Suzanne Collins first made her mark in children’s literature with the New York Times bestselling Underland Chronicles fantasy series for middle grade readers, which started with Gregor the Overlander. She continued to explore the effects of war and violence on those coming of age with The Hunger Games series —The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, all of which were era-defining bestsellers that were turned into phenomenally successful films.