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Author Choices for the Author Study. The Author Lottery will be on Thursday, Oct. 11th.
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6th Grade AUTHOR STUDY
Young Adult Authors2012
Susan Campbell Bartoletti
http://academic.keystone.edu/thegathering/bartoletti.html
Historical Fiction• A Coal Miner’s Bride: The Diary of
Anetka Kaminska (Dear America)
• The Boy Who Dared
Non-Fiction• Hitler Youth: Growing up in Hitler’s
Shadow (Newbery honor)• They Called themselves the K.K.K.
Click here for a book trailer.
Gennifer Choldenko
Historical Fiction• Al Capone Does My
Shirts – series book 1(Newbery Honor)
Contemporary Fiction
• Notes from a Liar and Her Dog
Fantasy• No Passengers Beyond
this PointClick here for a book trailer
Matt Christopher
http://www.amazon.com/Matt-Christopher/e/B000APFXQQ/ref=sr_tc_ep?qid=1317491721
Sports Fiction / Contemporary Fiction• Fighting Tackle• Ice Magic
Biography• On the Court with Grant Hill
Andrew Clements
Contemporary Fiction• Extra Credit
Science Fiction• Things Not Seen (series, book 1)
Survival• A Week in the Woods
MysteryBenjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the
School series• We the Children, Book 1
http://www.andrewclements.net/
Eoin Colfer
Fantasy• Artemis Fowl (series)• Graphic Format version
Science Fiction• The Wish List (Lone Star)
Mystery & Detective• Half-Moon Investigations
Contemporary Fiction• Benny & Omar
Adventure• Airman Click here for book trailer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eoin_Colfer
Caroline B. Cooney
scbookfestival.org
Suspense/Contemporary Fiction• Code Orange (Lone Star)Click here for a book trailer
• Three Black Swans• They Never Came Back• The Lost Songs
John Coy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coy
Sports Fiction• Crackback • Box Out
Click here for a book trailer:
• Eyes on the Goal
Frances O’Roark Dowell
Realistic / Contemporary Fiction• Where I’d Like to Be• Chicken Boy• Falling In• The Secret Language of Girls• Ten Miles Past NormalClick here for a book trailer
http://www.francesdowell.com/biography/
John Feinstein
Sports Fiction / Mystery
• Rush for the Gold• Last Shot (Lone Star)• The Rivalry
Sportswriter, Columnist, Broadcaster, Sports commentator
http://www.harrywalker.com/speaker/John-Feinstein.cfm?Spea_ID=318
Sally Gardner
Historical Fantasy• I, Coriander• The Red Necklace
Click here for a book trailer
• The Silver Blade (sequel)
Magical Upside-down books• The Strongest Girl in the World /
The Invisible Boy
http://www.telegraph.co.ukml
Margaret Peterson HaddixScience FictionThe Shadow Children Series• Among the Hidden, book 1 (Lone Star)
The Missing Series• Found, book 1 (Lone Star)
Fantasy• Palace of Mirrors
Contemporary Fiction• Double Identity (Bluebonnet)
39 Clues Book 10: Into the Gauntlet
http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Margaret-Peterson-Haddix/20539155
Will Hobbs
Contemporary Fiction (Adventure & Sci-Fi)
• Crossing the Wire• Take Me to the River
(Lone Star)
• Go Big or Go Home
http://www.watchnewspapers.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Author+Will+Hobbs+Speaks+at+Anasazi+Heritage+Center+Sunday%20&id=8566390&instance=1st_right
Kimberly Willis Holt
Historical Fiction• When Zachary Beaver
Came to Town (Newbery)
• My Louisiana Sky• The Water SeekerClick here for a book trailer
http://www.randomhouse.com/teens/authors
Anthony HorowitzAlex Rider Adventures• Scorpia Rising: The Final Mission
Diamond Brother’s Mysteries• The Falcon’s Malteser
SupernaturalGatekeepers series• Raven’s Gate, book 1
Historical Fiction• The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes
Novelhttp://www.topnews.in/renowned-writer-anthony-horowitz
Peg KehretAdventure • The Ghost’s Grave (Bluebonnet)
Realistic Thriller• Runaway Twin
Contemporary Fiction• Saving Lilly
Non-Fiction• Shelter Dogs
Autobiography• Small Steps: The Year I got Polio rascofromrif.org
Gordon Korman
Adventure/Survival• Dive: The Discovery, book 1
Contemporary & Humor• Schooled• No More Dead Dogs• Framed, book 3 in the Swindle
Series
39 Clues • Book 2: One False Note • Book 8: The Emperor’s Code
C.S. Lewis
Fantasy
The Chronicles of Narnia• The Lion, the Witch & the
Wardrobe• The Last Battle
http://www.doreleiden.nl/boeken/bb2002-07a.asp
Cynthia Lord
http://audioboo.fm
Contemporary Fiction
• RulesClick here for a book trailer
• Touchblue
Mike Lupica
Sports Fiction• Million Dollar Throw• Miracle on 49th Street• Comeback Kids: Two-Minute Drill
(Bluebonnet)• The Underdogs
Fantasy• Hero (Bluebonnet)
ESPN Sports caster and sports columnist
www.mikelupicabooks.com/mikelupica.html
Ann M. Martin
Historical Fiction• Here Today
Contemporary Fiction• A Corner of the Universe
(Newbery)Click here for a book trailer.
• Everything for a Dog
Fantasy• The Doll People
hipark.austin.isd.tenet.edu
Wendy Mass
Contemporary Fiction• 13 Gifts
• A Mango Shaped Space
• Every Soul a Star
• Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Click here for a book trailer.
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Realistic Fiction• Faith, Hope & Ivy June
Click here for a book trailer
• Reluctantly Alice (series)• Ice (Lone Star)
Mystery• The Face in the Bessledorf
Funeral Parlor – (Bluebonnet & series)
• Jade Green (Lone Star)
nplbookbuddies.blogspot.com
Gary PaulsenHistorical Fiction• Woods Runner
Autobiography• My Life in Dog Years (Bluebonnet)
Realistic Fiction / Humor
• Lawn Boy (Bluebonnet)
• Notes from the Dog• Liar, Liar (series)
• Paintings from the Cave: Three Novellas (Lone Star)
Ann Rinaldi
Historical Fiction• The Red Headed Princess• The Letter Writer
Click here for a book trailer
• Numbering the Bones
Dear America Series: My Heart is On the Ground
Great Episodes Series:• Or Give Me Death: …Patrick
Henry’s family
http://www.princeton.lib.nj.us/teens/books/images/rinaldi.jpg
Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson and the Olympians• The Lightning Thief
The Kane Chronicles:• The Throne of Fire, book 2
The Heroes of Olympus:• The Lost Hero, book 1
39 Clues Book 1: Maze of Bones
http://www.rickriordan.com/index.php/about-the-author/
J.K. Rowling
Fantasy / Adventure
Harry Potter books• Sorcerer’s Stone• Deathly Hallows
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
http://www.starpulse.com/Notables/Rowling,_J.K./Pictures/
Louis Sachar
Contemporary Fiction• Holes (Newbery)• Small Steps
Humor• There’s a Boy in the Girl’s
Bathroom• Wayside School series
… Gets a Little Stranger
http://portland.readinglocal.com/2010/04/17/today-4-17-louis-sachar-at-the-central-library/
Neal Shusterman
Contemporary Fiction• The Schwa Was Here
Science Fiction• Dark Side of Nowhere
Dark Fusion Series• Duckling Ugly
Roland Smith
http://www.akla.org/kodiak2009/speakers.php
Historical Fiction:• Elephant RunClick here for a book trailer.
Adventure / Survival:• Independence Hall, I.Q. Series - book 1
• Cryptid Hunters
• Peak• Storm Runners
39 Clues Cahills v Vespers: Book 4, Shatterproof
Wendeline Van Draanen
Mystery• Sammy Keyes series
Realistic Fiction• The Running DreamClick here for summary from the author.
• Flipped• Swear to Howdy
thechildrensbookreview.com
Sarah Weeks
Contemporary Fiction• Regular Guy (series)• Jumping the Scratch• So B. It• As Simple as It Seems• Pie
http://www.sarahweeks.com/sweeks-about.htm
Deborah Wiles
Contemporary Fiction• Each Little Bird That Sings
(Bluebonnet)
• Love, Ruby Lavender• Aurora County All-Stars
Historical Fiction • Sixties Trilogy: Countdown,
book 1 (Lone Star)Click here for a book trailer!
hungermtn.org
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