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Today. R L Stine’s books are available in 32 languages and sales figures have crossed over 300 million copies across the globe.

Blind Date was the first teen horror novel which R L Stine wrote in 1987

followed by Hit and Run, Beach House and The Girl friend.

"What I hated was not any particular subject, but anything that reeked of busy work; all the pointless assignments that took a lot of time but taught me nothing.

e wild and entertaining

Though her dad's stories sparked an interest in writing, life in a small town afforded

addix grew up on a farm in Washington Courthouse, Ohio - the same small town where her family has lived since the early 1800s.

l the while, though, Haddix worried that her rising career in journalism was distracting her from her true calling: that of a fiction writer.

offer in Illinois, Haddix quit her job at the Indianapolis News and moved north with him. There, she worked various part-time and temporary jobs, including English teacher at a community college in Danville, in order to start he

as two ch

novels, including the first three of seven books in the "Among the…" series (Among the Barons, Among the Betrayed, and Among the Imposters). She's currently working on book four, Among the Brave, and another, nonseries title, called Say What? She has won an International Reading Association Children's Book Award, and the American Library Association has na

es writing for young audiences, Haddix replied: "Teenagers are naturally such good characters in books. They hav

n the first decade of the 21st century, Stine has worked on installments of five different book series, Mostly Ghostly, Rotten School, Fear Street, The Nightmare Room, Goosebumps Horrorland and the stand-alone novels Dangerous Girls

On June 22, 1969, Stine married Jane Waldhorn, who became an editor and writer[8] and formed Parachute Press with Joan Waricha on April 1, 1983.[16] Their only child, Matthew, was born on June 7, 1980[8] and works in the music industry.[17

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)