“He Shoved My Uncle in a Locker”: Surprising Stories of Celebrities’ School Days Before the Spotlight

#5: Suzanne Collins

Authors, screenwriters, and songwriters often fly under the radar in Hollywood. While they get their paychecks and see their names attached to their work, they don’t always have a recognizable face to go with it.

Suzanne Collins, author of the best-selling Hunger Games series, was remembered as being nice in high school. Though this person didn’t recall much about her or her character, that likely means she kept to herself—a trait that fits well with someone who would later become a writer.