This document provides a biography of author Suzanne Collins and summarizes her work writing for children's television shows. It discusses how she was inspired to write children's books after meeting author James Proimos. Her first book series was The Underland Chronicles, which took place in an underground world inspired by Alice in Wonderland. The document includes character summaries, a plot summary, vocabulary words from Catching Fire, potential starring actors for a film adaptation, soundtrack suggestions, and a book review giving it 4.5 out of 5 stars for its entertaining surprises.

1. By: Suzanne Collins
Nina Carlsen
Reading-Roche
Period 5
5/9/2012

2. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
http://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/bio.htm
Since 1991, Suzanne Collins has been busy writing for children’s television. She has worked
on the staffs of several Nickelodeon shows, including the Emmy-nominated hit Clarissa
Explains it All and The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. For preschool viewers, she penned
multiple stories for the Emmy-nominated Little Bear and Oswald. She also co-wrote the
critically acclaimed Rankin/ Bass Christmas special, Santa, Baby! Most recently she was the
Head Writer for Scholastic Entertainment’s Clifford’s Puppy Days,and a freelancer on Wow!
Wow! Wubbzy!
While working on a Kids WB show called Generation O! she met children’s author James
Proimos, who talked her into giving children’s books a try.
Thinking one day about Alice in Wonderland, she was struck by how pastoral the setting must
seem to kids who, like her own, lived in urban surroundings. In New York City, you’re much
more likely to fall down a manhole than a rabbit hole and, if you do, you’re not going to
find a tea party. What you might find...? Well, that’s the story of Gregor the Overlander, the
first book in her five-part fantasy/ war series, The Underland Chronicles.

3. SUMMARY
In Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, Katniss Everdeen has just participated and won in the Hunger Games
which is an annual event where children from the twelve districts fight to the death. The book starts out with
Katniss going around in the victory tour which is something to celebrate the winner or, in this case, winners (
Katniss and Peeta. ) Katniss cannot wait for everything about the hunger games to disappear from her
memory. So after the tour is over she gets to spend a couple of normal weeks in her district. It just so
happens that every twenty-five years there is an event called the Quarter Quell which is another event that all
the districts have to participate in. The Quarter Quell is always changing and this year it was pretty
unfortunate. President Snow always chooses randomly what event it will be, while all the districts wait
anxiously and the event that they are participating in this Quarter Quell will be, two victors, a man and a
woman, from each district must participate in another Hunger Games. Unfortunately Katniss was the only girl
victor from district twelve so she had no choice but to participate and Peeta who was Katniss’s partner for the
Hunger Games volunteered for Haymitch when he was called. So off went Katniss and Peeta to the same
arena and the same game. Although every other victor was bigger and older and you could almost say wiser
than Katniss and Peeta. Haymitch had known many of these victors which led him to make alliances with
them for Katniss and Peeta. The day comes and Katniss enters the arena once again but now everything has
changed. Along the way Katniss finds out a mysterious entity about the arena, has many people save her and
Peeta’s lives. Will Katniss survive through the mysterious arena? Read this great story to find out.

4. CHARACTERS
Main
1. Katniss Everdeen: Narrator of the book, brave, brown hair, always uses a bow and arrow, never gives
up, doesn’t care what the Capitol thinks of her strong.
2. Haymitch: acts like he doesn’t like Katniss but really does, former victor from district 12, clever in his
actions.
3. Peeta Mellark: Good speaker, friendly, strong, wants to give up his life for Katniss, willing
Supporting
1. Finnick Odair: strong, charming, saves peeta’s life twice, knows everything about the sea/fishing,
competitor in the Quarter Quell, older victor from district four, ally of Katniss and Peeta’s tall, bronze -
colored hair, green eyes, male
2. Beetee: incredibly smart, comes up with genius plans, become allies with Katniss and Peeta, inventor,
from district three, fidgety, wears glasses, older man with black hair
3. Wiress: discover the big secret of the arena, Beetee’s partner, smart, odd, black hair
4. Gale: Katniss’s good friend, olive skin, dark hair, jealous of Peeta

5. PLOT
Introduction
• Katniss comes home and finds President Snow waiting for her to tell her about the uprisings in the other districts
• Katniss is going around all the districts in the victory tour for winning the Hunger Games
• Rising action
• Katniss and Peeta reach district eleven where Rue was from, and that is when an old man did Rue’s bird call which
signaled safety in the Hunger Games
• When Katniss turned around to go get some fresh air she saw the man dead and the very start of the rebellion
• After that Katniss finishes up the tour by going to the capitol to convince president snow that her and Peeta are
completely in love, but even the proposal to marry doesn’t do it so Katniss is disappointed and scared
• Than only about a week or so after Katniss returns to twelve and finds that Gale had gotten caught hunting and
they have a new head Peacekeeper named Romulus Thread
• Not long after the Capitol announces that the Quarter Quell is happening that year and yet again Katniss has to
compete because this year it is convenient for President Snow because a male and woman victor from each district
have to yet again compete in the Hunger Games and Katniss is the only woman victor from district twelve

6. PLOT CONTINUED
Climax
• Katniss and Peeta are now going off to fight again in the same arena but with completely different people
who are all older than them
• Katniss makes an alliance with a very old women named Mags, and a pair from district three who are
amazingly smart named, Beetee and Wiress
• But soon after Haymitch teams her and Peeta up with Johanna Mason and Finnick Odair
• Along the way Wiress finds out the secret of the arena, Beetee finds out a way to get rid of the force field,
and another victor named Johanna Mason saves Katniss Beetee and Wiress’s life, and Finnick saves Peeta’s
and Katniss’s lives
• Eventually there is only seven tributes left after Wiress dies
• Beetee reveals a plan to destroy the force field and Katniss is the one to do it.
• Katniss destroys the force field and the next thing she knows is……
Falling Action
• Katniss wakes up in a hospital

7. PLOT CONTINUED
• Katniss gets an explanation about how everyone was trying to save her and not get her killed
• She hears how there really is a district thirteen and how they are going there.
Conclusion
• Katniss finds out that they have taken Peeta and Johanna to the Capitol
• Gale than visits Katniss and she sees that Gale is wounded and realizes that something bad has happened
in district twelve
• THERE IS NO DISTRICT TWELVE

8. VOCABULARY
Tinctures- pg. 111 a medicine made by dissolving a drug in water Dried herbs and
tinctures and store bought bottles.
Indignation- pg. 157 anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair
treatment I try to sound of indignation, but I can see he knows I’m hurt.
Histrionic- pg. 164 overly theatrical or melodramatic in character or style After the
usual histrionics about the deteriorated state of my beauty, they get right down to
business.
Noose- pg. 236 a loop with a running knot tightening as the rope or wire is pulled
typically used to hang people or trap animals. After about ten minutes, I’ve come up
with a respectable noose
Syringe- pg. 384 a tube with a nozzle, piston, or bulb used for sucking in and ejecting
liquid in a thing stream, used for cleaning wounds or body cavities.

9. STARRING ACTORS
Peeta Mellark played
Katniss Everdeen played by: Haymitch played by: Al by: Alexander
Alison Stoner Pacino Ludwig

10. STARRING ACTORS
Wiress played by
Gale played by: Finnick Odair played by: Beetee played by: Helen Bonham carter
Jake T. Austin Travis Van Winkle Johnny Depp

11. SOUNDTRACK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pufx9Cq_TOQ
I chose Set Fire to the Rain by Adele beacause it a strong song with lyrics
that describe sometimes how i think that Katniss was feeling during the
book and it has the word fire in it like the title of the book.

12. REVIEW OF BOOK
I would say I would give this book 4 ½ out of 5 stars because it was always
entertaining and I never wanted to put it down. This book is good for anyone
from the age of ten to the age of sixty. This book has many astonishing
surprises that want to make you keep reading, I loved this book.
* * * * 1/2