When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.
American author of young adult literature, whose works include *The Hunger Games* trilogy and *The Underland Chronicles* series. The daughter of an Air Force officer, she lives in her native home of Connecticut.