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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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Meg Cabot Biography - life, children, parents, name, story, school, mother, young, book - 2 views

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February 1, 1967 • Bloomington, Indiana
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by early 2006 she had published forty-four works of fiction
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In 2000, however, Cabot hit the jackpot when she penned The Princess Diaries, a young adult novel that quickly caught on with readers primarily because the wryly humorous author was able to accurately capture "teen-speak."
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In 1997, at the age of thirty, a dejected Meg Cabot was ready to throw in the towel as a writer. Less than a decade later she had become one of the most well-known YA authors in America.
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Cabot writes in her pajamas in two homes: one located in New York City, the other in Key West, Florida. She shares both homes with her husband, Ben, a poet and financial marketer, and their one-eyed cat, Henrietta.
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Australian writer Garth Nix wa
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"My mother was reading The Lord of the Rings when she was pregnant with me,"
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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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Gordon Korman Biography - 6 views

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October 23, 1963 in Montreal, Quebec in Canada.
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Gordon eventually made one of his homes in New York City, where he studied film and film writing
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when he was 12 years
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He wrote his first book, This Can't be Happening at Macdonald Hall when he was 12 years old for a coach who suddenly found himself teaching 7th grade English
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His first book found a home with Scholastic, who also published his next 20 or so books, including six more Bruno and Boots titles, and several award winning young adult titles
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While in New York, he also met his future wife, and they eventually married -- they now have three children.
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he later took that episode and created a book out of it, as well, in the Sixth Grade Nickname Game, where Mr. Huge was based on that 7th grade teacher.
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has approximately 55 books to his credit
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Sharon Draper pic!

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Lurlene McDaniel - Bibliography and List of Works - 1 views

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She began her mission on writing to help others cope with the tragedy and the sadness that comes with terminal illness when her son Sean was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes.
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To make her novels medically accurate, she interviews health professionals and works with various medical groups including Hospice.
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. She attended the University of South Florida in Tampa Bay, where she earned a B.A. in English.
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Lisi Harrison | LinkedIn - 2 views

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My work has been translated into 29 languages.
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I was just crowned Customer of The Month by The Laguna Coffee Company.
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Welcome to the Official Site of Sharon Draper - 1 views

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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
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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.
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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.
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She has been honored as the National Teacher
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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along on my journey
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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
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I am passionate about what I do.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Hoosier Award.
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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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Gary Paulsen (1939-) - Sidelights - Review, Life, January, and Books - JRank Articles - 0 views

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A writer of popular and finely wrought young adult novels and nonfiction with sales totaling more than three million worldwide
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He worked in a Canberra bookshop after graduation, before moving to Sydney in 1987, where he worked his way up in the publishing field.
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He was a sales rep and publicist before becoming a Senior editor at HarperCollins. In
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1993 he commenced further travel in Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe before becoming a full time marketing cons
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founding his own company Gotley Nix Evans Pty Ltd.
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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
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The Seventh Tower series 2000 The Fall 2000 Castle 2001 Aenir 2001 Above the Veil 2001 Into Battle 2001 The Violet Keystone
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I never read his books but they look pretty cool so i guess ill go the library and get one to read.

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  This has good info, things I have never known about. I have never heard of him.
  
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Born: June 5, 1964
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Graduated with a double major in English and history.
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won third place in state for UIL feature writing.
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The first story I submitted for publication was when I was 13.
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I like to read, swim, play guitar, and travel with my family.
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I live with my wife and two sons, Haley and Patrick
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Place of Birth: San Antonio, TX
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The first book I remember reading for fun was the Lord of the Rings.
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. I read mostly fantasy and science fiction in high school, then got interested in mysteries when I got to college.
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I taught mythology almost every year that I was a teacher. It was always my favorite thing, and the students always liked it, too!
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Work experience: When I was in college, I worked for three years as the music director at a summer camp, Camp Capers. This is where I got the idea for Camp Half-Blood
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It wasn’t published.
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I taught at Saint Mary’s Hall (English and social studies, grades 6-8) for six years, then stopped teaching to become a full-time writer.
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Harry Mazer (1925-) Biography - Personal, Addresses, Career, Member, Honors Awards, Wri... - 0 views

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Born 1925, in New York,
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Union College, B.A., 1948; Syracuse
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University, M.A., 1960.
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New York Central Railroad, brake man and switchtender, 1950–55
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Central Square, NY, English teacher, 1959–60
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Military service: U.S. Army Air Force, 1943–45; became sergeant; received Purple Heart and Air Medal with four bronze oak leaf clusters.
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He worked at the Central Sqare, NY, English teacher,1959-1960 . Then went through the Air Force.

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- Trey Mcintyre on 03 Apr 12
  
  he concord alot in his life time
  
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have appeared on bestseller lists including the New York Times,
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1998 saw him begin to write full time until he became a part time agent with Curtis Brown. In 2002 Nix went back to writing full time and has continued ever since.
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At the age of 19 he travelled around the UK in a "beat-up Austin with a boot full of books and a Silver-Reed typewriter" before returning to Canberra in 1984 to attend the Canberra university, gaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in professional writing in 1986.
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The Bookseller and the Sunday Times.
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He currently lives near Coogee Beach, Sydney, with his wife, Anna, and his sons, Thomas and Edward Nix.
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jacob sullivan on 04 Apr 12

yep i have seen some of his books they are like lord of the ring stuff pretty cool

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- Jessi Bennett on 29 Mar 12
  
  Sharon Draper was considered a "book worm" before she started school.
  
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In 1994 the dedicated teacher became an author, releasing her first children's book, Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs.
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  dang!!!
  
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In 1997 she received the highest honor an educator can be given
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  totally awesome
  
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born in 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio
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Sharon Draper credits her parents for introducing her to the world of books.
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For thirty years Sharon Draper was an English teacher in the Cincinnati, Ohio, public school
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  that seems awesome I gotta read one of her book
  
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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.
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Draper earned a reputation as a no-nonsense educator who challenged her students to the limit.
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read, so I started writing for them myself."
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instilling her love of reading and writing in generations of children, and inspiring them to reach for their greatest dreams
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As a result Draper became a spokesperson for the teaching profession,
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Draper's most recent young adult novel, The Battle of Jericho (2003), was named the Core
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King Honor Book of 2004.
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ince then she has penned numerous books gea
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red toward children and young adults; Draper is also a poet and nonfiction writer.
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classroom
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crisscrossing the globe to talk about the importance
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of excellence in the
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when President Bill Clinton (1946–) named her the U.S. Teacher of the Year
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"When I was a little girl, my parents saw me, and my brother and sister, as one of those bright flames of possibility.
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"When I was a little girl, my parents saw me, and my brother and sister, as one of those bright flames of possibility.
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" I write because I care about young people. I write because I teach."
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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."
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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
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. "As a child, I taught my dolls, my dogs, and the kids next door." She singles out
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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.

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katie daniels on 02 Apr 12

Sharon Draper biography. Author and teacher.

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Alana Pearce on 03 Apr 12

Good information! :)

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A graduate of Dr. Pepper University, She's best known for her novel, "Darkness Before Dawn," as well as "The Battle Of Jericho."She has written many more books as well as Copper Sun , Double Dutch , Out of My Mind and the Jericho Trilogy.
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Alana Pearce on 04 Apr 12

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jacob sullivan on 04 Apr 12

i have know idea who that is but maybe his books are good

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Alana Pearce on 05 Apr 12

Well she is a girl

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  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
  
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  Sorry, but that is not true. He is not a football player, but a game designer/author
  
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player, a running back for the Kansas City Chiefs
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Kinney was born in Oxford, Neb., and raised in McCook
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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.
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dalton crosby on 10 Apr 12

no obviously not the author parts true though

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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!!!!!!

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