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Amazing Authors
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Avi• Avi had a disability
called dysgraphia which makes writing difficult.
• With the help from a tutor Avi overcame his weakness and today is a prize winning author.
• Some books by Avi are…
• The true Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
• Nothing but the Truth • What do Fish have to
do With Anything • Wolf Rider
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Andrew Clements• Born in 1949• Started his career by
writing picture books• Started on his first
book in 1990, Frindle
• Books by Andrew Clements:
• The Last Holiday Concert
• Lunch Money• No Talking• Frindle• Things Hoped For• The School Story
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Caroline Cooney• An passionate reader • Some of her favorite
books: Sword of the Wilderness and the Hardy Boys Series
• She has written over 60 books
• Her first book was “Safe as the Grave”
• More books by Cooney:
• Among Friends• Driver’s Ed• Code Orange• Mummy• Freeze Tag• Burning Up
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Susan Cooper• Writes newspaper
articles, books for children and adults, screenplays for TV and a Broadway play.
• Born in May, 1935• First novel was
Mandrake
• Books by Susan Cooper:
• The Dark is Rising• The Boggart• The Grey King• King of Shadows• Greenwitch• Silver on the Tree• Victory
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Dan Gutman
• Born in New York City, on October 19, 1955.
• Graduated in 1977 from Rutgers University.
• Began writing humorous essays.
• Is the author of many children’s books, such as The Million Dollar Putt, Casey Back at Bat, and Abner and Me.
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Margret Peterson Haddix
• Started off as a reporter or journalist.
• Loved to read during childhood.
• Graduated from Miami University of Ohio.
• Books by Haddix:• Running out of Time• Double Identity• Among the Hidden• Just Ella
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Will Hobbs
• Graduated from Stanford University.
• His stories come from his life experiences.
• He has wrote 17 novels for upper elementary, middle school, and young adult readers.
• Books by Hobbs:• Go Big or Go Home• The Maze• Downriver• Ghost Canoe• Howling Hill• Beardream
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Lois Lowry
• Graduated from Brown University. (in Rhode Island)
• Most of her books are themed with the idea of the importance of human connections.
• She usually writes books for children.
• Books by Lowry:• Anastasia Absolutely• Zooman Sam• Switcharound• The Giver• Gooney Bird Greene
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Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
• Born January 4th, 1933
• Won the Newberry Award for her book Shiloh.
• Lives in Bethesda, Maryland.
• Books she has written:
• Shiloh• Alice in between• The girls get even• Sang spell • Ice• Being
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Katherine Paterson
• Graduated from King College in Bristol, Tennessee
• Born in Qing Jiang, China
• Her book Bridge to Terabithia, won the Newbery Medal.
• Author of:• The Bridge to
Terabithia• Jacob Have I Loved• Lyddie• Preacher’s Boy• The Same Stuff as
Stars
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Gary Paulsen
• Born May 17th, 1939• Attended Bemidji
College in Minnesota.• Written more than
175 books and 200 articles and short stories
• He has written:• Hatchet• Dogsong• The Winter Room• Brian’s winter
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Jerry Spinelli
• Grew up in Norristown, Penn.
• His book, Maniac Magee, won the Newberry Medal as well as his book Wringer.
• Books By Spinnelli:• Crash• Maniac Magee• Knots in My Yo-Yo
String• My Daddy and Me• Blue Ribbon Blues• Stargirl
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Mildred Taylor
• Born in Jackson, Mississippi on September 13th, 1943
• She attended college in Toledo, Ohio and the University of Colorado
• In 1997, she won the ALAN award.
• She has written:• Roll of Thunder, Hear
My Cry• Let the Circle Be
Unbroken• The Road to Memphis• Song of the Trees
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Paul Zindel
• Went to Wagner College and majored in chemistry.
• His first novel was the Pigman.
• In high school, he wrote his first play.
• Books by Zindel:• Loch• The Effect of Gamma
Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
• My Darling, My Hamburger
• Confessions of a Teenage Baboon.
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Lawrence Yep
• Was born in San Francisco, 1948
• He won the Newberry Medal award for the book, Dragonwing.
• He grew up on the Monterey Peninsula in California.
• He has written:• Dragonwings• Child of the Owl• Liar Liar• The Rainbow People• Later Gator• Monster Makers Inc.
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Ruth White
• Born in 1942• Grew up in
Whitewood, Virginia• Won the Newberry
Honor medal in 1977• Attended Montreal
Anderson College, Pfeiffer College and Queens College.
• Books by White:• The City Rose• Sweet Creek Holler• Weeping Willow• Belle Prater’s Boy
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Patricia Reilly Giff
• She has won two Newberry Medal awards for the book Lily’s Crossing and Hollis Woods.
• She earned a B.A. degree from Marymount College and a M.A. from St. John’s University.
• She has written:• A house of tailors• Lily’s Crossing• Water Street• Fourth-Grade
Celebrity• Maggie’s door
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Jack Gantos
• He was born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
• As a child, he was in the Bluebird reading group.
• He published his first book (Rotten Ralph) in 1976, while in college.
• Books by Gantos:• The Jack Henry
books• The Joey Pigza books• The Rotten Ralph
Books• Hole in my Life• Desire Lines• The Love Curse of
the Rumbaughs.
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Anthony Horowitz
• Born in 1956 in Stanmore
• He wrote his first book at the age of 23.
• Most of his books are based on murder.
• He attended Orley Farm Prep School.
• Books by Horowitz:• The Power of Five• Alex Rider• Diamond Brothers• The Skeleton Key• Evil Star• Eagle strike• Stormbreaker
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Avi
Andrew Clements
Caroline Cooney
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Dan Gutman
Will Hobbs
Lois Lowry
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Katherine Paterson
Gary Paulsen
Jerry Spinelli
Mildred Taylor
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Paul Zindel
Lawrence Yep
Patricia Reilly GiffRuth White
Anthony Horowitz