Amazing Authors

Avi• Avi had a disability

called dysgraphia which makes writing difficult.

• With the help from a tutor Avi overcame his weakness and today is a prize winning author.

• Some books by Avi are…

• The true Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

• Nothing but the Truth • What do Fish have to

do With Anything • Wolf Rider

Andrew Clements• Born in 1949• Started his career by

writing picture books• Started on his first

book in 1990, Frindle

• Books by Andrew Clements:

• The Last Holiday Concert

• Lunch Money• No Talking• Frindle• Things Hoped For• The School Story

Caroline Cooney• An passionate reader • Some of her favorite

books: Sword of the Wilderness and the Hardy Boys Series

• She has written over 60 books

• Her first book was “Safe as the Grave”

• More books by Cooney:

• Among Friends• Driver’s Ed• Code Orange• Mummy• Freeze Tag• Burning Up

Susan Cooper• Writes newspaper

articles, books for children and adults, screenplays for TV and a Broadway play.

• Born in May, 1935• First novel was

Mandrake

• Books by Susan Cooper:

• The Dark is Rising• The Boggart• The Grey King• King of Shadows• Greenwitch• Silver on the Tree• Victory

Dan Gutman

• Born in New York City, on October 19, 1955.

• Graduated in 1977 from Rutgers University.

• Began writing humorous essays.

• Is the author of many children’s books, such as The Million Dollar Putt, Casey Back at Bat, and Abner and Me.

Margret Peterson Haddix

• Started off as a reporter or journalist.

• Loved to read during childhood.

• Graduated from Miami University of Ohio.

• Books by Haddix:• Running out of Time• Double Identity• Among the Hidden• Just Ella

Will Hobbs

• Graduated from Stanford University.

• His stories come from his life experiences.

• He has wrote 17 novels for upper elementary, middle school, and young adult readers.

• Books by Hobbs:• Go Big or Go Home• The Maze• Downriver• Ghost Canoe• Howling Hill• Beardream

Lois Lowry

• Graduated from Brown University. (in Rhode Island)

• Most of her books are themed with the idea of the importance of human connections.

• She usually writes books for children.

• Books by Lowry:• Anastasia Absolutely• Zooman Sam• Switcharound• The Giver• Gooney Bird Greene

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

• Born January 4th, 1933

• Won the Newberry Award for her book Shiloh.

• Lives in Bethesda, Maryland.

• Books she has written:

• Shiloh• Alice in between• The girls get even• Sang spell • Ice• Being

Katherine Paterson

• Graduated from King College in Bristol, Tennessee

• Born in Qing Jiang, China

• Her book Bridge to Terabithia, won the Newbery Medal.

• Author of:• The Bridge to

Terabithia• Jacob Have I Loved• Lyddie• Preacher’s Boy• The Same Stuff as

Stars

Gary Paulsen

• Born May 17th, 1939• Attended Bemidji

College in Minnesota.• Written more than

175 books and 200 articles and short stories

• He has written:• Hatchet• Dogsong• The Winter Room• Brian’s winter

Jerry Spinelli

• Grew up in Norristown, Penn.

• His book, Maniac Magee, won the Newberry Medal as well as his book Wringer.

• Books By Spinnelli:• Crash• Maniac Magee• Knots in My Yo-Yo

String• My Daddy and Me• Blue Ribbon Blues• Stargirl

Mildred Taylor

• Born in Jackson, Mississippi on September 13th, 1943

• She attended college in Toledo, Ohio and the University of Colorado

• In 1997, she won the ALAN award.

• She has written:• Roll of Thunder, Hear

My Cry• Let the Circle Be

Unbroken• The Road to Memphis• Song of the Trees

Paul Zindel

• Went to Wagner College and majored in chemistry.

• His first novel was the Pigman.

• In high school, he wrote his first play.

• Books by Zindel:• Loch• The Effect of Gamma

Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

• My Darling, My Hamburger

• Confessions of a Teenage Baboon.

Lawrence Yep

• Was born in San Francisco, 1948

• He won the Newberry Medal award for the book, Dragonwing.

• He grew up on the Monterey Peninsula in California.

• He has written:• Dragonwings• Child of the Owl• Liar Liar• The Rainbow People• Later Gator• Monster Makers Inc.

Ruth White

• Born in 1942• Grew up in

Whitewood, Virginia• Won the Newberry

Honor medal in 1977• Attended Montreal

Anderson College, Pfeiffer College and Queens College.

• Books by White:• The City Rose• Sweet Creek Holler• Weeping Willow• Belle Prater’s Boy

Patricia Reilly Giff

• She has won two Newberry Medal awards for the book Lily’s Crossing and Hollis Woods.

• She earned a B.A. degree from Marymount College and a M.A. from St. John’s University.

• She has written:• A house of tailors• Lily’s Crossing• Water Street• Fourth-Grade

Celebrity• Maggie’s door

Jack Gantos

• He was born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania

• As a child, he was in the Bluebird reading group.

• He published his first book (Rotten Ralph) in 1976, while in college.

• Books by Gantos:• The Jack Henry

books• The Joey Pigza books• The Rotten Ralph

Books• Hole in my Life• Desire Lines• The Love Curse of

the Rumbaughs.

Anthony Horowitz

• Born in 1956 in Stanmore

• He wrote his first book at the age of 23.

• Most of his books are based on murder.

• He attended Orley Farm Prep School.

• Books by Horowitz:• The Power of Five• Alex Rider• Diamond Brothers• The Skeleton Key• Evil Star• Eagle strike• Stormbreaker

Avi

Andrew Clements

Caroline Cooney

Dan Gutman

Will Hobbs

Lois Lowry

Katherine Paterson

Gary Paulsen

Jerry Spinelli

Mildred Taylor

Paul Zindel

Lawrence Yep

Patricia Reilly GiffRuth White

Anthony Horowitz