Why did Suzanne Collins write this book?

[Elliot]

I thought she written it because in some countries today children do have to go to war and she was shedding light on how awful it is. Ido think some people are overthinking it but i have read somewhere that it is based on children who actually go to war

[Elliot]

My mum rad in the news that it is based on sierra leone

[Elliot]

It is based on children who are kidnapped and forced to go to war in sierra leone and was written to shed light on how awful it is

[sarah]

Marie wrote: "https://snl.no/stamcelle Here is a link of an intervjue were she says what the story is based on if that helps"

The website is in another language and I didn't see a video

[Mirkat]

Bumping this thread to encourage more actual "book" discussion.