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6 th Grade AUTHOR STUDY. Young Adult Authors. 2014. M.T. Anderson. Adventure / Humor Pals in Peril Series Whales on Stilts! He Laughed with His Other Mouths Adventure / Fantasy Norumbegan Quartet The Game of Sunken Places - book 1 book talk. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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6th Grade AUTHOR STUDY
Young Adult Authors2014
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M.T. Anderson
Adventure / HumorPals in Peril Series
• Whales on Stilts!• He Laughed with His Other
Mouths
Adventure / FantasyNorumbegan Quartet• The Game of Sunken Places -
book 1 book talk
http://www.newburyportliteraryfestival.org/assets/images/autogen/MTAnderson-S.jpg
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Mac Barnett
Mystery / HumorBrixton Brothers Series
• The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity, book 1 book trailer
• Danger Goes Berserk, book 4
http://www.texasbookfestival.org/images/authors/MacBarnett--PhotoSmall.jpg
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Susan Campbell Bartoletti
http://academic.keystone.edu/thegathering/bartoletti.html
Historical Fiction• Down the Rabbit Hole: Diary of
Pringle Rose (Dear America)
• The Boy Who Dared book trailer
Non-Fiction• Hitler Youth: Growing up in
Hitler’s Shadow (Newbery honor)
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Gennifer Choldenko
Historical Fiction• Al Capone Does My
Homework – series book 3 book trailer
Contemporary Fiction • Notes from a Liar and Her
Dog
Fantasy• No Passengers Beyond this
Point book trailer
http://www.choldenko.com/
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Matt Christopher
http://www.amazon.com/Matt-Christopher/e/B000APFXQQ/ref=sr_tc_ep?qid=1317491721
Sports Fiction / Contemporary Fiction• Perfect Game – Little League series
Biography• On the Mound with Greg Maddux
Non-fiction• Great Moments in the Summer
Olympics
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Andrew Clements
Contemporary Fiction• Troublemaker
Science Fiction• Things Not Seen (series, book 1)
book trailer
Survival• A Week in the Woods book trailer
MysteryBenjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the
School series• We Hold These Truths, Book 5
http://www.andrewclements.net/
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Caroline B. Cooney
Suspense/Contemporary Fiction• Code Orange (Lone Star) book trailer
• The Lost Songs• Mythology Fiction• Goddess of Yesterday book trailer
http://www.carolinebcooneybooks.com/author/forthepress.html
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John Coy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coy
Sports Fiction• Crackback • Box Out book trailer
• Top of the Order, series 4 for 4: book 1
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Frances O’Roark Dowell
Realistic / Contemporary Fiction• The Second Life of Abigail Walker• Dovey Coe book trailer
• Anybody Shining – new!
• Ten Miles Past Normal book trailer
http://www.francesdowell.com/biography/
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John Feinstein
Sports Fiction / Mystery
• Cover-Up book trailer
• Rush for the Gold• Last Shot (Lone Star) book trailer
Sportswriter, Columnist, Broadcaster, Sports commentatorhttp://www.harrywalker.com/speaker/John-
Feinstein.cfm?Spea_ID=318
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Candace Fleming
Supernatural Fiction: • On the Day I Died: Stories from the Grave book trailer
Contemporary Fiction:• The Fabled Fifth Graders of Aesop
Elementary School
Biography:• The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion and
the Fall of Imperial Russia – new! book trailer
• Amelia Lost: The Life & Disappearance of Amelia Earhart book trailer
http://www.candacefleming.com/press.html
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Helen Frost
Novels in Verse:• Salt: A Story of Friendship in a
Time of War
• Hidden book trailer
• Diamond Willow book trailer
http://helenfrost.net/section.php?section=bio
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Lisa Graff
Fiction
• Umbrella Summer book trailer
• The Thing About Georgie
• Absolutely Almost – new!
• A Tangle of Knots – book trailer
http://www.lisagraff.com/about-lisa-graff.html
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Margaret Peterson Haddix
Science FictionThe Shadow Children Series• Among the Hidden, book 1 (Lone Star) –
book trailer
The Missing Series• Sent, book 2 - book trailer for Found, book 1
Fantasy• Palace of Mirrors
Contemporary Fiction• Full-Ridehttp://authors.simonandschuster.com/
Margaret-Peterson-Haddix/20539155
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Will Hobbs
Contemporary Fiction (Adventure & Sci-Fi)
• Jackie’s Wild Seattle
• Take Me to the River (Lone Star)
• Go Big or Go Home – book trailer
http://www.watchnewspapers.com/pages/full_story/push?articleauthor+Will+Hobbs+Speaks+at+Anasazi+Heritage+Center+Sunday%20&id=8566390&instance=1st_right
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Jennifer Holm
Historical Fiction:• Penny from Heaven (Newbery honor)
book trailer
• Turtle in Paradise (Newbery honor, Bluebonnet) book trailer
Boston Jane Series• An Adventure – book 1
Contemporary Fiction• The Fourteenth Goldfish – new!
http://www.jenniferholm.com/
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Anthony HorowitzAlex Rider Adventures• Russian Roulette-The Story of an
Assassin (prequel) book trailer
Diamond Brother’s Mysteries• The Greek Who Stole Christmas
Supernatural• The Switch
Historical Fiction• The House of Silk: A Sherlock
Holmes Novel book trailer
http://www.topnews.in/renowned-writer-anthony-horowitz
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Peg Kehret
Adventure • Escaping the Giant Wave book trailer
Realistic Thriller• Runaway Twin book trailer
Suspense• Ghost Dog Secrets
Non-Fiction• Shelter Dogs
Autobiography• Small Steps: The Year I got Polio
rascofromrif.org
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Gordon Korman
Adventure/Survival• Everest: The Contest, book 1
Contemporary & Humor• Schooled book trailer
• Framed, Swindle Series book 3
Supernatural Fiction• The Hypnotists book trailer
http://gordonkorman.com/
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C.S. Lewis
Fantasy
The Chronicles of Narnia• Voyage of the Dawn Treader,
book 5
• The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe book trailer
http://www.doreleiden.nl/boeken/bb2002-07a.asp
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Mike Lupica
Sports Fiction• Fantasy League – new! book trailer
• Shoot-Out – Comeback Kids Series, book 5
• Heavy Hitters – Game Changers Series, book 1
Fantasy• Hero (Bluebonnet) book trailer
ESPN Sports caster and sports columnist
www.mikelupicabooks.com/mikelupica.html
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Ann M. Martin
Historical Fiction• Better to Wish – Family Tree Series, book
1
Contemporary Fiction• A Corner of the Universe
(Newbery) book trailer
• A Dog’s Life• Ten Rules for Living with
My Sister book trailerhipark.austin.isd.tenet.edu
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Wendy Mass
Contemporary Fiction• 13 Gifts Willow Falls Series
• A Mango Shaped Space book trailer
• Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life book trailer
Contemporary Fiction with a Sci-fi twist• Pi in the Sky
http://writerjenn.blogspot.com/2010/10/peek-at-creative-space-of-wendy-mass.html
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Sy Montgomery
Non-fiction• Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An
Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea Siebert Honor
• Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World’s Strangest Parrot
• Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World
http://jillsbooks.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/nonfiction-nuggets-whats-soft-mossy-green-smells-like-honey-booms-chings-and-waddles/sy-montgomery/
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Gary Paulsen
Historical Fiction• Woods Runner book trailer
Autobiography• My Life in Dog Years (Bluebonnet)
Realistic Fiction/Humor• Notes from the Dog book trailer
Survival• Brian’s Hunt http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/
index.html
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Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson and the Olympians• The Last Olympian, book 5
The Kane Chronicles:• The Red Pyramid, book 1
The Heroes of Olympus: series trailer
• House of Hades book trailer
• The Blood of Olympus – new! book trailer – RR introduces
http://www.rickriordan.com/index.php/about-the-author/
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J.K. Rowling
Fantasy / Adventure
Harry Potter books• Sorcerer’s Stone
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
http://www.starpulse.com/Notables/Rowling,_J.K./Pictures/
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Louis Sachar
Contemporary Fiction• Holes (Newbery) book trailer
• Small Steps
Humor• The Boy Who Lost His Face• Wayside School series
Sideways Arithmetic …
http://portland.readinglocal.com/2010/04/17/today-4-17-louis-sachar-at-the-central-library/
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Neal Shusterman
Contemporary Fiction• The Schwa Was Here book trailer
Science Fiction• Tesla’s Attic, new! book 1 Accelerati Trilogy b
ook trailer
• Everlost
Dark Fusion Series• Duckling Ugly
http://www.storyman.com/bio/
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Roland Smith
http://www.akla.org/kodiak2009/speakers.php
Historical Fiction:• Elephant Run book trailer
Adventure / Survival:• The White House, I.Q. Series-book 2
• Cryptid Hunters book trailer
• Eruption! (book 3 of Storm Runners series)
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Wendelin Van Draanen
Mystery• Showdown in Sin City (Sammy Keyes
series) series book trailer
Realistic Fiction• The Running Dream, Lone Star
Book trailer
• Flipped, Bluebonnet
thechildrensbookreview.com
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Sarah Weeks
Contemporary Fiction• Jumping the Scratch• So B. It book trailer
• As Simple as It Seems• Pie book trailer
http://www.sarahweeks.com/sweeks-about.htm
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Deborah Wiles
Contemporary Fiction• Each Little Bird That Sings (Bluebonnet)
• Love, Ruby Lavender book trailer
• Aurora County All-Stars
Historical Fiction Documentary Novel
• Sixties Trilogy: Countdown, book 1 (Lone Star) - book trailer
• Author talks about Revolution, book 2 http://deborahwiles.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/lowresdebwiles.jpg
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