Book Bouncer Author Summary: Suzanne Collins

Suzanne Collins

Suzanne Collins, age 53 (born August 10, 1962), is best known for her highly acclaimed young adult dystopian trilogy, The Hunger Games, her middle grade series, The Underland Chronicles, and for three other books: Fire Proof: Shelby Woo #11 (1999), When Charlie McButton Lost Power (2005), and Year of The Jungle (2013). She is also an American television writer.

Suzanne Collins is a very thought-provoking author, whose characters are driven by their emotions, and teach the readers valuable lessons. Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist of The Hunger Games, displays multiple survival skills, teaches how to sacrifice, show unconditional love and determination. She's a complex character whose actions are done to save others, and there's seldom a time when she isn't selfless.

The mannerisms of the protagonists in her young adult trilogy are accountable for; they come from poor backgrounds, are breadwinners for their families, and due to one problem or another, have to take on their roles as the glue of the family, until the plot of the book kicks in. Suzanne Collins doesn't fail to make each and every character unique and still be able to connect with each other.

Collins is absolutely exceptional when it comes to describing scenes that make the reader's heart skip and sometimes stop in anticipation for what is to come. She is an expert at writing scenes that are filled to the brim with suspense and tension... not to mention that she's incredibly skilled at writing up awkward situations that arise between the three main characters due to their love lives.

Movie Adaptations

The Hunger Games, ranked #2 in NPR's poll of the top 100 teen novels, has sold more than 65 million copies in the U.S. alone and has been sold in 51 languages till date. The Hunger Games trilogy has been adapted into a blockbuster film franchise that grossed over $2,9 billion! The first movie, The Hunger Games, was released in 2012; the sequel, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, was released in 2013; and the last book, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, was split into two movies, part 1 released in 2014, and the second part in 2015.

Katniss Everdeen - the main character of The Hunger Games - was portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence; Peeta Mellark by Josh Hutcherson, and Gale Hawthorne by Liam Hemsworth.

Achievements

Through The Hunger Games's success, Suzanne Collins was named one of Time magazine's most influential people of 2010. Of the many achievements she has received, Collins was awarded the 2008 CYBIL Award - Fantasy and Science Fiction, and KIRKUS Best young Adult Book of 2008.

Let's Leave A Mark Behind...

It's not a secret that every word in a book holds a tiny truth, and also harbors the author's thoughts, opinions, ideas, skills, knowledge, morals and values. This is truly evident in Suzanne Collins's books. Additionally, her characters are inspirational, brave and true role models that any reader would want to idolize. her mark is left behind through her books, and more so by her memorable protagonists - and dare I say, her antagonist? (You gotta admit, President Snow has got STYLE!)

So, to conclude, Suzanne Collins's writing is phenomenal, and so are her skills which are portrayed through the characters of her books, and the characters themselves. And this is primarily how Suzanne Collins has left her mark behind.