Meg Cabot is the author of more than fifty books for both adults
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The most notable of these is The Princess Diaries series, which is currently being published in over 38 countries, and was made into two hit movies by Disney.
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Lurlene 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. She has written over 40 novels about kids who face life-threatening illnesses. To find out more about her, visit her websites:
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My path was pure blessing, luck, right place-right time. I wrote ad/pr copy on the side and one day met a woman at a photo shoot and we struck up a conversation. When she discovered I was a writer, she invited me to try my hand at a children's book because her father owned a publishing company---School Book Fairs (now Darby Press). They bought 23 books from me before I moved on to Bantam/Random House.
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Letters from my readers usually captivate me with their stories of overcoming great odds and struggles to make the best out of what life hands them.
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I love the label. It was invented by librarians (I think) and it differentiates me from other YA writers.
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No...readers tell me they like the endings because they reflect "real life." Some readers are disappointed when the boy/girl don't get together in an ending, however.
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Fan mail still arrives, but the Web is where today's teen resides. That's why I have four Web contact points. I don't depend on snail mail anymore. Many letters have touched me. I have a "keeper" file of my best letters and sometimes read from it when I do public speaking.
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That book was sold and in movie form before I was informed it had been filmed. Certainly I was paid, but I had no input about content. I was a little disappointed in the (not mine) ending (so were fans!), but I was glad it made it onto the screen at all because so many books get "optioned", but never produced. I'd still like one to go to the big screen, though.
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Once again, longevity has been a major blessing. SIX MONTHS TO LIVE was first published in 1985, but it's still selling. Publishing today is harder than ever because the industry is in flux. Sales across the industry have fallen and no one quite knows how to fix it. Also the YA shelves are glutted with material and writers are fighting for shelf space. The YA rage now is fantasy, vampires, the supernatural. When I started with Bantam/Random House, the shelves were loaded with romance and horror. Styles change, but I will always write what I feel comfortable writing---teens handling life-altering events with a positive message about the wonder of living.
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Write for the sheer pleasure of writing. Keep journals. Get an education. Submit. Focus on story, voice, style, structure, not on "being published."
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I'm working on HEART 2 HEART, a story about a heart transplant and human connections. My newest, BREATHLESS, will come out in May 2009. It takes 4-6 months for me to write a book---if I don't procrastinate too much.
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YA writing rocks!!! My agent and many readers have asked me to write for the adult market, but adults bore me. I love writing for teens and pre-teens.
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By June in 2004, she had quit her job and was planning to write full time. In January, 2007 Lisi left New York City and moved to Laguna Beach, CA, where she currently resides.
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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."
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R.L. Stine used to write for a children's humor magazine called Bananas. He was known as Jovial Bob Stine.
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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
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R.L. Stine's books have been translated into more than 28 languages and are best-sellers around the world!
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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.
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R.L. Stine was named the #1 best-selling author in America for three straight years between 1994 and 1996
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Gordon Korman was born in Montreal, Canada, and grew up in the Toronto area. Since he had no brothers, sisters, or pets, he started writing to keep himself entertained. Then his 7th-grade English teacher gave the class an exciting assignment: "He gave us four months-45 minutes a day!-to work on the story of our choice. My project was This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall, which became my first published book. I happened to be the class monitor for the Scholastic TAB Book Club, so I figured I was practically a Scholastic employee already! I sent my novel to the address on the TAB flyer, and a few days after my 14th birthday, I had a book contract with Scholastic." By the time Korman graduated from high school, he had published five other novels and several articles for Canadian newspapers. He then moved to New York City, where he studied film and dramatic writing at New York University. Known for his funny, realistic novels for children and young adults, Korman has also collaborated with his mother on two books of poetry written by the fictional character Jeremy Bloom. Never short for ideas, Korman is grateful to the real kids he meets for inspiration: "The best place to get ideas is at the schools I visit. No matter how inventive we writers try to be, the real characters are always the best ones." Gordon Korman lives in Great Neck, New York, with his wife and son.
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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,
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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
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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.
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As a teenager, Gerald finds success as a member of the Hazelwood Tigers basketball team, while Angel develops her talents as a dancer. Trouble still haunts them, however, and Gerald learns, painfully, that young friends can die and old enemies must be faced. In the end he must stand up to his stepfather alone in a blazing confrontation. Sharon M. Draper has interwoven characters and events from her previous novel, Tears of a Tiger, in this unflinchingly realistic portrayal of poverty and child abuse. It is an inspiring story of a young man who rises above the tragic circumstances of his life by drawing on the love and strength of family and friends.
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The one bright light in Gerald's life is his little half sister, Angel, whom he struggles to protect from her father, Jordan Sparks, who abuses her, and from their mother, whose irresponsible behavior forces Gerald to work hard to keep the family together.
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I know you will think I am making this up, but at one point Gem actually climbed up onto my husband’s shoulders and sat there, leering down at poor Henrietta and purring, JUST TO SHOW OFF.
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is a tortoiseshell. She fits the personality profile, but tortoiseshells, or “torties,” are cats with “mottled” fur, usually with patches of orange or cream and chocolate, black or blue (they differ from calicoes in that calicoes are predominantly white).
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Author Information Lisi Harrison was born in the fashion capital of our neighbor to the north, Toronto, Canada. She was the Queen Bee of many cliques and kept copious records of them in the journals she always had with her --- a hobby she has to this day. After university, Lisi moved to New York City where she began a career creating and developing shows for MTV, including "Room Raiders." Lisi also was the head writer for MTV Productions and a columnist for Jane magazine. Now that she has given up the glamour to write for teens full time, Lisi is currently at work on the next book in The Clique series with creative consulting done by Bee Bee, her fashionista Chihuahua.
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Author Information Lisi Harrison was born in the fashion capital of our neighbor to the north, Toronto, Canada. She was the Queen Bee of many cliques and kept copious records of them in the journals she always had with her --- a hobby she has to this day. After university, Lisi moved to New York City where she began a career creating and developing shows for MTV, including "Room Raiders." Lisi also was the head writer for MTV Productions and a columnist for Jane magazine. Now that she has given up the glamour to write for teens full time, Lisi is currently at work on the next book in The Clique series with creative consulting done by Bee Bee, her fashionista Chihuahua.
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Prey Paperback March 2010 | $6.99 A teacher is supposed to impart a love of learning and a thirst for knowledge. It’s a bit different with Ms. Lori Settles. All the kids are talking about how hot she is–and she is especially interested in Ryan Piccoli. When she starts giving Ryan extra attention, he’s feeling more
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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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Paulsen ran away from home and joined a carnival when he was just 14. After that, he had many different jobs—engineer, truck driver, sailor, and satellite technician. Gary Paulsen’s earliest writing job was as a magazine proofreader in Hollywood, California. He left that job for a cabin in Minnesota where he completed his first novel within a few months. Paulsen is extremely critical of modern technology and tries to live a simple life. Paulsen’s body of work includes over 200 books, 200 articles and stories, and many plays. Paulsen and his wife, Ruth Wright Paulsen, currently own a boat in the Pacific, and he is in the process of writing about their many a
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Gary Paulsen Biography / Profile Hatchet Lesson Plan Hatchet Study Guide (quickNotes) Woodsong Study Guide (quickNotes)
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All Resources by Category Display as: Categories, List Articles Biography Gary Paulsen Biography / Profile
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Melody, a 10 year old girl with Cerebral Palsy so severe that she can neither speak nor move independently.
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Her world suddenly opens up when she gets a computer with a voice program that allows her to speak for the first time.
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It holds up a mirror for all of us to see how we react to people with disabilities that make us uncomfortable.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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].
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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The River (1991) Brian's Winter (Hatchet: Winter) (1996) Brian's Return (Hatchet: The Call) (1999) Brian's Hunt (2003)
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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
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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
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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
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Harris and Me (1993) The Schernoff Discoveries (1997) (2003) Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day (2004) (2006) Lawn Boy (2007)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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(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)
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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
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Gary Paulsen's site Film adaptions by Gary Paulsen from the IMDb site 1990 young adult Sequoyah Award from Oklahoma Library Association External links
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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
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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
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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
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Garth Nix (born 19 July 1963 in Melbourne) is an Australian author of young adult fantasy novels, most notably the Old Kingdom series, The Seventh Tower series, and The Keys to the Kingdom series. Garth Nix is not a pseudonym. He has frequently been asked this question and said, "I guess people ask me because it sounds like the perfect name for a writer of fantasy. However, it is my real name."[1]
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Biography Nix was raised in Canberra. Subsequent to a period working for the Australian Government, he traveled in Europe before returning to Australia in 1983 and undertaking a BA in professional writing between 1984 and 1986 at the University of Canberra. He worked in a Canberra bookshop after graduation, before moving to Sydney in 1987, where he worked his way up in the publishing field. He was a sales rep and publicist before becoming a Senior editor at HarperCollins. In 1993 he commenced further travel in Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe before becoming a full time marketing consultant, founding his own company Gotley Nix Evans Pty Ltd.[2] In addition to his work as a fantasy novelist, Nix has written a number of scenarios and articles for the role playing field, including thos
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e has also written case studies, articles and news items in the information technology field, his work appearing in publications such as Computerworld and PCWorld.[2] Nix lives with wife Anna, a publisher, and son Thomas Henry in Sydney, New South Wales in Australia.[3]
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for Dungeons & Dragons and Traveller. These have appeared in related publications such as White Dwarf, Multiverse and Breakout!.