Suzanne Collins

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Born	August 10, 1962 (age 62) • Hartford • Connecticut
Notable Works	“Gregor the Overlander” • “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” • “The Hunger Games” • “When Charlie McButton Lost Power” • “Year of the Jungle: Memories from the Home Front”

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