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Rick Riordan | Scholastic.com - 0 views

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See Rick Riordan's recommended list of the best books for kids.
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- Ben Lews on 02 Apr 12
  
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. Greek mythology was one of the only subjects that interested the then second-grader in school. Motivated by Haley's request, Riordan quickly came up with the character of Percy Jackson and told Haley all about "(Percy's) quest to recover Zeus's lightning bolt in modern-day America," says Riordan. "It took about three nights to tell the whole story, and when I was done, Haley told me I should write it out as a book."
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ick Riordan is the award-winning, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and the creator of a new series The 39 Clues. For Rick Riordan (pronounced Ryer'-dan), a bedtime story shared with his oldest son was just the beginning of his journey into the world of children's books.
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At the time, Haley had just been diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia
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And in deference to his son, Riordan chose to give the character of Percy certain attributes that hit close to home.
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Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Riordan started writing as a young adult. He wrote short stories, unsuccessfully submitted a few of those stories for publication, and edited his high school newspaper. But he didn't take writing seriously until after he graduated from college and was teaching in San Francisco.
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Rick Riordan is the award-winning, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and the creator of a new series The 39 Clues.
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While Riordan and his family (wife Becky and sons Haley and Patrick) enjoyed living in California, he was nostalgic for Texas.
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On an impulse, Riordan decided to try his hand at a mystery novel, which he set in his hometown of San Antonio. Featuring a private-eye/English Ph.D. named Tres Navarre, Big Red Tequila was published to rave reviews in 1997
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Ben Lews on 02 Apr 12

How Rick came up with Percy Jackson and the lightning thief

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Shelby Tenney on 03 Apr 12

His books are AWESOME! I love them!

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Gordon Korman | Scholastic.com - 6 views

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In my school, the track and field coach had to teach language arts, and for writing,
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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
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Gordon's recent books include The 39 Clues Book Two: One False Note, Swindle, Zoobreak, and Losing Joe's Place.
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He wrote his first book when he was 12 years old.
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65 novels to his credit.
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It's a combination between real life and pure imagination,” he states. “
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He now lives with his wife and children on Long Island, NY
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- Garrett Warren on 30 Mar 12
  
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Garrett Warren on 30 Mar 12

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E. B. White | Scholastic.com - 0 views

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When I was in 3rd grade, I moved to our farm in Merit. Being an animal lover, the move from the city was a dream come true for me! I read Charlotte's Web in the 2nd grade, and it remains a favorite of mine today. Fern Arable and I are just alike! We love the farm, county shows and our animals!

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Official Gordon Korman Web Site - 1 views

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. His career now spans more than 25 years
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Gordon's book releases and short fiction,
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The original 39 Clues series was a big hit for Scholastic, with Gordon writing two of the 10 books in the series. A few months ago, Scholastic published Vespers Rising, a collection of
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Jeff Kinney | Scholastic.com - 2 views

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  Dylan, my son, has read EVERY book he has ever written.
  
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid in 1998,
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Jeff was named one of the 20 Artists & Entertainers in The TIME 100,
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Jeff Kinney is an online game developer, designer, the creator of Poptropica.com,
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Born in Maryland in the 1970s, Jeff spent his childhood in the Washington, D.C
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Jeff attended the University of Maryland in the early 1990s. It was there that he ran a comic strip called "lgdoof" in the campus newspaper and knew that he wanted to be become a newspaper strip cartoonist.
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Jeff lives Plainville, Massachusetts with his wife and their two sons.
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it wasn't until spring of 2007 that his book was published — and quickly became a New York Times bestseller, eventually reaching the number one spot. 
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"Kinney has a gift for believable preteen dialogue and narration, and the illustrations serve as a hilarious counterpoint to Greg's often deadpan voice
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Publishers Weekly, starred Review, on Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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"The real and deeper appeal of Greg;s story is the unapologetic honesty of his adolescence; he comes across as a real kid, and his story is one that will appeal to all those real kids who feel just like him." — Booklist, on Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
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Shelby Tenney on 30 Mar 12

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Gordon Korman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

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Gordon Korman (born October 23, 1963)
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Canadian author
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wife and three children.
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Korman wrote his first book unexpectedly when he was twelve years old
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7th grade at German Mills Public School,
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Hamilton required students to write a novel during the semester.
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Before graduating from high school in Thornhill, Ont., Korman wrote and published five books.[3]
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75 books which have sold more than 7 million copies
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his degree was in Dramatic and Visual Writing with a minor in Motion Picture and Television
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- Tuffer Jordan on 03 Apr 12
  
  He got to be on TV with Oprah Winfrey.
  
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Korman has been spotted in multiple tropical locations with TV personality Oprah Winfrey.
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This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall was published by Scholastic Press in 1975 when Korman was only twelve years old, in seventh grade.
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Garrett Warren on 30 Mar 12

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Tuffer Jordan on 03 Apr 12

He has been on TV with Oprah Winfrey.

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These 12 videos at this site, tell all about the "Allie Finkle Series" and how she, Meg Cabot herself, has been through similar issues as "Allie Finkle"!

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Gary Paulsen's Woods Runner | Scholastic - 1 views

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

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Writers Union of Canada, Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers, Society of Children's Book Writers.
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Korman's books have been translated into French, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and Chinese.
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Education: New York University, B.F.A., 1985.
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Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood
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Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall,
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Quarterback Exchange: I Was John Elway
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Ultimate Scoring Machine: I Was Jerry Rice
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NFL Rules: Bloopers, Pranks, Upsets, and Touchdowns
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Nose Pickers from Outer Space!
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Planet of the Nose Pickers
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Your Mummy Is a Nose Picker
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Invasion of the Nose Pickers
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The Ultimate Nose-Picker Collection
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Cup Crazy
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Chasing the Falconers
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Now You See Them, Now You Don't
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Who Is Bugs Potter?
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Our Man Weston
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Bugs Potter: Live at Nickaninny
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A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag
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Radio Fifth Grade
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Losing Joe's Place
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No More Dead Dogs
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Maxx Comedy: The Funniest Kid in America
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Gordon Korman Biography - 6 views

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