Born... ● Hartford Connecticut ● August 10, 1962
Suzanne Collins
By: Savannah Laney and Ash Leslie
Childhood... Childhood...
● Her father was an airforce pilot ● Her father taught history at a local college and was very open with his children about his experience in Vietnam
“He would take us frequently to places like battlefields and war monuments”
-Suzanne Collins
Forbes.com.”As 'Mockingjay 2' Tops $200M In The U.S., $450M Global, 'Hunger Games' Director Talks Series Finale”.Scott Mendelson Childhood... Schooling...
Some of her favorite books were: ● High School: Alabama School of Fine Arts in 1980
● 1984 By: George Orwell ● College: Indiana University 1985 ● A Wrinkle In Time By: Madeleine ○ double major in theater and telecommunications L’Engle ● Master's degree: New York University ● Lord of the Flies By: William ○ dramatic writing Golding
Family... Works - Television
● Career Began In 1991 ● Husband: Cap Pryor ● Nickelodeon ○ Clarıssa Explaıns It All ○ The Mystery Fıles of Shelby Woo ● Two Children ● For Preschool viewers ○ Lıttle Bear ○ Oswald ● Lives in Connecticut ● WB Show, Generatıon O! ○ Met James Proimos who talked her into writing books ● Has two feral kittens ● Head writer for Clıfford’s Puppy Days ● Christmas special, Santa, Baby!
Tadllr.com.Suzanne Collins. Works - Books The Underland Chronicles
● Gregor the Overlander ● Gregor the Overlander, Gregor and the Prophecy Bane, Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods, Gregor and the Marks of Secret ● The Hunger Games and Gregor and the Code of Claw. ● First book published in 2003, New York Times ● Year of the Jungle Best Seller ● Finds a new worlds when he falls through a ● When Charlıe grate in his laundry room in NYC ● Inspired by Alice In Wonderland McButton Lost Power
When Charlie McButton Lost Power Hunger Games Inspiration
● A children’s book about a little kid ● Birthed one night when she was watching TV and was surprised by the who loves computers lack of distinction between reality TV ● Illustrated by Mike Lester and the coverage of the Iraq war ● Written in 2007 ● Based on the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, which she read when she was only eight years old ● Followed by When Charlıe McButton “As punishment for displeasing Crete, Athens periodically had to send seven youths and seven maidens to Crete, where they were thrown into the labyrinth and devoured by the Minotaur, which is a monster that’s half man and half bull. Even when I Gaıned Power in 2009 was a little kid, the story took my breath away, because it was so cruel, and Crete was so ruthless.”
- Suzanne Collins, Interview from School Library Journal Works Cited Year of the Jungle ● http://www.biography.com/people/suzanne-collins-20903551#the-underland-chronicles ● http://www.openisbn.com/author/Suzanne_Collins/162394 ● https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjhi5TnqePPAhVC6yYKHeB6BsUQjRwIBw&url=htt p%3A%2F%2Ftvlistings.zap2it.com%2Ftv%2Fcliffords-puppy-days%2FEP00596834%3Faid%3Dzap2it&psig=AFQjCNGlQg_FFF85NGrsZNHmAgt ● An autobiographical picture Cq8YDSw&ust=1476844803233617 ● https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjs2e2JquPPAhXLQCYKHS0tBxgQjRwIBw&url=http %3A%2F%2Fwww.nelvana.com%2Fshow%2F130%2Flittle-bear&psig=AFQjCNElJPTtSJbiLwclONpF38_Cg-uOmg&ust=1476844884332960 ● https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjUk5W5quPPAhWF4SYKHTENCRYQjRwIBw&url book =https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dp3JcVeZX-3c&psig=AFQjCNFcUWl1-bWcV_FoxXpyyA35UueuQw&ust=147684498 2021592 ● https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwiaiOmwq-PPAhVG5SYKHT5nAP0QjRwIBw&url=ht tps%3A%2F%2Fpannarrens.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F02%2F08%2Funderland%2F&psig=AFQjCNE2d4p_3wrQ29RZMKCFfwub_Y3XlA&ust= ● Written in 2013 1476845140589271 ● https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjOppbD0ePPAhVDeSYKHQh2DecQjRwIBw&url=htt p%3A%2F%2Fthehungergames.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FThe_Hunger_Games_trilogy&bvm=bv.135974163,d.eWE&psig=AFQjCNFLpALfO8azHwM ● About her father being YP-hZRYhKUH0nEQ&ust=1476855459897994 ● https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwiunbf40ePPAhUDSiYKHZhiBCEQjRwIBw&url=http %3A%2F%2Fmediaroom.scholastic.com%2Fpress-release%2Fscholastic-publish-year-jungle-autobiographical-picture-book-suzanne-collins-fall-2013&b vm=bv.135974163,d.eWE&psig=AFQjCNFxyHgD5JBPzh3Dk1H-HaWoz7WoQw&ust=1476855528489288 deployed to Vietnam when ● https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjLiYyU1OPPAhXI6CYKHZlyA1kQjRwIBw&url=htt ps%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FWhen-Charlie-McButton-Lost-Power%2Fdp%2F0142408573&bvm=bv.135974163,d.eWE&psig=AFQjCNH Z1KgYWWaBgl2FAK_3XOJWWiTViw&ust=1476856150936394 ● https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjshqju1OPPAhVJLyYKHZRMAicQjRwIBw&url=http she was only six %3A%2F%2Fwww.azquotes.com%2Fauthor%2F3135-Suzanne_Collins&bvm=bv.135974163,d.eWE&psig=AFQjCNFTmePnSk2cSk7uqgwAN48m Gk6-VA&ust=1476856240744090 ● http://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/year_of_the_jungle_119468.htm ● http://www.slj.com/2008/09/interviews/under-cover/a-killer-story-an-interview-with-suzanne-collins-author-of-the-hunger-games/#_ ● http://ancient-greece.org/culture/mythology/minotaur.html