger Games books, Collins was named one of Time magazine's most influential people of 2010. In March 2012, Amazon announced that she had become the best-selling Kindle author of all time. Amazon also revealed that Collins had written 29 of the 100 most highlighted passages in Kindle ebooks—and on a separate Amazon list of recently highlighted passages, she had written 17 of the top 20.On June 17, 2019, Collins announced that a prequel to The Hunger Games would be released on May 19, 2020. It is based on the life of future President Coriolanus Snow, 64 years before the events of The Hunger Games trilogy. On October 4, 2019 the title was revealed to be The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. A film adaptation, starring Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow and Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird, was released on November 17, 2023. Personal life Collins met Charles Pryor in 1991, and they married in 1992. They live in Sandy Hook, Connecticut with their two children, Charlie and Isabel. Reports claimed Collins and Pryor divorced in 2015, but in the acknowledgements of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which was published in 2020, she referred to Pryor as her husband. Awards 2011 – California Young Reader Medal Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year: Children's Fiction An American Library Association Top 10 Best Books For Young Adult Selection An ALA Notable Children's Book 2008 CYBIL Award – Fantasy and Science Fiction KIRKUS Best Young Adult Book of 2008 A Horn Book Fanfare School Library Journal Best Books of 2008 A Book List Editor's Choice, 2008 NY Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2004 NAIBA Children's Novel Award 2006 ALSC Notable Children's Recording (audio version) 2016 Authors Guild Award for Distinguished Service to the Literary Community (first time awarded to an author of young adult fiction)Publications The Underland Chronicles Gregor the Overlander (2003) Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane (2004) Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods (2005) Gregor and the Marks of Secret (2006) Gregor and the Code of Claw (2007)The Hunger Games series Original series The Hunger Games (2008) Catching Fire (2009) Mockingjay (2010)Prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2020)Other books When Charlie McButton Lost Power (2005) Year of the Jungle (2013)References External links Official website Suzanne Collins at IMDb Suzanne Collins at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Suzanne Collins at Library of Congress, with 17 library catalog records. 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The Butterfly Assassin
Finn LongmanWINNER OF AN ABA AWARD. Innocent by day, killer by night: a dark, twisting thriller about a teen assassin’s attempt to live a normal life. Don't miss the second book in the trilogy...
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Bull Rider
Suzanne Morgan WilliamsAll it takes is eight seconds . . . Cam O'Mara, grandson and younger brother of bullriding champions, is not interested in partaking in the family sport. Cam is a skateboarder, and...
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Suzanne Pointe and the Brave Dancers
J D L MuirSuzanne Pointe, though she dances beautifully, looks nothing like the other ballerinas and is not invited to join the Town Ballet. Confused and saddened, Suzanne runs away. “I shou...
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This Mortal Coil
Emily Suvada“Redefines ‘unputdownable.’” Amie Kaufman, New York Times bestselling author of Illuminae “I was thrilled. I was shocked.” NPR “Stunning twists and turns.” BCCB (starred review)In...
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Of Cages and Crowns
Brianna Joy CrumpFire at her fingertips. Watch the world burn.When Monroe Benson was born with the power to summon fire from her fingertips, her family knew she had to stay hidden. But when Queen V...
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The World of the Hunger Games
Kate EganThe definitive, richly illustrated, fullcolor guide to all the districts of Panem, all the participants in the Hunger Games, and the life and home of Katniss Everdeen.Welcome to Pa...
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Anarchy
Megan DeVosTHIRTY MILLION READERS WORLDWIDE.'I reread them again recently and fell in love all over again!!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I could NOT put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'READ IT! You'll love it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The world is d...
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Skade and the Enchanted Snow
Joan Holub & Suzanne WilliamsFrom the authors of the Goddess Girls series comes the fourth book in a series steeped in Norse mythology, magic, adventure, and friendship.Skade, the goddess of skiing, is known a...
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The Last City
H. J. NelsonIn the highly anticipated sequel to The Last She, Ara, Kaden and Sam must learn the first rule of the apocalypse: Trust NO one. AraIs desperate to reunite with her father and put t...
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Elpis the Hopeful
Joan Holub & Suzanne WilliamsMeet Elpis as she learns how to be a human girl in this twentyninth Goddess Girls adventure!When Elpis, a bubble who spreads hope bubbles to those in need, draws the attention of P...
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Glory Gardens 7 - Down The Wicket
Bob CattellWhen the Glory Gardens team discover that their ground has been sold to build a new hotel they decide to return to their roots and play the season's league games on Glory Garde...
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Feral Youth
Shaun David Hutchinson, Suzanne Young, Marieke Nijkamp, Robin Talley, Stephanie Kuehn, E. C. Myers, Tim Floreen, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Justina Ireland & Brandy ColbertTen teens are left alone in the wilderness during a threeday survival test in this multiauthored novel led by awardwinning author Shaun David Hutchinson.At Zeppelin Bend, an outdoo...
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Love and Devastation
Suzanne YoungBefore The Program started, James Murphy was just a friend. Technically, a friend of Sloane's brother Brady. But as Sloane and James do their best to avoid a romance, the tension b...
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Annihilation
Megan DeVosTHIRTY MILLION READERS WORLDWIDE. INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE NEVER BEFORE SEEN CHAPTER.'The Hunger Games meets The Road' MTVThis is the end of us all.For Hayden and Grace, the threat of w...
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Clotho the Fate
Joan Holub & Suzanne WilliamsGet to know Clotho, one of the Three Fates, in this twentyfifth Goddess Girls adventure!Elevenyearold Clotho is always linked with her two big sisters. Together, they are all the T...
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Of Princes and Poisons
Brianna Joy CrumpOnce there were ten.Ten goddesstouched girls were born. Each was blessedor cursedwith a unique power that set them apart. As part of an ancient ritual called the Culling, they were...
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A Christmas Engagement
Linda BylerBestselling Amish novelist Linda Byler spins a sweet tale of heartache, disappointment, and ultimately hopes fulfilled at Christmastime. Liz had been in love once, had even been en...
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Kingdom of Without
Andrea TangA wily young thief must use her wits to survive futuristic, alternate history Beijing in this Les Misérables–inspired young adult cyberpunk that is perfect for fans of Six of Crows...
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Teach Me to Forget
Erica M. ChapmanEllery wants to die. Nothing is going right. Her younger sister is dead, and her family is in a shambles. But on the day that she tries to end it all, even the gun won't work. When...
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The Visitors
Caroline ScottFrom the highly acclaimed author of The Photographer of the Lost, a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick, comes a tale of a young war widow and one lifechanging, sundrenched visit to Co...
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Loyalty
Megan DeVosTHIRTY MILLION READERS WORLDWIDE. INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE NEVER BEFORE SEEN CHAPTER.'The Hunger Games meets The Road' MTVDon't look back. That's where the danger lies.With Grace left r...
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Girls with Sharp Sticks
Suzanne Young“Enough plot twists to give a reader whiplash.” CosmopolitanFrom New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Young comes the start of a thrilling, subversive new series about a girls...
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Love Conquers All
Linda BylerAmish novelist Linda Byler spins a heartwarming tale about an Amish widow trying to survive in colonial America. Paula has been cursed since birthor so her mother told her for as l...
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The Reaction
Suzanne YoungShortly after going on a recovery road trip with Michael Realm, James Murphy returns home to bring his girlfriend Sloane a file. Her entire lifethe memories that had been erased by...
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The Eve Illusion
Giovanna Fletcher & Tom FletcherTHE SECOND BOOK IN THE BESTSELLING EVE OF MAN TRILOGY AND NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER EVE AND BRAM HAVE ESCAPED, BUT CAN THEY SURVIVE? Eve is the last girl on earth.For the las...
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The Adjustment
Suzanne YoungTwo teens struggle to recapture their love after one of them goes through The Program in this gutwrenching fifth book in Suzanne Young’s New York Times bestselling seriesnow with a...
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The Big Book of Presidents
Nancy J. HajeskiThe president has been the figurehead of the United States since the time when our country was a small band of thirteen fledgling colonies until its current position as a world sup...
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Revolution
Megan DeVosTHIRTY MILLION READERS WORLDWIDE. INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE NEVER BEFORE SEEN CHAPTER.'The Hunger Games meets The Road' MTVYou fight, you kill, you steal, you lie.... or you die. As war ...
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Moth to a Flame
Finn LongmanThe epic conclusion to the dark, twisting thriller trilogy about a teen assassin’s attempt to live a normal life. ‘An immersive, fastpaced thriller’ The Irish...
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Suzanne og Leonard
Bjarne Reuter”Leonard slæber lig ud af Alfa Romeo. Klikk!!! Leonard slæber lig om til bagsmæk. Klikk!!! Leonard står og fumler med nøglerne. Klikk! Leonard smider overkroppen op først. Klikk!!!...
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Christmas Every Day
Linda BylerAmish novelist Linda Byler spins a heartwarming tale set in Amish country at Christmastime. Annie and Fannie are tenyearold twins and the youngest of twelve siblings. Life is...
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The Hummingbird Killer
Finn LongmanFriend by day. Traitor by night. The second book in the dark, twisting thriller trilogy about a teen assassin’s attempt to live a normal life. Don't miss the epic conclusion to the...
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Ophelia Scale - Wie alles begann
Lena KieferDas packende exklusive Prequel zur »Ophelia Scale«TrilogieDie 14jährige Ophelia Scale ist neu in Brighton. Sie hat durch die staatliche Abkehr von jeder Technologie alles verloren:...
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Spring Chicken
Bill GiffordFrom acclaimed journalist Bill Gifford comes a roaring journey into the world of antiaging science in search of answers to a universal obsession: what can be done about getting old...
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The Panem Companion
V. ArrowGo deeper into the home of the Hunger Games with the creator of the bestknown fan map of Panem What does Panem look like? How does Panem define race? How do Panem's districts refle...
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Suzanne a un truc
Anne TerralLa rencontre d'une fille qui a un secret et d'un garçon malicieux, dans l'ambiance feutrée du quartier des peintres à Montmartre... D'abord un stylo quatrecouleurs. Puis une gomm...