Suzanne Collins

by Elizabeth Hoover

Overview

Writer Suzanne Collins was forty-six when she published "The Hunger Games," a novel for young adults set in a dark future where North America has been obliterated by war and climate change. The residents of Collins's dystopia are forced to send their children to fight to the death in a sadistic game created by the government. The book wrestles with meaty themes: the effect of war, the dangers of voyeurism in popular culture, and how governments use hunger and threats of violence to control populations. This new edition details Collins's life before the Hunger Games, from the first eighteen years of her writing career in television to her well-received children's book series called The Underland Chronicles. Later chapters explore the phenomenal and unexpected success of the Hunger Games series, a franchise which has a net revenue of over four billion dollars to date.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781420507621
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	06/30/2012
Series:	People in the News Series
Pages:	104
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	12 - 16 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword 6

Introduction: The Thinking Kid's Best Seller 8

Chapter 1 An Unsheltered Childhood 13

Chapter 2 From the Stage to the Small Screen 23

Chapter 3 The World Below 35

Chapter 4 A Breakout Hit 47

Chapter 5 "War. For Adolescents." 61

Chapter 6 The Hunger Games on the Big Screen 74

Notes 85

Important Dates 93

For More Information 97

Index 100

Picture Credits 104

About the Author 104

Editorial Reviews

Review: Suzanne Collins "Junior high librarians will find this series to be a solid addition to their biography section. The tales about each person gleaned from a broad variety of sources show students the value of balanced reporting. The vivid color photos and user-friendly layout of the books as well as their moderate length will provide students with a thorough yet undaunting look at people they care about who are in the news."—VOYA October 2007

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