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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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