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Carly Felty

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      Carly Felty on 20 Apr 11
       
      she got many awards for her books
    • autumn holder
      autumn holder on 03 May 11
       
      ohh ya
  • Her books for young readers include Running Out of Time, Among the Hidden, Among the Impostors, Among the Betrayed, and The Girl with 500 Middle Names.
  • Her work has been honored with the International Reading Association Children's Book Award, American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers citations, and several state Readers' Choice Awards. Margaret Peterson Haddix lives with her family in Columbus, Ohio.
Lindsay Thompson

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    • Lindsay Thompson
      Lindsay Thompson on 20 Apr 11
       
      She is an amazing author!!! I love her!! Check out Prey, and Hit and Run!!
    • Bailee Carter
      Bailee Carter on 11 May 11
       
      hey don't forget about breathless!! :)
  • McDaniel has written over 40 novels about kids who face life-threatening illnesses, who sometimes do not survive. These are powerful, inspirational stories about courage, love, and strength in the face of overwhelming trauma. McDaniel’s books touch the hearts and spirits of the teenagers and adults who read them. Her following is a devoted group of appreciative fans. McDaniel says: “These are books that challenge you and make you think
jarred hatchette

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  • Korman 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. 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. Korman moved to New York City where he studied film and film writing. While in New York, he also met his future wife, and they eventually married -- they now have three children. He and his wife live on Long Island with their three children. He has published more than 50 books.
    • jared moore
      jared moore on 20 Apr 11
       
      He has written a lot of books.
Lindsay Thompson

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  • "I write the kind of books I write because I want to help kids understand that nobody gets to pick what life dishes out to them. What you do get to choose is how you respond to what life gives you. No matter what happens, life is a gift. And always worth living." —Lurlene McDaniel
  • She attended the University of South Florida in Tampa, where she earned a B.A. in English.
  • To make certain that her books are medically accurate, McDaniel conducts extensive research. She interviews health care professionals and works with appropriate medical groups and hospice organizations, as well as the Tennessee Organ Donor Services. "I study medicine and traditional grief therapy techniques to give the novels a sense of serious medical reality," she says. "I also study the Bible to instill the human element --- the values and ethics often overlooked by the coldness of technology."
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  • McDaniel began writing about young adults when her son Sean was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes at the age of 3. His illness changed the lives of everyone in her family forever. "I saw what life was like for someone who was chronically ill, and I experienced how it affected the dynamics of the family," says McDaniel. She says she found that writing about the trauma and its effects was therapeutic
  • In addition to her popular YA novels, McDaniel has written radio and television scripts, promotional and advertising copy, and a magazine column. She is a frequent speaker at schools, writers' conferences, and conventions.
  • Three of her novels were selected by children as IRA-CBC Children's Choices: SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, TOO YOUNG TO DIE, and GOODBYE DOESN'T MEAN FOREVER. SIX MONTHS TO LIVE has been placed in a literary time capsule at the Library of Congress, to be opened in the year 2089.
  • McDaniel's works include TO LIVE AGAIN, one of the Dawn Rochelle books; ANGEL OF MERCY, the companion to ANGEL OF HOPE; and HOW DO I LOVE THEE, three stories about young couples who are inspired by Elizabeth Barrett Browning's beautiful sonnet. In her novel, TELLING CHRISTINA GOODBYE, McDaniel shows that everything can change in the blink of an eye.
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    Lurlene's biography
Leslie Blankenship

Book Review: Heart to Heart by Lurlene McDaniel « It's All About Writing - 1 views

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  • When I found out Heart to Heart was being released in June, I tried to find time to read Prey before it arrived, but to no avail. I was absolutely intrigued by the premise of Heart to Heart, so the day it was released I went and snatched it up
chelan mcgee

Sharon Draper Biography - life, family, children, parents, story, death, history, schoo... - 2 views

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  • For thirty years Sharon Draper was an English teacher in the Cincinnati, Ohio,
  • her love of reading and writing in generations of children, and inspiring them to reach for their greatest dreams.
    • Emily=) bowles
      Emily=) bowles on 20 Apr 11
       
      She sound like a great author
    • Shelby Tomlinson
      Shelby Tomlinson on 25 Apr 11
       
      Was she really a teacher??
    • victoria fuller
      victoria fuller on 25 Apr 11
       
      Wow! A teacher? I had no idea!! I have got to start reading those books!
    • Lucas Babers
      Lucas Babers on 02 May 11
       
      Wow!!!!!!!!!! For thirty years of teaching she became an author!!!! That is amazing!
  • n 1997 she received the highest honor an educator can be given when President Bill Clinton (1946–) named her the U.S. Teacher of the Year.
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  • In 1994 the dedicated teacher became an author, releasing her first children's book, Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs.
  • Draper is also a poet and nonfiction write
  • Draper's most recent young adult novel, The Battle of Jericho (2003),
  • the Coretta Scott King Honor Book of 2004.
  • Draper, Sharon. The Battle of Jericho. New York: Simon … Schuster, 2003. Draper, Sharon. Forged by Fire. New York: Simon … Schuster, 1997. Draper, Sharon. Tears of a Tiger. New York: Simon … Schuster, 1994. Draper, Sharon. Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs. East Orange, N.J.: Just Us Books, 1994. Draper, Sharon. Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs: Lost in the Tunnel of Time. East Orange, N.J.: Just Us Books, 1996
  • Books
  • I write because I care about young people. I write because I teach."
  • 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.
  • In 1971, when she was just twenty years old, Draper graduated with a degree in English.
  • She earned a master's degree in 1974
  • this same period, she married her husband, Larry Draper, who is also a teacher. The couple has four children.
  • Her writing career began in 1990 on a whim.
  • Draper had always encouraged her students to submit stories and poems to writing contests.
  • "I wanted to write something that young people could read that would be contemporary and exciting." She further explained, "I couldn't find anything they really liked to read, so I started writing for them myself."
  • The busy Draper wrote during any spare moment she could find, which meant stealing time on weekends, at night, and during study hall periods.
  • In November 1994 both of Draper's books appeared on bookstore shelves on the sa
  • me day.
  • Tears was the first book in what would become the Hazelwood High trilogy. The main character in the second title in the series, Forged by Fire (1997), is Gerald Nickelby, one of Andy's basketball teammates. Darkness Before Dawn (2001) follows Andy's girlfriend, Keisha, through her senior year of high school.
  • Teachers latched on to Draper's books for making lesson plans, parents praised her for helping their children turn off the television and start turning pages, and kids raced to the library begging for more.
  • Many of Draper's novels deal with topics that may be controversial, but that are a very real part of everyday life for some people.
  • Draper believes that her books help her readers in many ways.
  • 1. What do you usually have for breakfast? Yogurt and walnuts and bananas. 2. If you could eat lunch with one famous person, who would it be? Denzel Washington. 3. What would you hate to be left in a room with? No books! 4. What inspires you? Honesty. Sincerity. Love. 5. What annoys you? People who don't try. People who give up.
  • In 2004, Draper received her third Coretta Scott King Award for The Battle of Jericho (2003), which takes a frank look at yet another controversial topic: hazing rituals.
  • I Survived the Draper Paper."
  • Following her win, Draper took a one-year leave of absence from the classroom to tour the United States as a teaching ambassador.
  • "I am so proud to be a teacher," she commented.
  • "I'm proud of my colleagues, 3 million of us, who strive every day in the classrooms across the country to make a difference in the lives of students."
  • While still in elementary school Draper also realized that one day she wanted to become a teacher. "I was probably born to be a teacher," she revealed on her Web site. "As a child, I taught my dolls, my dogs, and the kids next door." She singles out one woman, in particular, who served as a special role model: her fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Kathadaza Mann.
  • According to Draper, Mann taught her students about Black history long before it was an accepted part of the curriculum.
  • She also
  • 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."
  • In interviews Sharon Draper credits her parents for introducing her to the world of books. Draper was born in 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio, the oldest child of Victor Mills,
  • Here are some fun answers to some interesting questions posed to award-winning author Sharon Draper
  • o enthusiastically ask her questions about the writing process, the characters in her books, and how they can one day become writers themselves. In April 2005, Draper visited Whittier Middle School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where she read excerpts from her books and fielded questions from her young fans. As one thirteen-year-old told Brenda Schmidt of the Argus Leader, "You do feel like you know her. It's a lot of fun to actually meet her and see her personality." According to Draper, who spoke with Teri Lesesne of Teacher Librarian, "It's an awesome responsibility to have so much response to what I've written." As a result, she takes correspondence from fans very seriously and she reads every piece of e-mail she receives. Many of t
  • There are some questions that she will not answer because they are too personal (like how old she is);
  • Draper refuses to answer when she feels it would be completing kids' homework assignments
  • he questions posed by young readers are posted on Draper's Web site and give a glimpse into the life of the famous author.
  • By 2005 Draper had retired from teaching to pursue writing full time, but the dedicated professional could never truly stop being an educator.
  • she continues to travel around the world lecturing to groups of all ages about the power of education and the importance of literacy and reading.
  • Draper is also a frequent guest on many U.S. television and radio programs
  • I started writing as a result of my teaching, and now, my writing has become a teaching tool.
  • I wrote for my students, for the kids I knew who didn't like to read, who weren't inspired by books or literature.
  • Now the books are used in schools all over the country, teachers use them as learning tools for their classes, and when I speak to students at schools, all I really do is an extended version of what I've always done, which is teach."
  • April 11, 1952
  • I inhaled books and knowledge
  • " the author commented on her Web site.
  • Draper began school she was already a self-described bookworm
  • when they were very young; by the time
  • and Catherine Mills read to her three children each night startin
  • Mills's home,
  • filled the
  • As an English teacher in the Cincinnati Public School system, Draper earned a reputation as a no-nonsense educator who challenged her students to the limit.
  • I demand the best from them," she explained on her Web site
  • they expect the best from me."
  • Draper introduced students to classic and contemporary literature through seminar-like classes where kids were encouraged to discuss what they read in conjunction with current events.
  • One of Draper's writing assignments, in particular, became legendary. As part of their final grade, seniors at Walnut Hills High School were asked to produce a well-researched term paper.
  • The Draper Paper."
  • T-shirts were even
  • designed
  • given only to those students who successfully met the challenge.
  • shirts proudly boasted:
  • Draper's classes were in high demand through the 1980s and 1990s, and in 1997 she was named Ohio's Teacher of the Year.
  • April 1997 t
  • Cincinnati educator
  • scored
  • even bigger honor
  • she earned the title U.S. Teacher of the Year.
  • award ceremony
  • Washington, D.C., President Bill Clinton applauded Draper for her many years of service.
  • reprinted part of his speech:
  • 27 years she has inspired
  • and life
  • passion for literature
  • students with her
  • Sharon Draper
  • credit to her profession
  • , she is a true blessing to the children she has taught.
  • In addition, Draper became part of the National Board for Teaching Standards and contributed to a number of professional publications to push the need for teacher accountability and development.
  • Being the Teacher of the Year ambassador kept Draper on the road more than twenty days a month.
  • One day, Draper explains on her Web site, a bold young man handed her a crumpled application form and said, "You think you so bad— why don't you write something! Enter this contest!"
  • Draper accepted his challenge and submitted a short story to Ebony magazine's annual Gertrude Johnson Williams Literary Competition.
  • Months went by
  • Draper promptly forgot that she had even entered a contest.
  • One day, however, she received a phone call that her short story, "One Small Torch," had taken first prize.
  • she began receiving letters
  • calls of congratulations—
  • very famous writers.
  • importantly,
  • win ignited a spark in Draper, who decided to try her hand at a longer work of fiction.
  • As luck would have it, while she was waiting for Tears to be published, Draper was contacted by her agent who said that another publishing house, the African American-run Just Us Books, had inquired whether Draper had anything in the works for younger readers.
  • Tears of a Tiger focuses on an African American teen named Andy Jackson, who struggles to come to terms with the death of his best friend, Robert.
  • Draper uses a variety of devices to move the story along.
  • As Draper told David Marc Fischer of Writing!, "For young people, the largest part of the day is spent in school.
  • So I make school assignments and activities vital parts of my stories."
  • Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs also ended up being a trilogy, with all three books following the adventures of ten-year-old Ziggy, who forms a club called the Black Dinosaurs with his three best friends.
  • just as she did in the Hazelwood High books, the teacher-turned-author mixes some "lessons" in with the adventure.
  • , Lost in the Tunnel of Time (1996), Ziggy and friends discover a tunnel once used as a station for the Underground Railroad.
  • one teacher told Kelly Starling of Ebony, "Few books have elicited such strong emotion in my students as Tears of a Tiger.
  • only book some of them have read completely."
  • Forged by Fire
  • Seattle Times, the ALA jury commended Draper "for tackling troubling contemporary issues, and providing concrete options and positive African American role models."
  • example, 1999's Romiette and Julio takes on interracial dating and gang life, and Double Dutch, published in 2002, tackles illiteracy and child abandonment.
  • sked why
  • explores such tough subjects, Draper told David Marc Fischer, "Perhaps reading about the difficulties of others will act like an armor and protect my readers from the personal tragedies of their own lives."
  • At first the tasks are harmless, but as the week progresses things start to take a negative turn. Ultimately, Jericho must decide whether staying with the group is worth losing his self-respect.
  • Publishers Weekly called it "timely," and congratulated Draper for "driving home an important message about peer pressure.
  • . In order to join the group new members must survive pledge initiation week.
  • chelan mcgee on 20 Apr 11
     
    This is a great thing to learn about her from
Leslie Blankenship

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  • Talking to Lurlene McDaniel about her work is similar to reading a book of inspirational sayings; her conversation is sprinkled with such phrases as "life works out if you give it a chance," and "all things work to the good of those who love God."
justin moore

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      Gary Paulsen
  • Gary Paulsen Biography
  • May 17, 1939 United States Of America Current Home:  New Mexico,United States Of America
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  • A chance visit to a library on a cold day was the turning point in young Gary Paulsen's life. A librarian gave him a library card and a book, and the teenaged Paulsen discovered that books could provide excellent companionship. His resulting passion for literature has stimulated a wealth of published works for both children and adults.
  • The product of a difficult childhood, Paulsen ran away from home at the age of fourteen. His experience in diverse jobs and a wide range of interests have provided the basis for much of his written work. His stories are woven from his personal experiences, and many of them feature outdoor settings and the harmony of nature. Several of his books deal with the theme of survival and human endurance. Hatchet, which has become a modern-day classic, won him the Newbery Honor Award. Paulsen's interest in dog sledding led to his participation in the Iditarod Sled Dog Race. The impact of this experience on his life is brought to life in several of his outstanding books, including Woodsong and Dogsong, another Newbery Honor Award winner. His close relationship with his dogs and all of nature is delicately blended into his stories about the race, allowing the reader to experience the true feeling of being out on the trail. Paulsen lives in New Mexico with his wife, artist Ruth Wright Paulsen, who has illustrated several of his books.
Emily=) bowles

R.L. Stine Biography | Author Bio | Books | Rotten School | Fear Street | Goosebumps | ... - 2 views

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  • Birthdate: October 8, 1943 Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio Real Name: Robert Lawrence Stine
  • scaring kids
  • 20 years
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  • Courtesy of HarperCollins
  • climbed up into his attic and found an old typewriter
  • nine years old
  • joke books
  • writing ever since
  • humor
  • editor
  • ten years
  • make kids laugh
  • do have a phobia that my nephews think is just insane - I cannot jump into water. I have to step into swimming pools. It's a real phobia, but my nephews think it's hilarious that this scary guy is so terrified of jumping into water."
  • magazin
  • Banana
  • rom the Ohio State University,
  • graduated f
  • small magazines
  • start writing novels
  • 28 years old
  • Goosebumps
  • y Nickelodeon TV show,
  • The Nightmare Room
  • a TV Show.
  • he set out
  • 1989 - R.L. Stine team
  • best-seller.
  • ed up with Parachute Press to release his first horror series,
  • R.L. Stine used to write for a children's humor magazine called Bananas. He was known as Jovial Bob Stine.
  • which was aimed at 9-14 year olds
  • 1986 - R.L. Stine wrote Blind Date, his first scary novel for teens. It immediately became a
  • 1992 - R.L. Stine releases a new book series - Goosebumps. This series is aimed at younger kids, but still delivers some scary tales. The book series eventually spun off into
  • R.L. Stine has a son named Matt who is 25 years old.
  • R.L. Stine's books have been translated into more than 28 languages and are best-sellers around the world!
  • R.L. Stine writes an average of two books a month!
  • R.L. Stine comes up with the titles of his books first and then works from there, while most authors come up with the title last.
  • R.L. Stine was named the #1 best-selling author in America for three straight years between 1994 and 1996
  • ries like
  • for more than
  • He's bee
  • with s
  • writing
  • Fear Street,
  • victoria fuller on 25 Apr 11
     
    Some facts about R. l Stine.
  • Emily=) bowles on 03 May 11
     
    Phobias and about how he writes
Kaylee S

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  • 2006 - 192 pages - Google eBook - PreviewIn one horrifying night, Andy's life changed forever.books.google.com - More editions
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      cool books to read
  • 2010 - 304 pages - Google eBook - PreviewFrom award-winning author Sharon Draper comes Out of My Mind, the story of a brilliant girl that no one knows about because she cannot speak or write.books.google.com
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  • Recovering from the recent suicide of her ex-boyfriend, senior class president Keisha Montgomery finds herself attracted to a dangerous, older man.
  • Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves.
  • Romiette, an African-American girl, and Julio, a Hispanic boy, discover that they attend the same high school after falling in love on the Internet, but are harrassed by a gang whose members object to their interracial dating.
  • Teenage Gerald, who has spent years protecting his fragile half-sister from their abusive father, faces the prospect of one final confrontation before the problem can be solved.
  • A teenaged boy's death in a hazing accident has lasting effects on his pregnant girlfriend and his guilt-ridden cousin, who gives up a promising music career to play football during his senior year in high school.
  • As Kofi, Arielle, Dana, November, and Jericho face personal challenges during their last year of high school, a misunderstood student brings a gun to class and demands to be taken seriously.
  • Includes facts about hurricanes and sea turtles (p. 104-106).
  • hree eighth-grade friends, preparing for the International Double Dutch Championship jump rope competition in their home town of Cincinnati, Ohio, cope with Randy's missing father, Delia's inability to read, and Yo Yo's encounter with the ...
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      This is part of Meg Cabot's diary. It is about the time Henrietta the one eyed cat tried to save her life.
  • Henrietta, Miracle Pet
  • But the fact that her primary owner was in an over-the-counter-sleep-aid-induced stupor and deaf to all sound did not dissuade Henrietta. She stalked across the bed from where she usually sleeps—on my feet—to my husband's ear, and went, “MEOW,” very loudly, waking him instantly.
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  • Pet,” who wake up their owners when their baby is choking, or when they sense an electrical fire smoldering beneath the wall-to-wall carpet. And, okay, it turned out our lives were never in any danger.
  • But she THOUGHT she was saving our lives. And it's the thought that counts, right? Here is what happened: In the dead of night last night, our burglar alarm went off (yes, we have a burglar alarm. It came with the
  • house. I have never had a burglar alarm before, but I must say, it is quite handy, especially when I read in the paper about escaped convicts hiding in the Everglades, etc, since you so know Key West is their next stop).
  • I didn't hear the beeping. I will admit, in fact, that I slept through the whole thing, since, having been a complete insomniac since the age of 12, I had in Hearo ear plugs AND had taken a Sominex right after David Letterman in order to fall asleep.
  • I am shaking as I write this. Because it happened. It finally happened. Henrietta—yes, one-eyed Henrietta—saved our lives last night. Yes. Henrietta has proved at last that she is just as good as those animals on the TV show “Miracle
  • So he heard the beeping. Throwing on his robe (well, OK, he doesn't wear a robe, but whatever, it sounds more dramatic), he hurried downstairs to face the intruders who were trying to steal my plasma TV.
  • Except that there were no intruders. Because what had happened was that the alarm had run a routine diagnostic, realized one of the doors wasn't locked, and was beeping to let us know. Not the EAR DRUM PIERCING BEEPING that it does when it thinks someone has actually broken in (while simultaneously
  • summoning the police, which has happened more often than I would like to admit, including one time when we opened the front door to get the paper, forgetting the alarm was on, triggered it, turned it off, and were back inside, innocently eating breakfast, when two KWPD officers stormed in with their guns
  • drawn and yelled, “FREEZE!” And if you think I am exaggerating about this, you would be so, so wrong), but the gentle warning beep it uses to remind us when a door has been left unlocked. And okay, this doesn't necessarily constitute a life-threatening situation (where was Henrietta, for
  • instance, when the cops were trying to blow us away over our eggs and bacon?). But it was still a very big accomplishment for a cat whom I am often convinced might actually be retarded.
  • So please, wherever you are right now, take a moment to raise the glass of whatever you're drinking—coffee, Tab, absinthe—and toast Henrietta, the little one-eyed cat who last night, saved her owners' lives.
  • Or tried to, anyway. That's all. More later. Much love, Meg
Emily=) bowles

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  • R. L. Stine is the author of over 100 novels for children
  • After high school he became a
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      Emily=) bowles on 03 May 11
       
      He really taught Soc.St after collage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • R. L. Stine has sold over 90 million books and yet is still unfamiliar to adult readers. In 1995, he published his first adult book - a horror story called Superstitious. Even though the novel didn’t do well, Stine commanded $1 million for Superstitious screen rights. Goosebumps was produced as a TV series for the Fox TV Network beginning in 1995.
  • He writes over 24 novels a year. Stine’s thrillers contain age-appropriate chills. No one dies in Goosebumps and the novels are geared to grade-schoolers. But, for adolescents, heads roll in Fear Street. The Goosebumps horror series, published by Scholastic for 7-12 year olds, has consumed readers since 1989.
  • student at Ohio State University, where he graduated with a B.A. in education in 1965. Stine taught social studies after college. He married his wife, Jane, on June 22, 1969. Their son, Matt Daniel Stine, was born on June 7, 1980.
  • Stine’s awards include the
  • Children's Choice Award and the American Library Association Award.
  • the pseudonyms Eric Affabee, Zachary Blue, and Jovial Bob Stine
  • s written under
  • Biography
  • R.L. Stine
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    biography info on R.L. Stine
  • Emily=) bowles on 05 May 11
     
    He also has awards listed on here but only 2 out of like alot
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      books when they were wrought and all off there following seasons or should i say series.
  • and Amos Hit the Big Top • Dunc's Dump • Dunc and the Scam Artists • Dunc and Amos and the Red Tattoos • Dunc's Undercover Christmas • Wild Culpepper Cruise • Dunc and the Haunted Castle • Cowpokes and Desperadoes • Prince Amos • Coach Amos • Amos and the Alien • Dunc and Amos Meet the Slasher • Dunc and the Greased Sticks of Doom • Amos's Killer Concert Caper • Amos Gets Married • Amos Goes Bananas • Dunc and Amos Go to the Dogs • Amos and the Vampire • Amos and the Chameleon Caper • Amos Binder, Secret Agent • Dunc and Amos on Thin Ice • Super Amos • Amos Meets the Slasher
  • The Boy Who Owned the School • Harris and Me • The Schernoff Discoveries • • • Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day • Lawn Boy
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  • The Small Ones • Hitting, Pitching, and Running • • Dribbling, Shooting, and Scoring • Careers in an Airport • Tackling, Running, and Kicking • Riding, Roping, and Bulldogging • • Running, Jumping, and Throwing • • Forehanding and Backhanding • Hiking and Backpacking • Downhill, Hotdogging and Cross-Country • Facing Off, Checking and Goaltending • Launching, Floating High and Landing • Pummeling, Falling and Getting Up-Sometimes • Track, Enduro and Motocross • Canoeing, Kayacking, and Rafting • Going Very Fast in a Circle • • • • • • • T.V. and Movie Animals • • • • The Madonna Stories • • A Guide for Using Hatchet in the Classroom • • Father Water, Mother Woods • • My Life in Dog Years • • • • • Caught by the Sea • How Angel Petersen Got His Name
  • Double click any English word, to find Turkish meaning Gary Paulsen is an American writer, who writes many young adult coming of age stories about the wilderness. He is the author of more than 200 books (many of which are out of print), 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for young adults.
  • Biography Born in Minnesota in 1939, he was raised by his grandmother and aunts. Paulsen used his work as a magazine proofreader to learn the craft of writing. In 1966, his first book was published under the title The Special War . Using his varied life experiences, especially those of an outdoorsman (a hunter, trapper, and three-time competitor in the 1,150 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race), Paulsen writes about what he knows best.
  • Much of Paulsen's work features the outdoors and highlights the importance of nature. He often uses "coming of age" themes in his novels, where a character masters the art of survival in isolation as a rite of passage to manhood and maturity. He is critical of technology and has been called a Luddite[1].
  • Some of Paulsen's most well-known books are the Hatchet series, although he has published many other popular novels including Dogsong, Harris and Me, and The Winter Room, which won the Newbery Honor. Woodsong and Winterdance are among the most popular books about the Iditarod
  • Paulsen competed in the 1983 and 1985 Iditarods. In 1990, due to heart problems, he gave up dog sledding, which he has described as the most difficult decision he has ever made. After more than a decade spent sailing all over the Pacific, Paulsen got back into dog sledding in 2003. In 2005, he was scheduled to compete in the 2005 Iditarod after a 20-year absence, but withdrew shortly before the start of the race. He participated in the 2006
  • Paulsen lives in La Luz, New Mexico with his wife, Ruth Wright Paulsen, an artist who has illustrated several of his books. He also maintains a 40-acre spread north of Willow, Alaska where he breeds and trains sled dogs for the Iditarod.
  • According to Paulsen's keynote speech on October 13 at the 2007 Sinclair Lewis writing conference in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, he will compete again in this year's Iditarod. Published works
  • The River (1991) Brian's Winter (Hatchet: Winter) (1996) Brian's Return (Hatchet: The Call) (1999) Brian's Hunt (2003)
  • Murphy (1987) Murphy's Gold (1988) Murphy's Herd (1989) Murphy's War (1990)
  • ) Murphy's Ambush (1995) Murphy's Trail (1996)
  • The Cookcamp (1991)
  • Alida's Song (1999)
  • Dunc's Doll (1992) Culpepper's Cannon (1992) Dunc Gets Tweaked (1992) Dunc's Halloween (1992) Dunc Breaks the Record (1992) Dunc and the Flaming Ghost (1992) Amos Gets Famous (1992) Dunc and Amos Hit the Big Top (1993) Dunc's Dump (1993) Dunc and the Scam Artists (1993) Dunc and Amos and the Red Tattoos (1993) Dunc's Undercover Christmas (1993) Wild Culpepper Cruise (1993) Dunc and the Haunted Castle (1993) Co
  • Prince Amos (1994) Coach Amos (1994) Amos and the Alien (1994) Dunc and Amos Meet the Slasher (1994) Dunc and the Greased Sticks of Doom (1994) Amos's Killer Concert Caper (1994) Amos Gets Married (1995) Amos Goes Bananas (1996) Dunc and Amos Go to the Dogs (1996) Amos and the Vampire (1996) Amos and the Chameleon Caper (1996) Amos Binder, Secret Agent (1996) Dunc and Amos on Thin Ice (1997) Super Am
  • Nightjohn (1993) Sarny (1997) The Tucket Adventures Mr. Tucket (1994) Call Me Francis Tucket (1995) Tucket's Ride (1997) Tucket's Gold (1999) Tucket's Home (2000) World of Adventure
  • Harris and Me (1993) The Schernoff Discoveries (1997) (2003) Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day (2004) (2006) Lawn Boy (2007)
  • The Special War (1966) Some Birds Don't Fly (1968) Chance for Escape (1970) The Death Specialists (1976) The Implosion Effect (1976) C. B. Jockey (1977) The Golden Stick (1977) Tiltawhirl John (1977) The C. B. Radio Caper (1977)
  • Foxman (1977) Winterkill (1977) The Curse of the Cobra (1977) The Green Recruit (1978) The Spitball Gang (1980) Compkill (1981) The Sweeper (1981) Campkill (1981) Clutterkill (1982) Dancing Carl (1983)
  • Tracker (1984) Dogsong (1985) Sentries (1986) The Crossing (1987) The Island (1988) Night Rituals (1989) The Voyage of the Frog (1989) The Winter Room (1989) Canyons (1990) Kill Fee (1990) The Night the White Deer Died (1990) Woodsong (1990) The Monument (1991)
  • Forehanding and Backhanding (1978) Hiking and Backpacking (1978) Downhill, Hotdogging and Cross-Country (1979) Facing Off, Checking and Goaltending (1979) Launching, Floating High and Landing (1979) Pummeling, Falling and Getting Up-Sometimes (1979) Track, Enduro and Motocross (1979) Canoeing, Kayacking, and Rafting (1979) Going Very Fast in a Circle (1979) (1980) (1980) (1980) (1980) (1980) (1980) T.V. and Movie Animals (1980) (with Art Browne, Jr) (1981) (1981)
  • Tasting the Thunder (1992)
  • Clabbered Dirt, Sweet Grass (1992)
  • The Beet Fields (2000) The White Fox Chronicles (2000) The Quilt (2004) The Time Hackers (2005) The Legend of Bass Reeves (2006) Non-Fiction (1976) The Small Ones (1976) Hitting, Pitching, and Running (1976) (1976) Dribbling, Shooting, and Scoring (1976) Careers in an Airport (1977) Tackling, Running, and Kicking (1977) Riding, Roping, and Bulldogging (1977) (1977) Running, Jumping, and Throwing (1978)
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  • The Haymeadow (1992) A Christmas Sonata (1992) Dogteam (1993) The Fourteenth Summer (1993) The Car (1994) The Tent (1995) The Tortilla Factory (1995) The Rifle (1995) Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers (1996) Worksong (1997) Ice Race (1997) The Transall Saga (1998) Soldier's Heart (1998) Blue Light (1999)
  • Amos Meets the Slasher (1993)
  • Culpepper Adventures Special
  • Tales to Tickle the Funnybone
  • Other books
  • (1982) The Madonna Stories (1988) (1993) A Guide for Using Hatchet in the Classroom (1994) (1994) Father Water, Mother Woods (1994) (1996) My Life in Dog Years (1997) (1997) (1998) (1999) (2001) Caught by the Sea - My Life on Boats (2001) How Angel Petersen Got His Name (2003)
  • Awards and Recognition
  • berry Honor Book - Hatchet
  • Newberry Honor Book 1986 - Dogsong Newberry Honor Book - The Winter Room
  • References and footnotes
  • 2005–2006 Mark Twain Award master list addendum. (n.d.). Missouri Association of School Librarians. Retrieved March 12, 2006 from Missouri Association of School Librarians, Book Awards. Mark Twain Award master list 1971–2006. (April 29, 2005). Retrieved March 12, 2006 from Mid-Continent Public Library, Juvenile Award Winners ((pdf). Margaret A. Edwards Award. (n.d.). American Library Association. http://www.ala.org
  • Gary Paulsen's site Film adaptions by Gary Paulsen from the IMDb site 1990 young adult Sequoyah Award from Oklahoma Library Association External links
  • The Case of the Dirty Bird • Dunc's Doll • Culpepper's Cannon • Dunc Gets Tweaked • Dunc's Halloween • Dunc Breaks the Record • Dunc and the Flaming Ghost • Amos Gets Famous • Dunc
  • Nightjohn • SarnyThe Tucket AdventuresMr. Tucket • Call Me Francis Tucket • Tucket's Ride • Tucket's Gold • Tucket's HomeWorld of AdventureThe Legend of Red Horse Cavern • Rodomonte's Revenge • Escape from Fire Mountain • The Rock
  • Jockeys • Hook 'Em Snotty! • Danger on Midnight River • The Gorgon Slayer • Captive! • Project - A Perfect World • The Treasure of El Patron • Skydive! • The Seventh Crystal • The Creature of Black Water Lake • Time Benders • Grizzly • Thunder Valley • Curse of the Ruins • Flight of the Hawk
Lindsay Thompson

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  • "The importance of my old life is dimming as I move toward the bright light I've seen once before. It's allowing me to come to it, and this time, I won't be sent back. If only the people I'm leaving behind could understand! There is no sadness where I'm going. Only joy." — Lurlene McDaniel (Hit and Run)
    • Lindsay Thompson
      Lindsay Thompson on 02 May 11
       
      An inspirational quote from one of her novels.
  • "Sisters are made by living everyday with each other and wearing each other down until the rough spots are smooth. They're made by sharing secrets you'd never tell mom, and out of doing things for each other just because you feel like it, not because you have to. I guess you could say sisters are 'grown,' not manufactured, in a very special place called a family." — Lurlene McDaniel (Somewhere Between Life and Death)
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  • "The stems stood tall and straight, one series arranged in a single line, the other in a crudely shaped heart, the final one in the shape of the letter U. I love you." — Lurlene McDaniel (Don't Die, My Love)
  • "I think that hurting gives us a way to measure being happy. How can you know one without knowing the other." — Lurlene McDaniel (Time to Let Go)
  • "Who wants to be used? I love to read, so books are my main friends. They're always available, always friendly, and always interesting, and they never make me choose sides." — Lurlene McDaniel
  • "We all didn't come into to the world at the same time so it makes sense that we don't leave it at the same time."
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    Inspirational
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      Kaylee S on 02 May 11
       
      five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Literary award
  • But Sharon Draper, bestselling author and five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Literary Award, is among the group of writers who has such a passion for both her professions that she remains active in both in ways that would have most waving the white flag of surrender.
  • Her accomplishments are many and her literary prowess is well-documented with powerful stories of loss
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  • BBS: Can you tell me a little bit more about the infamous Draper Paper. What made it so tough? So tough students who have passed it donned “I Survived The Draper Pape
  • The “Draper Paper” was simply a ten-page research paper that my seniors had to complete. It required several library visits and lots of planning and note-taking, and outlining, etc. In short, they learned the skills necessary to do a college research assignment.
  • When I was in school we learned grammar. We learned sentence structure, then learned to use those sentences in paragraphs, and then to put paragraphs into longer written works. Many schools no longer do that. They have even divided what we used to call “English” classes into Reading classes and Language Arts classes, with little or no team teaching between those teachers.
  • Those of us who wish to help students on a more individual basis can help by reading to students, reading with students, and letting students read to us.
  • BBS: Although it’s taken some time to see an increase in the type of fiction available to young African American readers, we are seeing it. However, there are some who feel that offering a “Black” Gossip Girls could have a negative impact on literature for young African American readers. As more commercial and trendy books feature Black characters, where do you see the state of YA fiction for young Black readers in five or ten years?
  • I would hope that young Black readers would demand quality. We so often stoop to the lowest common denominator, like purchasing music which denigrates our women in the name of culture.
  • BBS: You have the Hazelwood High trilogy and the Jericho trilogy. What attracts you to trilogies?
  • I did the first trilogy by accident. I wrote Tears of a Tiger, and it ended up being quite successful.
  • BBS: What is the release date for Just Another Hero?
  • Just Another Hero should be out in late May or early June.
  • BBS: Your next release is Sassy. It looks like a middle grade novel. Do you enjoy writing one over the other when it comes to MG and YA? Why or why no preference?
  • Sassy is geared to grades 3-4-5. Since I have the very successful books that feature young Black males in the six Ziggy books, I decided to focus on the younger girls in the Sassy books.
  • BBS: When the fatigue sets in, the deadlines loom large what keeps you writing?
  • I love this. Writing makes me happy. It’s not a job—it’s a passion. I’m very blessed.
  • BBS: If you had one wish for young African American readers, what would it be?
  • Read all the time. Read for pleasure and read for knowledge.
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    Sharon Draper winnings
hunter hooten

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  • Harry Mazer's The Last Mission is drawn closely from his experiences as a seventeen-year-old in the Army Air Corps. Like Jack, he was a Jewish boy from the Bronx full of fantasies about heroism, and like Jack, he became a waist gunner and never fired his guns. He remembers, "I was scared every time we flew....On our 26th mission we flew over Pilzen, Czechoslovakia, to bomb the Skoda Munitions Works. We missed our target, turned over the target again, and were hit. I saw Mike, who was our radio operator, frozen in the door of the radio room. He never made it out of the plane. Only three of us parachuted....No one in the plane lived." ( ALAN Review, Fall 1980) Harry Mazer is the editor of Twelve Shots: Outstanding Short Stories About Guns, where twelve authors explore the extreme emotions that guns provoke in all of us. Walter Dean Myers, Rita Williams-Garcia, Richard Peck and other well-known authors create a riveting collection of short fiction that explores the emotion-driven world of guns.
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    a little about harry mazer
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      10 things you never knew about Meg Cabot(:
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      1. She has a one-eyed cat called Henrietta. 2. Meg's cure for writer's block is eating cookies and watching TV for a few days in a row. Or until her Visa bill arrives. 3. Meg has written all her books in bed and she says the best thing about being a writer is that she can wear her pyjamas to work. 4. Her favourite food is plain cheese pizza. 5. Meg's biggest accomplishments so far include passing Algebra and owning her own house. 6. Star Wars changed her life when she was 11 years old. She says her greatest influence was the film's director George Lucas, because when she first saw Star Wars, she realized that you can actually make money from making stuff up. 7. Meg describes herself as "infectiously delightful", but she's sure there are others who would strongly disagree! 8. If Meg wasn't writing books she'd be a cartoonist or illustrator - she's got a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts. 9. Two of Meg's books have been turned into films - The Princess Diaries and its sequel. Disney may also make All American Girl into a feature length film. 10. In her spare time (apart from watching TV and eating cookies!), Meg likes to go out and walk around New York City, which is where she lives as there is always something going on somewhere, and lots of nice things to eat while you are doing them.
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      this was cool!!! and it will help me a lot! thanks Maddie!
nick wood

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  • Name: Harry MazerBirth Date: May 31, 1925Place of Birth: New York, New York, United StatesNationality: AmericanGender: MaleOccupations: Writer
  • Mazer came from a family of hard-working Polish-Jewish immigrants. Both parents worked in factories, and a young boy's dream of becoming a writer was not given much credence. "Reading was my great pleasure. I was very interested in every library I ever...
  • 3,480 words, approx. 12 pages In addition to being part of a writing family that includes wife Norma F
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  • ox Mazer and daughter Anne Mazer, novelist Harry Mazer has received critical acclaim for his many young adult novels--including The Island Keeper, Cave under the City, and Who Is...
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      nick wood on 06 May 11
       
      good information i did not know he was polish-Jewish immigrants
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    a little about him
  • hunter hooten on 06 May 11
     
    it really helped me out
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