ABOUT THE AUTHOR Suzanne Collins kick-started her professional writing career in 1991. She worked for several Nickelodeon shows, including the Emmy-nominated hit Clarissa Explains it All and The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. The Underland Chronicles: Gregor the Overlander, the first book in her five-part fantasy/war series, became a New York Times bestseller. It has Read more…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Eric Arthur Blair (June 25, 1903 to January 21, 1950), known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist and essayist, journalist and critic, whose work is characterized by lucid prose, his critique of social injustice, an opposition to  totalitarianism, and an outspoken support of democratic socialism. As a writer, Read more…