An index to websites containing information about children's and young adults' authors and illustrators.

Robin McKinley is the author of the novels SPINDLE-s END, BEAUTY, THE BLUE SWORD (Newbery Honor Book, 1983), THE HERO AND THE CROWN (Newbery Award winner, 1985), THE OUTLAWS OF SHERWOOD, DEERSKIN, and ROSE DAUGHTER, and the short story collections THE DOOR IN THE HEDGE and THE KNOT IN THE GRAIN. She is an American living in England, married to the English writer Peter Dickinson. They have ...

Powell's Books is the largest independent used and new bookstore in the world. We carry an extensive collection of out of print rare, and technical titles as well as many other new and used books in every field.

The Diana Wynne Jones Homepage or Travels in the Land of Ingary Kingsbury Door: Chrestomanci Castle News Welcome to Kingsport! If you step through this door, you can meet the King and his beautiful daughter, argue with a merchant, or sell secret potions to languishing courtiers. The Kingsport Daily News will give you the most recent happenings here in Chrestomanci Castle. 16 April 2002 I've made ...

Romance Author Patricia Cabot's Homepage ...

The official site for children's and young adult author Lois Lowry ...

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Series of Civil War historical fiction novels for children that are readable and fun! These adventure packed books starring every day kids make learning history exciting! Free Lesson Plans available.

Welcome This site will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about children's author Laurie Halse Anderson and her books. Laurie writes for all age levels; picture books for small children, middle-grade novels, and young adult novels for teenagers. She also gives writing workshops for students and teachers. The American Library Association has announced their award winners! Two buddies of ...

Author page of Tamora Pierce, author of THE SONG OF THE LIONESS, THE IMMORTALS, and THE CIRCLE OF MAGIC quartets and FIRST TEST, PAGE, and SQUIRE, and MAGIC STEPS, and STREET MAGIC, updated November 2001 ...

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Biography | Books | Articles | Home | Welcome to the Joan Bauer site. Joan is the author of Hope was Here, Rules of the Road, and Backwater, published by Penguin/Putnam; as well as Squashed, Thwonk, and Sticks, published by Bantam, Doubleday Dell. NEWS FLASH: The American Library Association announced on January 15, 2001 that Hope was Here has been selected as a Newbery Honor Medal winner. www.

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Sara ryan's site, with information about writing projects, including first novel Empress of the World, plus recommendations of books, movies, music and art, Cuba photo album, etc.

Kimberly Willis Holt's official website - National Book Award winner includes information on her books, inspirations, writing tips, and more.

The official home page of Robin McKinley, including a discussion group, a reader survey, news about new books, biographical information, book summaries, and a letter from Robin McKinley.

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The official website for author Sarah Dessen ...

Nancy Werlin's Web Site ...

Teacher CyberGuide http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/giver/givertg.htm CyberGuide by Virginia Frank Introduction This supplemental unit was developed as part of the Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) Project, funded by the California Technology Assistance Program (CTAP). Disclaimer: The links here have been scrutinized for their grade and age appropriateness; however, ...

Marilyn Singer Author of over 60 books for Children and Young Adults. Click here for Marilyn's bibliography Click here for Sidelights Sketch from Something About the Author Click here for news and appearances Click here for interviews with Marilyn Want tips on writing children's books Here's a FAQ written with writers David Lubar and Anne LeMieux. Click here to read Marilyn's article in ...

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John H. Ritter, author CHOOSING UP SIDES, about left-handed kid's struggles against father's objection to baseball and left-handedness. Winner: 1999 International Reading Association's 'Children's Book Award.' ...

William Durbins homepage including books written, awards won, presentations, info about upcoming novels, and purchase information on works.

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Welcome to W.T. Melon's Home Page *Web site of Douglas Evans Meet W.T. Melon Visit Apple Island Author Info Books School Visits School Poems What's News Thinking Cap BEWARE! top Illustrations Larry Di Fiori Used with permission You are visitor to Mr. Melon's room. ...

Merrill Joan Gerber has published five novels, including King of the World, winner of the Pushcart Prize, and The Kingdom of Brooklyn, winner of the Harold Ribalow Award for Jewish fiction, as well as dozens of short stories in magazines like The New Yorker and The Atlantic.

Educational resource for young adult literature author M.E. Kerr and her alter ego, children's books author Mary James. Interview, biography, bibliography, references, comments, book summaries, discussion group, photos, sound bites. For fans and researchers.

Terry Davis celebrates the new edition of Vision Quest at Auntie's Bookstore in Spokane. Original cover art. Original cover art. Vision Quest, the movie, available from Warner Home Video. Publisher, Vision Quest (March 2002). Welcome! Terry Davis, March 2002 Meet Terry Davis August 2 & 3, 2002 International Wrestling Institute and Museum (Newton, Iowa) I'll be signing books on Friday and ...

Welcome to the homepage of Randall Beth Platt, author of books such as The Four Arrows Fe-As-Ko, Honor Bright, Out Of a Forest Clearing, the Royalscope Fe-As-Ko, The Cornerstone ...

Official Website of Margaret Buffie, award winning young adult fiction writer.

All about Karen Rivers and her books: The Tree Tattoo, Waiting to Dive, Dream Water and Surviving Sam, plus Q&A for writers, and more!

Check out our interview with R.L. Stine! Reviews NIGHTMARE HOUR R. L. Stine Robert Lawrence Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old and today he has achieved the position of the best selling children's author in history. Stine, born in Columbus, Ohio, began writing short stories, joke books, and comic books for his friends, and he has devoted his adult life to getting kids to ...

HEY! YOU FOUND ME! WELCOME TO THE MAGIC APOSTROPHE HOME PAGE! This is the page for people who know all about Tan'ith and Gwydion ~ and those who don't! About The Magic Apostrophe Other Books Poetry and Plays Illustrated Books Poetry and prose for adults A bit about the author and current projects. Preview of Me and my big mouth . Year 2002 Activities For Teachers If you'd like to get in ...

Have you read the first two books in my DANCEFUTURES series, First-String Future and Future Perfect If not, you can preview them here. If you have, you can comment on them and even suggest ideas for the next books. But that's not all! You can also meet Tori's cats, learn a little Russian, as she does in Future Perfect, and even get some author tips for your own writing. Let's get to know each ...

Welcome! If you have found your way here, it's either because you've read one of my books and you're interested in finding out a little more, or because you're a friend dropping by. Either way, I'm glad you've come. You will find buttons for the following books by Kristen D. Randle (that would be me): On the Side of the Angels The Only Alien on the Planet Breaking Rank There, you will find the ...

Learn about Lois Lowry, popular children's book author.

Randy Powell is the author of several highly acclaimed books for young adults. This is his website.

Site gives information about me and my books for young adults and children. It also has links to web sites and would be helpful to readers, teachers and writers.

Winter 1996 Volume 23, Number 2 M. Jerry Weiss, Editor Jersey City State College, Jersey City, New Jersey WHAT JOHNNY CAN'T READ Censorship in American Libraries by Suzanne Fisher Staples Among my happiest memories are of rainy summer days tuck-ed up under the eaves of our family's rustic lake cottage, a gentle patter overhead, reading a book. The Hardy Boys. Black Beauty. Treasure Island. The ...

Telling Christina Goodbye Trisha Thompson and her best friend Christina are having a great senior year. Trisha and her boyfriend, Cody, are making plans to attend Indiana University together in the fall, while Christina has already received a scholarship to the University of Vermont. Everything would be perfect if only Trisha got along with Christinas controlling boyfriend Tucker, who is trying ...

Southern Skies publishing company specializes in Stephen W. Meader adventure books for boys. Now in print: T-Model Tommy, about an entrepreneurial boy who buys an old T-Model delivery truck to earn money to help support his widowed mother.

San Jose's Author Art Rodriguez tells two riveting stories of his youth as a criminal and about his family heritage. How one man turned his misfortunes into a success story ...

Phil Campagna is the author of young adult novels The Freedom Run (a Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice) and The Liberty Circle.

Tales from the riverbank of a very different kind. The new book for teenagers by David Churchill ...

ACHUKA News Chat Teen/YA Fic Non-Fic Chap Pic Profiles Media Educational Poetry Guides Notices Interviews Specials Robert Cormier London, July 2000 ACHUKA interviewed Robert Cormier at his London hotel on the afternoon of 11th July, prior to his evening discussion with Melvin Burgess. Like the transcript of that event, this extended interview is being uploaded in installments. Join the Mail List ...

What's New Books out Matter of Profit Songs of Power Navohar Biography Writing tips about this montage... I'm the poster child for persistence. The cover montage represents seventeen years spent writing, seriously, for publication, before my first novel sold. During those years I had my office in several places: a corner of the kitchen table, a corner of the basement, a corner of the living ...

Biography and lesson plans for Laurence Yep children's author ...

The official site for Sherri Smith, author of Lucy the Giant.

Copyright 1997 -- San Diego County Office of Education.-- All rights reserved. http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/pigman/pigmantg.html unit written by Linda Taggart-Fregoso Introduction This supplemental unit to The Pigman was developed by Linda Taggart-Fregoso in the Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) Project, funded by the California Technology Assistance Program (CTAP) ...

The best book I've ever read! (One of the thousands of Gaz fans.) Warren Flynn's novels have inspired and amused teenagers around Australia. Fun and adventure, love and pain; Flynn's books take kids and adults on a ride they won't forget. Different Voices - Absolutely brilliant! It was like I was locked to the book! Kristy, John Curtin Senior High. Check out the reviews, background and feedback.

About David Almond Bookshelf Awards & Reviews Dear Reader, I want to express my heartfelt thanks to the many booksellers, librarians, and reviewers who have given my first two novels, Skellig and Kit's Wilderness, such enthusiastic support. I want to thank my readers, young and old. I'm thrilled that my Words are at work so far away from home. I recently completed my first book tour of the USA.

LEARNING ABOUT LAURENCE YEP Compiled by: Adrienne Gendell and Maggie Hanley with Kay E. Vandergrift in Young Adult Literature INTRODUCTION Laurence Michael Yep calls to the multicultural aspect of the young adult literary world. A Chinese-American, Yep writes realistic fiction, science fiction, and fantasy for children, young adults, and adults. His concerns are reflected in his many works by ...

Susanna Vance, author of Random House Young Adult book, SIGHTS, has received a coveted starred review from Horn Book, the standard for literary reviewers. Vance is known for her dark humor, quirky characters, and strong voice. SIGHTS incorporates magic realism to tell the 1950's story of Baby Girl, a spunky, offbeat teenager who sees into the future...

Biography, bibliography and lesson plans for Lloyd Alexander children's author ...

Interview with Caroline Cooney The Voice on the Radio By Caroline B. Cooney Delacorte Press, $13.45 ISBN 0385322135 Cooney keeps the shivers coming Interview by Dee Ann Grand Let's all admit it. We cringe a bit when we hear the word sequel. We hold our breath when buying one, half afraid we'll be disappointed. Well, Caroline Cooney fans, before you run out and get The Voice on the Radio, ...

Contact Us Site Search MS 8556 Papers of Colin Thiele (1920- ) Scope and Content Biographical Note Series List Series Description Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Box List Scope and Content Papers 1933-92 7.84 m.. (56 boxes) Available for reference, except Series 3 which is Restricted until five years after Colin Thiele's death. The papers were donated to the Library under the Taxation Incentives for the ...

Winter 1995 Volume 22, Number 2 M. Jerry Weiss, Editor Jersey City State College, Jersey City, New Jersey Different Is Just Different Suzanne Fisher Staples In Lake County, Florida, where I live, the school board passed a resolution last winter that allows teaching multicultural studies provided they are taught from the perspective that American culture is superior. America's growing preference ...

Home of Blair A. Karsch, author of Bigger Than Cool. Read about Karsch, view pictures, send e-mail, read poems from Bigger Than Cool and more. This site also contains information on the On Your Level Youth Project, Inc.

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Fall 1994 Volume 22, Number 1 Journey To Meet the Pigman Paul Zindel It's been twenty-five years since The Pigman was published, and I'm thrilled to have the chance to tell you about a mystery connected with the book. I suspect the mystery has as much to do with a search for the seeds of my own boyhood as it does with an investigation into the true identity of the Pigman. Journey is a wonderful ...

Site with information on Annette Curtis Klause, author of The Silver Kiss, Alien Secrets, and Blood and Chocolate.

Coastal View Kit Pearson on Being a B.C. Writer by Kit Pearson Volume 22 Number 4 1994 September How does living in B.C. influence my writing What is it like being a B.C. writer Kit Pearson poses and answers those questions for readers across Canada. The following text is an edited version of an address given by Kit Pearson at the Canadian Library Association Annual Conference in Vancouver on ...

You have found my odd little space. As an author, I am qualified to blabber on endlessly. Don't run away! I'll spare you THIS time. Come on in, look around and enjoy. Oh, and scuse the mess... People lost in this space so far: Author Profile - Brenda MacDibble: Why Well, OK, stifle your yawns... I was raised in a muddle of backwater villages and towns in heartland New Zealand. While NZ ...

Great information on sightseeing, places to visit, stay, eat and drink in South Australia.

Sue Townsend and resources concerning her works.

A 14-year-old publishes her first novel: An interest in vampires leads a teenager to a book contract.

Discover and contact Juanitta Baldwin on AuthorsDen. Get the latest information on Juanitta Baldwin, bio, books, news, events, short stories, etc.

Select Harry Potter Animorphs Dear America Remnants Deltora Quest Goosebumps Captain Underpants T*Witches Clifford Scholastic's The Magic School Bus I Spy Winner of the 1998 Newbery Medal! OUT OF THE DUST by Karen Hesse Scholastic Press; $15.95 ISBN 0-590-36080-9 Scholastic; $4.99 ISBN 0-590-37125-8 A poem cycle that reads as a novel, Out of the Dust tells the story of Billie Jo, a girl who ...

The Kelleher Rap Lyrics: K. Ikin Music: A. Routledge, D. Saunders Recorded at St. Stephen's School, 1993 1993-1997 K. Ikin, A. Routledge, D. Saunders Born In England, in London to be exact Now he lives in Glebe 'cos that's where it's at Victor Kelleher Born on 19th July '39 And he moved to Natal Uni '59 Victor Kelleher South Africa's his pad in 1963 He hung out (in) Africa 'til 1973 I bet ...

Kit Pearson Kit Pearson was born in Edmonton Alberta in 1947, April 30th. She later moved to places such as Vancouver, British Columbia. Kit used to work as a librarian but then later took up writing. With her writing she won such awards as the Mr. Cristy Book Award and the Canadian Library Association Book Award for young people. The books she wrote are The Daring Game , A Handful of Time , The ...

Readers Talk to Writers Jacqueline Woodson: A Lesson Idea or Two by Martha Merson I confessed to the Hooked on Whole Books Sharing Group in September that Jacqueline Woodson's book, I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This, made me cry more than once. I've been known to cry at the end of a book, but this short novel had my tears flowing at various points. As Elizabeth Whitsey wrote in her review of the ...