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Norma Fox Mazer, 78, Who Wrote Novels for Young Adults, Dies - Obituary (Obit) - NYTime... - 0 views

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  • Norma Fox Mazer, an award-winning novelist for young people whose work helped illuminate many dark corners of adolescence, exploring subjects like poverty, betrayal, abandonment and loss, died on Oct. 17 at her home in Montpelier, Vt. She was 78.
  • The cause was brain cancer, her daughter Anne Mazer said.
  • nick wood on 03 May 11
     
    his wife died at age 78
justin moore

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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)
  • (1978)
  • 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
nick wood

Harry Mazer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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harry wikipedia mazer cjhs author

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  • (born May 31, 1925 in New York City) is an American author of books for children and young adults, acclaimed for his “realistic” novels. He has written twenty-two novels, including The Solid Gold Kid,
  • The Island Keeper, Heroes Don't Run, and Snow Bound,
  • which was adapted as an NBC after school special, as well as one work of poetry and a few short stories.[1]
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  • After attending the Bronx High School of Science Mazer served in World War II in the U.S. Army Air Force from 1943–45. He became a sergeant, and he received a Purple Heart and an Air Medal with four bronze oak leaf clusters after his B-17 bomber was shot down over Czechoslovakia in April 1945. His wartime experiences eventually inspired several works of historical fiction, including The Last Mission and A Boy at War. After returning to the U.S., Mazer went to Union College, where he earned a BA in 1948. From 1950 to 1955 he was a railroad brakeman and switchtender for New York Central. He was an English teacher in upstate New York at the
  • Central Square School for a year, in 1959. In 1960 he received a M.A. from Syracuse University. He has won numerous awards including several 'Best Books' designations from the American Library Association, The Knickerbocker Award from the New York Library Association (2001), and The ALAN Award for Contributions to Young Adult Literature (2003). Mazer co-authored three books with his late wife, Norma Fox Mazer. He is the father of author Anne Mazer.
  • nick wood on 03 May 11
     
    this is about harry mazer were he went to school and born etc.
Emily=) bowles

R.L. Stine:Biography - 1 views

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CJHS ELA Author Talk r l stine

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  • R. L. Stine is the author of over 100 novels for children
  • After high school he became a
    • Emily=) bowles
      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
  • Emily=) bowles on 03 May 11
     
    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
nick wood

The National Book Foundation - 0 views

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  • During the week of June 18, veteran young-adult novelist Harry Mazer served as writer-in-residence at I.S. 145 in Jackson Heights, Queens, as part of the Foundation's Family Literacy program. During his visit, Harry met with 300 sixth graders, working with each class twice. Students received copies of his book, The Wild Kid, courtesy of Simon & Schuster Children's Books. Reading The Wild Kid in advance of Harry's visit, students and teachers loved the book, which deals with family issues relevant to their lives. As a result, they couldn't wait to meet its author.
  • When Harry referred to his many books during his discussions, numerous students raised their hands to show to him how they'd all taken his books out of the school library!
  • Harry inaugurated his residency in a sixth-grade English class by giving the students some background on his life as a writer. He explained to students that his wife, young-adult novelist Norma Fox Mazer, and their daughter Ann are also writers. Harry spoke about growing up in the Bronx and then moving to upstate New York, where he currently resides. He worked as a welder during the first ten years of their marriage in order to provide for his young family, but found himself feeling trapped. So, he began writing.
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  • Many stude
  • nts were curious about the publishing process, so Harry gave them some feedback on that subject. He explained the submission and editorial process, and they were shocked to learn that authors receive only 10 percent of a book. He used his latest book, A Boy at War, a story about Pearl Harbor, as an example. Many students
  • expressed interest in reading this book because they had just seen the movie.
  • Students asked Harry how he came up with the idea to write "The Wild Kid." Harry replied that he saw the title on a T-shirt in Manhattan. The story itself, he felt, was an
  • important one that needed to be told: a young boy who is mentally retarded becomes
  • lost in the woods and stumbles upon a troubled boy living in the woods. It's a story told with sensitivity and compassion that the students admired and it was clear that they had learned much from the book.
  • Students at I.S. 145 asked well-thought out, provoking questions about The Wild Kid, and the publishing process. Many expressed that they wished for a different ending (that the two boys end up living together, as brothers) and urged Harry to write a sequel, because "We'd want to read that!" Harry agreed that it would be a whole other story, and therefore another book. So, he engaged the students in a brainstorming session, asking them to create their own endings for the next story.
  • hen asked which of his books is his favorite, Harry said that it was The Last Mission. He further explained that he felt it was his most important book, also, because it addresses the issues he himself faced in World War II. This proved to be a discussion with which students were fascinated, because they had never anticipated meeting a war veteran.
  • Prior to the residency, sixth graders not only read The Wild Kid, but also created shoebox models depicting various scenes from the book. It was a pleasure for Harry to see his work visualized in such creative ways. Harry praised and thanked each student for their efforts. He was clearly touched that they responded toward the book as they did.
  • Toward the end of the week, Harry made unscheduled visits to two social studies classes, during which he spoke mostly about his experiences at war. He attended these classes on the tail-end of their lessons on Pearl Harbor, which dove- tailed perfectly with The Last Mission, as well as Harry's latest book, A Boy at War. He described in detail the make and model of the planes on which the soldiers worked, including the more morose factors like guns, bombs, and seeing his friends and comrades "go down." Students listened with fascination as he recalled the death
  • close friend of his in combat. By the looks on the student's faces, war had never seemed more real to them than at that moment. By the end of those classes, several students vowed to read his latest book. Harry remarked that the most important books are the ones that kids enjoy and learn from simultaneously.
  • he week-long residency ended with a half-day on Friday. Students bid Harry heart-felt farewells and thanked him for working with them. Harry, in turn, received many hugs and told students he was proud to have had the opportunity to work with so many
  • "bright, beautiful kids."
  • hunter hooten on 02 May 11
     
    Harry Mazer
  • nick wood on 03 May 11
     
    some stuff about him
justin moore

The Foxman by Gary Paulsen - 0 views

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  • Mr. Paulsen is a prolific writer who has given us many treasures, probably the best known of which is Hatchet (Penguin, 1988 ISBN 0-14-032724-X). His books often deal with a character in isolation who goes through a sort of rite of manhood through survival in that isolation. Gary Paulsen lives in northern Minnesota, and Foxman as well as many of his others are set in that area. While it deals with isolation, it is primarily a book about the horrors of war and the various ways we deal with it.
  • The book does have some sexual references although they are far from explicit. They are alluded to rather than experienced and they are not the focal poin
  • In Foxman the narrator and his cousin find the Foxman, a recluse with a horribly disfigured face, in a remote cabin in Northern Minnesota. The narrator has been sent to live with relatives in Minnesota because of the violence of his alcoholic parents. The relatives have accepted him and made a place for him in their lives, including him in the storytelling on winter evenings or, rather, including him in the audience for storytelling. It is two of the men who tell stories each night and their stories are always about their adventures in World War I. The audience is expected to laugh at many of them and the narrator finds nothing to laugh at, feeling instead the horror of war. As the boy's relationship with the Foxman grows, he becomes aware of the contrast between the Foxman's handling of the war experience and that of his two uncles.
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  • Things to Notice and Talk About
  • You'll want to focus on the Foxman as the book does. What caused his disfigurement? Notice the ways in which he deals with it, living away from society, hiding his face even hiding himself so that the boys don't have to look at him. Find examples of his behavior which show his constant awareness of his physical appearance. Imagine the horror of being horrible to look at.
  • Look at some of the minor characters here. The uncle is concerned about the boy. He asks if he is happy and if he knows the woods well enough now so that the uncle can relax a bit when the boy is gone for long periods of time. Does the uncle know about the Foxman?
  • What about the person who brings the supplies once a year to the Foxman? What does he/she know? How does that person deal with it? How was the routine established? Did the Foxman go to town once?
  • The Foxman says at one point, "Science kills beauty." What does he mean? What is his example of knowledge ruining wonder? What are some other examples? Talk about the effects on both boys of knowing the Foxman. Why is Carl's reaction different than his cousin's? What will change in the boy's life after this book? Will he stay in the north? with the family? alone? Will he go back to his alcoholic parents? Finally, there is the burning of the cabin with the Foxman and all he owns inside. Is that what Foxman wanted? Why did the boy take only the fox pelt? Was he right?
  • Another quote says that the storytellers are "plucking roses from manure." What about that one? Can you cite examples of it in the book and in life? There is violence throughout this anti-war novel. Pick out the references to it and debate their cause and effects. Speaking of alcoholism, investigate Alanon and Alateen. Could they have helped the boy? The battle of Verdun in World War I is talked about in the book. Find out what you can about it. We're hearing a lot about poison gas now in the Middle East. What was said about it then? Why was it outlawed? Can there be rules to war? Who makes the rules? The work on the farm is important to the book. Everyone does his or her share, even the animals. Talk about the draft horses. Do some research on the different breeds and their particular strengths. The cold plays a part in this story. He talks about the blue of cold. What does he mean? Frostbite is dealt with. Is rubbing snow on frostbite recommended? At one point the boy is freezing to death. Are his experiences consistent with those of real people in the cold? What about snow-blindness? Is it a real thing? Talk to an eye doctor about it. How would the author have known about such things?
  • A distinction is made in the book between killing and hunting animals. How do you feel about it? Is hunting still necessary? Is there a connection between the killing of animals and the killing during war in Foxman? Is trapping necessary? Why? Is there a humane trap? Contact animal rights organizations and furriers to get their sides of the debate. There are some pretty graphic descriptions in the book of preparing killed animals for food. Who prepares the meat you eat? There are other disfigured characters in literature and in real life: the Elephant Man, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Phantom of the Opera, the boy in "Mask." Compare their handling of the problem with that of Foxman. What would you do?
  • Related Books
  • Tree by Leaf by Cynthia Voigt Macmillan, 1988 ISBN 0-689-31403-5. Compare the Foxman to the father in Tree by Leaf. The father was also gassed and is hiding out in the boathouse rather than facing his family. Collected Stories by Richard Kennedy Harper, 1987 ISBN 0-06-023256-0. This book contains a story called "Oliver Hyde's Dishcloth Concert". In that story Oliver hides his face with a dishcloth, not because of a physical disfigurement, but because of an emotional one. Fireweed by Jill Paton Walsh Farrar, 1988 ISBN 0-374-42316-4 This novel deals with war more directly Keeper of the Doves by Betsy Byars Viking, 2002 ISBN 0670035769 Another novel which focuses on an outcast.
  • Other works by Gary Paulsen Read some of his other books (they're all good) and see if you can decide what his values are. Related Areas of Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
  • US History. Featured Subject with related books, activities and links. Farms in Children's Literature. Featured Subject with related books, activities and links. Work and Occupations. Featured Subject with related books, activities and links. Alida's Song by Gary Paulsen. Book Review. Call Me Francis Tucket by Gary Paulsen. Book Review. The Haymeadow by Gary Paulsen. Book Review. The Monument by Gary Paulsen. Book Review. Popcorn Days and Buttermilk Nights by Gary Paulsen. Book Review. The Winter Room by Gary Paulsen. Book Review. Woodsong by Gary Paulsen. Book Review.
  • justin moore on 02 May 11
     
    Gary Paulsen and one of the books that he rought the foxman.
victoria fuller

Reading Rockets: A video interview with R.L. Stine - 0 views

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r l stine interview

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  • R.L. Stine wrote humor and joke books until an editor asked him to write a young adult horror novel. After Blind Date became an instant best seller, Stine started a young adult horror series called Fear Street. In 1992, R.L. Stine wrote his first book for Goosebumps, which would quickly become the best-selling children's book series in history.
  • Robert Lawrence Stine was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1943. Stine was a rather shy and fearful child, but he did have a clever imagination. At the age of nine, Stine began typing up his own short stories and humor magazines such as Tales to Drive You Batty. He would then circulate these publications to friends during class. In high school, Stine wrote a humor column for the school newspaper called "Stine's Lines." At Ohio State University, R.L. Stine edited a humor magazine and contributed articles under the name "Jovial Bob." After college, he moved to New York City with aspirations of becoming a writer. For 16 years, R.L. Stine worked at Scholastic, where he edited and wrote for a humor magazine called Bananas. Stine also wrote for Nickelodeon's television show, Eureeka's Castle. R.L. Stine's first children's book, How to be Funny, was published in 1978. Stine wrote humor and joke books until one day an editor asked him to write a young adult horror novel. After Blind Date became an instant best seller, Stine started a young adult horror series called Fear Street. In 1992 R.L. Stine wrote his first book for Goosebumps, which would quickly became the best-selling children's book series in history. Stine also hosted the top-rated Goosebumps television show on Fox. Today R.L. Stine writes books for two new series, Mostly Ghostly and Rotten School. He and his wife live in New York City.
  • Robert Lawrence Stine
  • victoria fuller on 02 May 11
     
    this is a video interview about Robert Lawrence Stine(R.L Stine)
hunter hooten

Harry Mazer Biography | BookRags.com - 0 views

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      hunter hooten on 06 May 11
       
      most of his family writs!!!
  • Authors and Artists for Young Adults on Harry Mazer In addition to being part of a writing family that includes wife Norma Fox 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 Eddie Leonard"--which illustrate the values of perseverance, self-esteem, and inner fortitude. Noting that, "despite their predicaments, Mazer's protagonists usually emerge morally victorious," Twentieth-Century Young Adult Writers contributor Mary Lystad cited as Mazer's strength his depiction of the "emotional turmoil, the humor and pain" of adolescence. "His characters are resilient and strong," Lystad continued. "His endings emphasize compassion, understanding, resourcefulness, and honesty." "A dream is made by real effort," Mazer once explained in an essay in Something about the Author Autobiography Series (SAAS). Mazer was in his mid-thirties when he and his wife began to write every day; they wrote for the "women's true confessions" market, using the money to support the family.
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