It took only 14 months for 1.5 million copies of the trilogy’s two first books to be printed. Then she turned her attentions to writing a trilogy which started with a book called The Hunger Games and also includes Catching Fire and Mockingjay. The series became a New York Times bestseller. Collins started producing the books in the series in 2003 and continued until 2007. Using Alice in Wonderland as her muse, she crafted The Underland Chronicles, which includes five books. The meeting inspired her to begin her own career as a children’s author. Her life as a book writer began after meeting James Proimos, a successful children’s author, while working on Generation O!, a show that ran on Kids’ WB. Throughout her career, Collins has won several awards for her work, both for the televisions shows she contributed to and her now very popular sets of books. She also worked for Scholastic Entertainment where she was head writer for the cartoon Clifford’s Puppy Days. Collins has contributed to the scripts of many well-known shows by Nickelodeon, including Oswald, Clarissa Explains It All, and Little Bear. Her career as a writer started in 1991, when she began working for children’s television shows. Continuing in that major at Indiana University, from which she graduated, Collins also earned a degree in Telecommunications. However, she spent most of her childhood in the eastern part of the US and her family managed to remain in Alabama long enough for her to attend Carver High School and be a Theater Arts major at the state’s School of Fine Arts. Air Force, causing the family to move frequently. Also on that date, Suzanne Collins was born. CIA Director John McCone gave warning to President Kennedy that the Soviets were increasing shipments to Cuba, marking the beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis. As part of President Herbert Hoover’s 88th birthday, The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library was opened.
A few great things happened in America on August 10, 1962.
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