by Francine Levitov
Mon, May 25, 2009
Paul Zindel (1936-2003) was discovered in the mid-1960’s by Charlotte Zolotow, who had seen a television production of his Pulitzer Prize–winning play, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man–in–the–Moon Marigolds and decided that Zindel must try his hand at young adult fiction. Mr. Zindel went on to become a pioneer in the genre as we know it today. His books for Harper Collins include The Doom Stone and Loch, both Recommended books for the Reluctant YA Reader (ALA), and the tragicomic memoir The Pigman & Me, which School Library Journal said in a starred review "allows readers a glimpse of Zindel's youth, gives them insight into some of his fictional characters, and provides many examples of universal experiences that will make them laugh and cry." The Pigman & Me was both a 1993 ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a 1993 ALA Notable Children's Book.
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by Nancy Chaplin
Mon, Jun 01, 2009
Sharon Draper is a two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author, most recently for Copper Sun, and previously for Forged by Fire. She's also the recipient of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Author Award for New Talent for Tears of a Tiger and the Coretta Scott King Author Honor for The Battle of Jericho and November Blues. Her other books include Romiette and Julio, Darkness Before Dawn, and Double Dutch. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she taught high school English for twenty-five years. She's a popular conference speaker, addressing educational and literary groups both nationally and internationally.
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by Nola Theiss
Mon, Jun 01, 2009
Frances O'Roark Dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of Dovey Coe, Where I'd Like to Be, The Secret Language of Girls, Chicken Boy, Phineas L. MacGuire...Erupts!,and Phineas L. MacGuire...Gets Slimed! A veteran Army brat, she spenther formative years moving hither and yonder, and is a former resident of Fort Hood, Texas, just like Elvis Presley/ She lives with her husband and two sons in Durham, North Carolina.
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by Bette Ammon
Mon, Jun 01, 2009
Robert Burleigh lives in Chicago, Illinois and has written many children's books.
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by Francine Levitov
Tue, May 26, 2009
Karen Levine has won many awards for her work in radio, including two presigious Peabody Awards (Canada) - one for the documentary Children of the Holocaust. This book is based on Karen's CBC radio documentary, also called Hana's Suitcase, which appeared on The Sunday Edition (Canada)and which won the gold medal at the New York International Radio Festival.
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