Presentation by: John Gilbert and Tiffany Morris Suzanne Collins Presentation by: John Gilbert and Tiffany Morris

Who is Suzanne Collins? Question by: John and Tiffany She is an American television writer and novelist, best known as the author of The New York Times best selling series The Underland Chronicles and The Hunger Games trilogy. Collins was born on August 10, 1962 in Hartford, Connecticut. She is the daughter of a U.S. Air Force officer who served in the Vietnam War. As the daughter of a military officer, she and her family were constantly moving. She spent her childhood in the eastern U.S. She attended high school at Carver High School in Alabama and at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, where she was a Theater Arts major. She graduated from Indiana University with a double major in Drama and Telecommunications. Question by: John and Tiffany

Why did suzanne write the hunger games? "It's very much based on the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, which I read when I was eight years old. I was a huge fan of Greek and Roman mythology. 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 was a little kid, the story took my breath away, because it was so cruel, and Crete was so ruthless." -Suzanne Collins Question by: tiffany

What other books has suzanne Collins written? 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 trilogy The Hunger Games (2008) Catching Fire (2009) Mockingjay (2010) Fire Proof: Shelby Woo #11 (1999) When Charlie McButton Lost Power (2005) When Charlie McButton Gained Power (2009) Question by: John

Works cited http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA 6590063.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Collins http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1056741/