Suzanne Collins got the idea for The Hunger Games while watching television one night in 2003.
Suzanne Collins was reading a history book when she suddenly came up with the idea for The Hunger Games.
The inspiration for the book came from a mix of reality TV competitions and news coverage of the US invasion of Iraq.
The reality programs Suzanne watched on TV featured young people competing to win a billion dollars.
Suzanne's father was a pilot in the US air force who fought in the Vietnam War.
Some parents in the United States have complained about the level of violence present in the book.
Suzanne has always found watching news programs about wars to be highly entertaining.
Suzanne believes that reality television is great because it makes people care more about each other.
Suzanne found that writing about death and violence was the most difficult part of creating the story.
Every single parent in the US loved the book and no one complained about its contents.
