i highlighted this stuff because i did not remember if i already had it
Lisi went to a Hebrew school until she was in the 9th grade, then switched to a private school.
She left McGill after 2 years because she had a bigger passion for writing than film. She transfered to Emerson College in Boston and graduated with a Bachelor in Fine Arts in creative writing.
Kinney was born in Oxford, Neb., and raised in McCook
He played college football at Nebraska under head coach Bob Devaney
Kinney was the second of three Nebraska Cornhuskers selected in the first round of the 1972 NFL Draft; QB Jerry Tagge was taken 11th by his hometown team, the Green Bay Packers, and DT Larry Jacobson was selected by the New York Giants with the 24th overall pick, immediately after Kinney.
He worked in a Canberra bookshop after graduation, before moving to Sydney in 1987, where he worked his way up in the publishing field.
He was a sales rep and publicist before becoming a Senior editor at HarperCollins. In
1993 he commenced further travel in Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe before becoming a full time marketing cons
founding his own company Gotley Nix Evans Pty Ltd.
ultant,
The Keys to the Kingdom series
2003 Mister Monday
2004 Grim Tuesday
2005 Drowned Wednesday
2006 Sir Thursday
2007 Lady Friday
2008 Superior Saturday
2010 Lord Sunday
The Seventh Tower series
2000 The Fall
2000 Castle
2001 Aenir
2001 Above the Veil
2001 Into Battle
2001 The Violet Keystone
Draper
enrolled at Pepperdine University, located in Malibu, California. In 1971,
when she was just twenty years old, Draper graduated with a degree in
English. Pepperdine offered her a teaching position while she pursued a
master's degree, but Draper chose to return to Ohio where she
enrolled at Miami University of Ohio. She earned a master's degree
in 1974.
Draper
earned a reputation as a no-nonsense educator who challenged her students
to the limit.
instilling her love of reading and writing in
generations of children, and inspiring them to reach for their greatest
dreams
As a result Draper became a spokesperson for the teaching
profession,
Draper's most recent young adult
novel,
The Battle of Jericho
(2003), was named the Core
tta Scott
King Honor Book of 2004.
ince then she has penned numerous books gea
red toward children and young
adults; Draper is also a poet and nonfiction writer.
classroom
crisscrossing the globe to talk about the importance
of
excellence in the
system
when President Bill Clinton (1946–) named her the U.S. Teacher of
the Year
"When I was a little girl, my parents saw me, and my brother and
sister, as one of those bright flames of possibility.
"When I was a little girl, my parents saw me, and my brother and
sister, as one of those bright flames of possibility.
Victor and Cath
Cleveland Plain Deale
" I write because I care about young people. I write because I
teach."
introduced them to classic literature, art, and music. "She was one
of the first teachers," Draper recalled, "who taught me to
read analytically, to think critically, and to speak fearlessly."
Draper breezed through high school, taking advanced and honors courses,
and graduated a National Merit Scholar. National Merit Scholarships are
awarded each year to a handful of students who achieve excellence on the
college placement examination, the SAT. With scholarship in hand
. "As a child, I taught my dolls, my dogs, and the
kids next door." She singles out
She has been honored at the White House six times, and was chosen as one of only four authors in the country to speak at the National Book Festival Gala in Washington, D.C, and to represent the United States in Moscow at their Book Festival. Her book Copper Sun has been selected by the US State Department and the International Reading Association as the United States novel for the international reading project called Reading Across Continents. Students in the US, Nigeria, and Ghana are reading the book and sharing ideas-a true intercontinental, cross-cultural experience
of the Year, is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scot King Literary Award, and is a New York Times bestselling author.
She is a YWCA Career Woman of Achievement, and is the recipient of the Dean's Award from Howard University School of Education, the Pepperdine University Distinguished Alumnus Award, the Marva Collins Education Excellence Award, and the Governor's Educational Leadership Award.
She has been honored as the National Teacher
t the White House six times, and was chosen as one of only four authors in the country to speak at the National Book Festival Gala in Washington, D.C, and to represent the United States in Moscow at their Book Festival. Her book Coppe
Actively involved in encouraging and motivating all teachers and their students as well, she has worked all over the United States, as well as in Russia, Ghana, Togo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Bermuda, and Guam, spreading the word about the power of accomplished teaching and excellence in education
Her literary recognition began when, as a challenge from one of her students, she entered and won first prize in a literary contest, for which she was awarded $5000 and the publication of her short story, "One Small Torch." She has published numerous poems, articles, and short stories in a variety of literary journals. She is the published author of numerous articles, stories, and poems
Tears of a Tiger has received numerous awards, including the American Library Association/Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award for an outstanding new book, and was also honored as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. It has been recognized as one of the best of the year by the Children's Book Council, the New York City Library, Bank Street College, and the National Council for Social Studies. It was also named as Best of the Best by VOYA and the American Library Association as one of the top 100 books for young adults.
I'm a creator, a visionary, a poet. I approach the world with the eyes of an artist, the ears of a musician, and the soul of a writer. I see rainbows where others see only rain, and possibilities when others see only problems.
I love spring flowers, summer's heat on my body, and the beauty of the dying leaves in the fall. Classical music, art museums, and ballet are sources of inspiration, as well as blues music and dim cafes.
I love to write; words flow easily from my fingertips, and my heart beats rapidly with excitement as an idea becomes a reality on the paper in front of me. I smile often, laugh easily, and I weep at pain and cruelty. I'm a learner and a seeker of knowledge, and I try to take my readers
I learned to dream through reading, learned to create dreams through writing, and learned to develop dreamers through teaching. I shall always be a dreamer. Come dream with me.
Forged by Fire , the sequel to Tears of a Tiger, is the 1997 Coretta Scott King Award winner, as well as the winner of the ALA BEST Book Award and the Parent's Choice Award and the Indiana Young Hoosier Award.
Darkness Before Dawn, the third book in the trilogy, is an ALA Top Ten Quick Pick, and has received the Children's Choice Award from the International Reading Association and received the Buckeye Book Award for 2005, and was named an IRA Young Adult Choice for 2003.
Jeff Kinney is an author of children's books including Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series. Jeff was born in College Park, Maryland, in 1971 where he created a comic strip called "Igdoof."He also created the children's website 'Poptropica'.
I wanted to write my whole life. When I was working at MTV I got inspired to write about The Clique, because it just reminded me of middle school challenges. So go and write, puh-lease! ~L.H
just a pointer Lisi said that she was motivated to write the Clique because the people at the MTV studio acted like middle school kids but she didn't get the idea from her life in middle school.
Garth Nix: What really got me started was my love of books. I’ve always been a big reader, so I guess that I’ve been inspired by all those books. I have stories I want to tell, so I write them down. Regardless of getting published or not, I would have written lots of things. I love stories and I love telling them myself.