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cody dillingham

The Black Death: Bubonic Plague - 0 views

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black death blackdeath

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  • cody dillingham on 16 Apr 13
     
    awesome imfo about black plague
Shelby Tenney

Fred Elsasser (Jacob Fredrick Elsasser II) Typhoid Fever | Flickr - Photo Sharing! - 0 views

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typhoid fever

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  • Fred died September 24, 1923
  • Fred was the first of the Typhoid deaths in the family
  • Shelby Tenney on 16 Apr 13
     
    A picture of a man's grave who died of Typhoid
Kerrigan Luna

Gordon Korman (1963-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Writings, Adapta... - 7 views

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gordon

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    • Kerrigan Luna
      Kerrigan Luna on 30 Mar 12
       
      this is good info
  • Writers Union of Canada, Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers, Society of Children's Book Writers.
  • Korman's books have been translated into French, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and Chinese.
    • Tuffer Jordan
      Tuffer Jordan on 09 Apr 12
       
      I used this.
    • Kerrigan Luna
      Kerrigan Luna on 11 Apr 12
       
      Ok man
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  • Education: New York University, B.F.A., 1985.
    • Tuffer Jordan
      Tuffer Jordan on 02 Apr 12
       
      That's awesome.
  • Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood
  • Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall,
  • uarte
  • Exchange
  • Exchange
  • Exchange
  • Exchange
  • Quarterback Exchange: I Was John Elway
  • Running Back Conversion: I Was Barry Sanders
  • The Super Bowl Switch: I Was Dan Marino
  • Heavy Artillery: I Was Junior Seau
  • Ultimate Scoring Machine: I Was Jerry Rice
  • NFL Rules: Bloopers, Pranks, Upsets, and Touchdowns
  • Nose Pickers from Outer Space!
  • Planet of the Nose Pickers
  • Your Mummy Is a Nose Picker
  • Invasion of the Nose Pickers
  • The Ultimate Nose-Picker Collection
  • Stars from Mars
  • All-Mars All-Stars
  • The Face-Off Phony
  • Cup Crazy
  • Shipwreck
  • Survival
  • Escape
  • The Discovery
  • The Deep
  • The Danger
  • Chasing the Falconers
  • The Fugitive Factor
  • Now You See Them, Now You Don't
  • The Stowaway Solution
  • Public Enemies
  • Hunting the Hunter
  • Who Is Bugs Potter?
  • I Want to Go Home!
  • Our Man Weston
  • Bugs Potter: Live at Nickaninny
  • No Coins, Please
  • Don't Care High
  • Son of Interflux
  • A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag
  • Radio Fifth Grade
  • Losing Joe's Place
  • The D-minus Poems of Jeremy Bloom
  • The Twinkie Squad
  • Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road
  • The Chicken Doesn't Skate
  • The Last-Place Sports Poems of Jeremy Bloom
  • Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!
  • The Sixth-Grade Nickname Game
  • No More Dead Dogs
  • Son of the Mob
  • Maxx Comedy: The Funniest Kid in America
  • Jake Reinvented
  • Son of the Mob: Hollywood Hustle
  • Born to Rock
  • Gordon Korman (1963–) Biography - P
  • Tuffer Jordan on 02 Apr 12
     
    awesome
Katie Gatliff

Lisi Harrison | LinkedIn - 2 views

www.linkedin.com/...955

lisi harrison

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    • Katie Gatliff
      Katie Gatliff on 02 Apr 12
       
      she obviously loves coffee
  • My work has been translated into 29 languages.
  • I was just crowned Customer of The Month by The Laguna Coffee Company.
Katie Gatliff

Lisi Harrison - The Clique - 0 views

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lisi harrison

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    • Katie Gatliff
      Katie Gatliff on 03 Apr 12
       
      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.
  • Shelby Tenney on 12 Apr 12
     
    Thanks, Katie( I mean it thats good info!)!
justin creed

A video interview with Rick Riordan | AdLit.org - 0 views

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author rick video

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  • justin creed on 11 Apr 12
     
    good video
Max N.

Jeff Kinney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 2 views

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jeff Kinney books

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    • Max N.
      Max N. on 29 Mar 12
       
      Jeff Kinney is a professional football player Kinney was the second of three Nebraska he is also a very good writer on children s books
    • Joshua Archer
      Joshua Archer on 11 Apr 12
       
      Sorry, but that is not true. He is not a football player, but a game designer/author
  • player, a running back for the Kansas City Chiefs
  • is a former professional football
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  • "Jeff" Kinney
  • 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.
  • dalton crosby on 10 Apr 12
     
    no obviously not the author parts true though
  • Nathanael Nix on 11 Apr 12
     
    Dude come on!!! don't say things that aren't true!!! he is definitely NOT!!!!! a football player! DUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
Dustin Cummings

Garth Nix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • born 19 July 1963
  • The Keys to the Kingdom
  • Born in Melbourne
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    • Trey Mcintyre
      Trey Mcintyre on 03 Apr 12
       
      had a busy life.
  • 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
  • young adult fantasy novels
  • series
  • The Seventh Tower series
  • Old Kingdom series
  • Dustin Cummings on 29 Mar 12
     
    I never read his books but they look pretty cool so i guess ill go the library and get one to read.
katie daniels

Sharon Draper Biography - life, family, children, parents, story, history, school, youn... - 0 views

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    • Jessi Bennett
      Jessi Bennett on 29 Mar 12
       
      Sharon Draper was considered a "book worm" before she started school.
  • In 1994 the dedicated teacher became an author, releasing her first children's book, Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs.
    • katie daniels
      katie daniels on 02 Apr 12
       
      dang!!!
  • In 1997 she received the highest honor an educator can be given
    • katie daniels
      katie daniels on 02 Apr 12
       
      totally awesome
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  • For thirty years Sharon Draper was an English teacher in the Cincinnati, Ohio, public school
    • katie daniels
      katie daniels on 02 Apr 12
       
      that seems awesome I gotta read one of her book
  • Sharon Draper credits her parents for introducing her to the world of books.
  • born in 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio
  • 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.
    • Alana Pearce
      Alana Pearce on 02 Apr 12
       
      This is a cool fact.
  • read, so I started writing for them myself."
  • 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
  • Mary Gilliam on 30 Mar 12
     
    Tells where she was born and what she to become an author.
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  • Alana Pearce on 02 Apr 12
     
    Sharon Draper's education.
  • katie daniels on 02 Apr 12
     
    Sharon Draper biography. Author and teacher.
  • Alana Pearce on 03 Apr 12
     
    Good information! :)
Joshua Archer

What are the names of Jeff Kinney's wife and children - 1 views

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  • Julie is the name of the wife, and Will and Grant the names of the sons, of Jeffrey Patrick Kinney
  • Joshua Archer on 10 Apr 12
     
    These are Jeff Kinney's wife and children
samantha horton

Best content in CJHS 6th Grade Author Talk | Diigo - Groups - 2 views

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margaret haddix

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  • samantha horton on 03 Apr 12
     
    She has really good info,and her jobs were all writing jobs.
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  • Alana Pearce on 04 Apr 12
     
    I never knew that! Thanks Samantha!! :)
  • samantha horton on 04 Apr 12
     
    hey and thanks alana !!:)
  • Alana Pearce on 04 Apr 12
     
    I didn't do anything!
  • samantha horton on 04 Apr 12
     
    I know.
  • Alana Pearce on 04 Apr 12
     
    ok then
  • Ben Lews on 04 Apr 12
     
    Is anyone doing Rick Riordan for their Author in you class
  • Alana Pearce on 05 Apr 12
     
    Yes! I think so
  • samantha horton on 10 Apr 12
     
    I don't know
  • Payton Carr on 10 Apr 12
     
    ha sam hey do she write good books yes or nooooooo
katie daniels

Welcome to the Official Site of Sharon Draper - 1 views

sharondraper.com/formal-biography.asp

sharon draper biography

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  • 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
    • katie daniels
      katie daniels on 09 Apr 12
       
      im reading darkness before dawn and its soooooooooo good i LUV IT!!!
    • katie daniels
      katie daniels on 29 Mar 12
       
      i have never read any of your books but i have heard so much about her and cant wait to read them
  • In 2009 she received the Doctor of Laws Degree from Pepperdine University.
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  • 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
    • katie daniels
      katie daniels on 30 Mar 12
       
      Sharon Draper seems like a pretty good author
  • 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.
    • katie daniels
      katie daniels on 02 Apr 12
       
      wow i would have never known that!!!
  • 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.
    • katie daniels
      katie daniels on 02 Apr 12
       
      that's cool!!!
  • along on my journey
  • 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 am passionate about what I do.
    • katie daniels
      katie daniels on 02 Apr 12
       
      wow
  • 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.
    • katie daniels
      katie daniels on 02 Apr 12
       
      good for her
    • katie daniels
      katie daniels on 02 Apr 12
       
      lol
  • 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.
  • Hoosier Award.
  • Mary Gilliam on 29 Mar 12
     
    Sharon drapers website.
Tuffer Jordan

Amazon.com: Gordon Korman: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle - 0 views

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amazon com gordon books audiobooks biography blog book

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    • Garrett Warren
      Garrett Warren on 02 Apr 12
       
      over 50 novels
  • fifty middle-grade and teen novels
  • lives with his family on Long Island, New York.
    • Tuffer Jordan
      Tuffer Jordan on 09 Apr 12
       
      I used this.
  • Tuffer Jordan on 09 Apr 12
     
    Some facts about Gordan Korman.
Tuffer Jordan

Gordon Korman | Scholastic.com - 6 views

www.scholastic.com/...gordon-korman

gordon korman scholastic com

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    • Kerrigan Luna
      Kerrigan Luna on 29 Mar 12
       
      I have read some books that he is written and they are amazing!
  • In my school, the track and field coach had to teach language arts, and for writing,
  • This Can't be Happening at Macdonald Hall was published in 1978, when Gordon was fourteen
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  • Gordon Korman was born October 23, 1963 in Montreal, Quebec in Canada
  • Gordon's recent books include The 39 Clues Book Two: One False Note, Swindle, Zoobreak, and Losing Joe's Place.
  • He wrote his first book when he was 12 years old.
  • 65 novels to his credit.
  • It's a combination between real life and pure imagination,” he states. “
    • Tuffer Jordan
      Tuffer Jordan on 09 Apr 12
       
      I used this.
  • He now lives with his wife and children on Long Island, NY
    • Garrett Warren
      Garrett Warren on 30 Mar 12
       
      His books sound interesting.
  • Garrett Warren on 30 Mar 12
     
    Good info for Gordan Korman.
  • Tuffer Jordan on 09 Apr 12
     
    Good info for Gordan Korman.
Shelby Tenney

When did lisi harrison get married - 0 views

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lisi harrison is married

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  • Lisi Harrison is married to Kevin Harrison, and they have 2 sons
    • Max N.
      Max N. on 09 Apr 12
       
      Yeah answers.com sucks 1 time i asked wut was jeff kinneys education and it put your mom
  • Katie Gatliff on 04 Apr 12
     
    no lisi is not married. you really shouldn't rely on answers.com, they lie :)
  • Shelby Tenney on 09 Apr 12
     
    How do u know that she's not married( i'm just asking, just to be sure, so dont get mad!)?
katie daniels

Author Sharon Draper to Visit Center Middle School - 0 views

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author sharon pic

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      katie daniels on 05 Apr 12
       
      i think red and blue are her colors
Max N.

Jeff Kinney (Author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid) - 0 views

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jeff author diary kid lisi harrison Harry Mazer book

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    • Max N.
      Max N. on 03 Apr 12
       
      info on jeff kinney
  • About this author
  • 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'.
Shelby Tenney

What inspired lisi harrison to write books - 0 views

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Lisi Harrison inspiration

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  • 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
    • Katie Gatliff
      Katie Gatliff on 03 Apr 12
       
      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.
  • Shelby Tenney on 09 Apr 12
     
    I know
Katie Gatliff

Lisi Harrison biography - True Knowledge - 0 views

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basic lisi harrison biography

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    • Katie Gatliff
      Katie Gatliff on 29 Mar 12
       
      i have never read any of her books.
  • She wrote Revenge of the Wannabes, The Clique, Best Friends for Never and Invasion of the Boy Snatchers, among other things.
  • Lisi Harrison was born in Toronto on January 20th 1975
  • Shelby Tenney on 09 Apr 12
     
    I am reading some right now, and I don't think you would like them
Nathanael Nix

Interview with Garth Nix - 1 views

www.phantastik-couch.de/interview-with-garth-nix.html

interview garth nix

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  • 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.
  • Nathanael Nix on 04 Apr 12
     
    Here is yet another interview that I've found for Garth Nix.
  • Shelby Tenney on 04 Apr 12
     
    Cool website!
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