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3	Suzanne Marie Collins (b. August 10, 1962) is an author of speculative fiction for kids and a screenwriter. She was born to a military pilot and spent her childhood in fear of losing him (that [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Vietnam thing, y'know]]), and [[WriteWhatYouKnow it shows]].
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5	By far her best known work is ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' and its sequels, but she also wrote ''Literature/TheUnderlandChronicles'' for a younger audience. Before her career as a novelist, she served as a writer on several {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} shows, including ''Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll'' and ''Series/TheMysteryFilesOfShelbyWoo'', and the Creator/KidsWB cartoon ''WesternAnimation/GenerationO''.
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7	!!Works by Suzanne Collins with their own trope pages include:
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9	* ''Literature/TheUnderlandChronicles''
10	* ''Literature/TheHungerGames''
11	** ''Literature/CatchingFire''
12	** ''Literature/{{Mockingjay}}''
13	** ''Literature/TheBalladOfSongbirdsAndSnakes''
14	[[/index]]
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16	!!Her works contain examples of:
17	* DeconstructorFleet: Both series she's written are much darker than most other YA fare, and deal with realistic consequences of the worlds they inhabit.
18	* SignatureStyle:
19	** Her preferred strokes include: [[KidHero young heroes]] with younger siblings [[BigBrotherInstinct they would do anything to protect]]; [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan snarkers]], [[JerkWithAHeartofGold world-weary mentors]] [[SinkOrSwimMentor who use sarcasm and put-downs in their training]], authority figures who later turn out to be evil, [[GreyAndGrayMorality a balance of good and evil to both sides]], [[AnyoneCanDie beloved characters]] [[NeverGotToSayGoodbye dying suddenly]], and [[LightIsNotGood villains somehow connected to white]].
20	** Also, [[WarIsHell war is definitely a nightmare]].
21	** She also likes to end chapters (and sometimes books) with a WhamLine.

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