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Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures (2013), illus.
Alice In Wonderland (2002)
Rebecca Stead is an American children’s author.
She graduated from Vassar College in 1989.
She is the author of three popular children's books: First Light, When You Reach Me, and Liar & Spy.
Stead was born in New York City on January 16, 1968.
From the time she was young, she was interested in literature and writing.
She worked as a lawyer and public defender several years.
Stead is married to a lawyer named Sean O’Brien.
She began writing again when she was raising her children.
Books and achievements
Stead has written three young adult books.
Her first book, First Light, was published in 2007.
It is about a young boy who is studying climate change.
Her second book, When You Reach Me, was published in 2009.
It is a mix of mystery,  historical fiction, and a school story.
It won the Newbery Medal in 2010.
Her next book, Liar and Spy, was published in 2012.
This book is about a seventh grade boy living in Brooklyn, New York, and how he feels about problems with his best friend.
Liar and Spy won the Guardian Prize in 2013.
Her latest book is Goodbye Stranger.
Pam Muñoz Ryan is an American children's writer.
She was born on December 25, 1951, in Bakersfield, California.
She is the daughter of Don Bell and Esperanza Muñoz.
She is the eldest of three sisters and twenty-three cousins.
She took much of her inspiration for her books from her family and human rights in history.
For example, the idea for Esperanza Rising came from her grandmother's experiences immigrating to America.
When Marian Sang shows the discrimination against African Americans in the theater.
She has written two novels, three books in the "Doug" series, and 13 picture books.
As a child, Ryan spent many summers biking to the local library. "
The library became my favorite hangout because my family didn't have a swimming pool and the library was air-conditioned.
That's how I got hooked on reading and books," she said in an interview.
However, she did not realize until later that she wanted to be a writer.
During her time as a writer she won over 70 awards for all her books.
Esperanza Rising
When a rich young girl named Esperanza's father dies, she and her mother are forced to move from Mexico to America.
Esperanza and her mother find work with their family as farm workers.
Esperanza and her mother are in fear of being deported.
Although the conditions they live are bad, they could imagine how much worse their life would be in Mexico.
On this journey Esperanza learns more about herself and the world around her.
One Hundred Is a Family, illustrated by Benrei Huang, Hyperion Books (New York, NY), 1994
(With Jerry Pallotta) The Crayon Counting Board Book, illustrated by Frank Mazzola, Jr., Charlesbridge (Watertown, MA), 1996
The Flag We Love, illustrated by Frank Masiello, Charlesbridge (Watertown, MA), 1996
Armadillos Sleep in Dugouts: And Other Places Animals Live, illustrated by Diane de Groat, Hyperion Books (New York, NY), 1997
Pinky Is a Baby Mouse: And Other Baby Animal Names, illustrated by Diane de Grout, Hyperion Books (New York, NY), 1997
California, Here We Come!,
illustrated by Kay Salem, Charlesbridge (Watertown, MA), 1997
Riding Freedom (novel), illustrated by Brian Selznick, Scholastic Press (New York, NY), 1998
Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride, illustrated by Brian Selznick, Scholastic Press (New York, NY), 1999
Esperanza Rising (novel), Scholastic Press (New York, NY), 1998
Hello, Ocean, illustrated by Mark Astrella, Charlesbridge (Watertown, MA), 2001
Mice and Beans, illustrated by Joe Cepeda, Scholastic Press (New York, NY), 2001
Mud Is Cake, illustrated by David McPhail, Hyperion Books (New York, NY), 2002
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson, illustrated by Brian Selznick, Scholastic Press (New York, NY), 2002
How Do You Raise a Raisin?,
illustrated by Craig Brown, Charlesbridge (Watertown, MA), 2002
"DOUG" SERIES; BASED ON JIM JENKINS'S CARTOON CHARACTER 2002
Doug Counts Down, illustrated by Matthew C. Peters, Disney Press (New York, NY), 1998
Doug's Treasure Hunt, illustrated by Jumbo Pictures, Disney Press (New York, NY), 1998
Funnie Family Vacation, illustrated by William Presing and Tony Curanaj, Disney Press (New York, NY), 1998
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Jennifer L. Holm is an American author.
Her books include the Babymouse series, Middle School is Worse Than Meatloaf, and The Fourteenth Goldfish.
Holm was born in California in 1968.
She grew up in Audubon, Pennsylvania.
Her father, William W. Holm, was a pediatrician.
Her mother, Beverly A. Holm, was a pediatric nurse.
She married Jonathan Hamel, who was both a writer and a computer programmer.
She went to Dickinson College in 1990.
She has two children, Will and Millie May.
Penny From Heaven
Boston Jane: An Adventure
Boston Jane: Wilderness Days
Babymouse: Queen of the World!
Babymouse: Our Hero!
Babymouse: Heartbreaker
Babymouse: Beach Babe!
Babymouse: Puppy Love
Babymouse: Camp Babymouse
Babymouse: Skater Girl
Babymouse: Monster Mash,
Babymouse for President
Middle School is Worse than Meatloaf
The Postman Always Brings Mice
To Scratch a Thief
You Only Have Nine Lives
For Our Only May Amelia
Parents’ Choice Silver Award
The Best Book of the Year Designation
Newbery Honor
Notable Book Designation
American Library Association (ALA)
Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies Designation
National Council for the Social Studies
Utah Book Award
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award
For Boston Jane: An Adventure
Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media Award
ALA Best Books for Young Adults citation
Book Sense 76 Pick
For Penny From Heaven
For Baby Mouse:  Queen of the World!
Gryphon Award
ALA Notable Children’s Book
New York Book Show Awards
For Baby Mouse for President
Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for best publication for early readers
"Jennifer L. Holm."
Clare Vanderpool is an American children’s author.
Her first book, Moon Over Manifest, won the 2011 Newbery Medal.
She lives with her husband and four children in Kansas.
Vanderpool was born on November 6, 1964, in Wichita, Kansas.
She has a husband, Mark, and four children.
Vanderpool still lives in the town that she grew up in.
Her children go to the same schools that she went to as a child.
Vanderpool wrote the books Navigating Early, and Moon Over Manifest.
Moon Over Manifest won the 2011 Newbery Medal.
It tells the story of a 12-year-old girl, Abilene Tucker, who finds some secrets that start to put together the story of her father’s upbringing.
Vanderpool originally got the idea for Navigating Early (published 2013) from one of her mother’s dreams.
In the dream, there was a boy who was amazing at piano.
Although he never had any lessons, he could hear a difficult piece just once and would be able to play it perfectly.
From the dream, she created the book about a boy who had an unexplainable gift, that creates a close friendship with a girl. “
Where an author gets her ideas is simple.
Ideas come from watching, listening, paying attention, and most of all from the characters themselves.” -
Clare Vanderpool.
Lois Lowry (born Lois Ann Hammersberg; March 20, 1937) is an American author who was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Her father wasn’t present in her childhood, so she liked to write about strong father figures in her books.
She became interested in reading when she was very young.
She had a lot of trouble with math.
Career and accomplishments
Lowry began her career writing about children who face major challenges.
Most had to do with family.
Her first novel was A Summer to Die.
It established her as an important author of young adult fiction.
Her books cover many different topics, including the future, war, and humor.
They are for young adults who want to  read about serious issues.
Lowry is a very successful author.
She won the 1990 and 1994 Newbery Medal for Number the Stars and The Giver.
Some of her stories are based on her childhood, like her character Anastasia Krupnik in the book Anastasia Krupnik.
Some of her most famous books are Number the Stars, The Giver, Gathering Blue, Bless This Mouse, and Messenger.
List of books written by Lois Lowry
1977: A Summer to Die, illustrated by Jenny Oliver, Houghton.
1978: Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye, Houghton.
1979: Anastasia Krupnik, Houghton.
1979: Autumn Street, Houghton.
1981: Anastasia Again!,
Houghton.
1982: Anastasia at Your Service, Houghton.
1983: Taking Care of Terrific, Houghton.
1983: The One Hundredth Thing About Caroline, Houghton.
1984: Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst, Houghton.
1984: Us and Uncle Fraud, Houghton.
1985: Anastasia on Her Own, Houghton.
1985: Switcharound, Houghton.
1986: Anastasia Has the Answers, Houghton.
1987: Rabble,Starkey, Houghton.
1987: Anastasia's Chosen Career, Houghton.
1988: All about Sam, illustrated by Diane De Groat, Houghton.
1989: Number the Stars, Houghton.
1990: Your Move J.P.!,
1991: Anastasia at This Address, Houghton.
1992: Attaboy, Sam!,
1993: The Giver, Houghton.
1995: Anastasia, Absolutely, Houghton.
1996: See You Around, Sam!,
1997: Stay!
Keeper's Story, illustrated by True Kelley, Houghton.
1999: Zooman Sam, Houghton.
2000: Gathering Blue, Houghton.
2002: Gooney Bird Greene, Houghton.
2007: Gooney the Fabulous, Houghton.
2012: Son, Houghton.
2014: Gooney Bird and All Her Charms, Houghton.
May, Jill P. "Lowry, Lois."
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Sharon Draper is an American author, poet, and master educator.
She has won many awards for teaching and written many books, poems, and short stories.
She was a teacher in Cincinnati from 1970-1997 and became an author in 1991, which is the career she is currently pursuing.
Her first piece was “One Small Torch”, a short story published in the Ebony magazine in 1991 as the winner of a short story contest with 20,000 entries.
In her writing, she choses African-American male characters to give a voice to African-American young men.
Sharon Draper was born on August 21, 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio.
She was the eldest daughter of three kids in her family and grew up in a close-knit neighborhood.
Sharon Draper was a teacher for the Cincinnati public schools from 1970-1997, and won the 1997 US Teacher of the Year award for her work in the schools.
She has described teaching as her "calling and vocation,” and says that she "teaches because I must.
It is in my heart and soul; part of the definition of me.
I end up teaching wherever I am."
Tears of a Tiger, 1994.
Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs, 1995.
Forged by Fire, 1996.
Romiette and Julio, 1997.
Jazzimation, 1999.
Teaching from the Heart, 1999.
Not Quite Burned out but Crispy around the Edges, 2001.
Darkness Before Dawn, 2001.
Double Dutch, 2002.
The Battle of Jericho, 2003.
Copper Sun, 2006.
November Blues, 2007
Out of my Mind, 2010
Sharon Draper has won many awards in teaching and writing.
She won Coretta Scott King Genesis award for Literature (1995), and American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults award (1995) in her writing career.
She also won Ohio State Teacher of the Year (1997), U.S. National Teacher of the Year (1997), National Board Certification, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (1995), Board of Directors, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (1997), National Council of Negro Women's Excellence in Teaching Award (1997), and the Delta Kapa Gamma Honor Society for Women Educators.
"Sharon M. Draper."
Gale, n.d.
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Jacqueline Woodson is an American writer who has written many successful books for a wide audience.
She gives a voice to those Americans in our community who are sometimes silenced or looked down upon.
Ms. Woodson once said, "I feel compelled to write against stereotypes, hoping people will see that some issues know no color, class, sexuality….
I write from the very depths of who I am, and in this place there are all of my identities."
Through her quotes and her books she inspires America to take a stand against stereotypes to make our world a better place.
"Jacqueline Woodson introduces us to resilient young people fighting to find a place where their lives can take root.
In language as light as air, she tells stories of resounding richness and depth.
Jacqueline Woodson captures a unique poetic note in a daily reality divided between sorrow and hope."
Citation of the jury
Jacqueline Woodson was born on February 12, 1963 in the town of Columbus, Ohio.
Much of Jacqueline's writing later in life may have been inspired by her childhood.
Her books talk about the struggle to find a place to fit in,  and being accepted in society.
In fifth grade she was the editor of her school’s magazine.
Her seventh English teacher encouraged her to write, and told her she should pursue her dreams, which may have led to where Ms. Woodson is today.
Many of Ms. Woodson’s books for older audiences touch on subjects she experienced growing up.
For example, she wrote about her parent’s struggling marriage, her brother’s struggles with homosexuality, and divisions based off of race in America which she had experienced first hand growing up as an African American in the Midwest.
Also, Ms. Woodson addresses the issue of confidence in young girls.
She says: “I write about all girls because I know what happens to self-esteem when we turn twelve, and I hope to show readers the number of ways in which we are strong."
Jacqueline uses her talent for writing and her experiences of the injustices and stereotypes in our country to promote awareness of important issues and give voices to the voiceless.
Last Summer with Maizon (her first book)
Martin Luther King Jr. and His Birthday (children's book)
Autobiography of a Family Photo (for adults)
Hush (for young adults)
Authors and Artists for Young Adults, December 5, 2004, March 23, 2015
Laurie Halse Anderson is an American author who has written many books.
She writes fiction on many different subjects.
She was born on October 23, 1961, in New York.
As a young child, Anderson loved to listen to her father tell stories and poems.
In 1983, Anderson married Gregory H. Anderson, a business executive.
One year later in 1984, she earned her bachelor's degree from Georgetown university in Washington D.C. Anderson has published many books for young adults and children.
She has written in many different genres as well.
Some of Anderson’s most well known books include Speak, Fever 1793, and Catalyst.
People appreciate her ability to capture the voices and attitudes of teenagers as they face personal problems in her books.
In 2009, Anderson received the Margaret A. Edwards award for her contributions to young adult literature.
Judy Blume was born on February 12, 1936 to Rudolph and Esther Sussman.
Blume graduated with honors from her high school, Battin, and went on to Boston University.
She was forced to quit college after a year because of a disease that caused her to have too many large white blood cells.
She then transferred to New York University where she graduated in 1961 with a Bachelor of Science in early childhood education.
She then had two children, Randy Lee and Lawrence Andrew.
Many of her books are about the challenge pre-teens face when growing up in middle-class America.
Judy Blume has written many books, mostly focusing on middle-class children and the problems they face in their lives.
Her most famous piece is Are You There God?
It’s Me, Margaret.
She started out writing books meant only for adults, such as Wifey, Smart noen, and Summer Sisters.
As time passed, Blume began to write books for children, including:
The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo
It's Me, Margaret
The Judy Blume Diary: The Place to Put Your Own Feelings
The Pain and the Great One
Fudge-A-Mania
Places I Never Meant to Be (editor)
Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One
Going, Going, Gone!
With the Pain and the Great One
Awards and publisher
Her books are published by Bradbury Press.
Throughout her lifetime she has received many awards.
Some of these include, the Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Library of Congress Living Legends award.
"Judy Blume."
Detroit: Gale, 1998.
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Blume, Judy."
Marissa Meyer is well known for writing the Lunar Chronicles, which includes Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress.
These books have parts of well known fairy-tales, but she added her own twist.
The Lunar Chronicle books were very successful, Cinder, the first book in the series, made it onto the New York Times Best Sellers list.
In November 2015, the fifth in the Lunar Chronicle series will be published, Winter.
Her most recently published book is Fairest, another book about fairytales.
She even has many unfinished books lying around.
She lives with her husband and three cats.
Marissa Meyer was born on February 19, 1984.
She grew up in Tacoma, Washington.
When Meyer was 14 years old, she was introduced to anime and fan fiction.
She was very interested in it and completed 40 stories under the name Alicia Blade.
These stories were published on Fanfiction.net.
She also wrote a novelette called The Phantom of Linkshire Manor.
In 2007, the novelette was published in the Bound in Skin anthology.
Marissa Meyer went to Pacific Lutheran University, and got a bachelor’s degree in creative writing and children’s literature.
At Pace University, she received her master’s degree in publishing.
After she graduated, she became a book editor in Seattle.
Later, she became a freelance typesetter and proofreader.
Tamora Pierce is an American author.
She was born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania on December 13th, 1954.
Tamora Pierce is the daughter of Wayne Pierce and Jacqueline Pierce, but her parents divorced.
Her family moved from Pennsylvania to California many times.
Tamora loved reading books as a child, and she started writing stories when she was in 6th grade.
When she was a teenager, she stopped writing.
One of her teachers motivated her to continue writing, and she started writing again as an adult.
Tamora Pierce mainly writes fantasy books, but sometimes historical books.
She enjoys writing series because of how the reader gets to live along with the characters.
She likes writing books for teenagers.
Many of her books have been translated into German, Danish, and Spanish.
Tamora lives in New York, New York with her husband, 4 cats, parakeet, and sometimes rescued animals.
She is interested in many topics which sometimes are included in her writing.
Some topics she is interested in our culture, crime, wildlife, nature, historical events, and more.
Alanna: The First Adventure (1983)
In the Hands of the Goddess(1984)
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man(1986)
Lioness Rampant(1988)
Circle of Magic
Wolf-Speaker(1994)
The Emperor Mage(1995)
The Realms of the Gods (1996)
Sandry’s Book (1996)
Tris’s Book (1998)
Daja’s Book (1998)
Briar’s Book (1999)
Terrier (2006)
Bloodhound (2009)
Mastiff (2011)
Protector of the Small
First Test (1999)
Page (2000)
Squire (2001)
Lady Knight (2002)
Circle Opens
Magic Steps (2000)
Street Magic (2001)
Cold Fire (2002)
Shatterglass (2003)
The Will of the Empress: The Circle Reforged (2005)
Melting Stones (2008)
Battle Magic (2013)
Alanna: The First Adventure
Author's Citation, Alumni Association of the New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1984
In the Hand of the Goddess
SchulerExpress ZDF Preis (Germany), 1985
South Carolina Children's Book Award nomination, 1985- 86
Wolf Speaker
Children's Paperbacks Bestseller, Australian Bookseller and Publisher, 1995
The Emperor Mage
Best Books for Young Adults list, Hawaii State Library,
Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror list, Voice of Youth Advocates, both 1995,
Best Books for Young Adults list, American Library Association, 1996
The Realms of the Gods
Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror list, Voice of Youth Advocates, 1996
Best Books for the Teen Age list, New York Public Library
"Tamora Pierce."
Ally Carter is the pen name of Sarah Leigh Fogleman (born January 1, 1974),  She went to Oklahoma State University and Cornell University.
Carter began writing at age 12.
She published her first book in 2005, Cheating at Solitaire.
S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders made her interested in writing.
Carter first was a screenwriter, then started writing novels.
Some of her books were My True Love Gave to Me, Double Crossed, Learning to Play Gin and Cheating At Solitaire.
She also wrote two series, the Gallagher Girls Books and Heist Society Books.
All Fall Down came out on January 20, 2015 to start her new series, Embassy Row.
Carter writes about teenage spies and thieves.
Her books have been sold in over 20 languages.
It takes her four to six weeks to write one story, but she spends much more time editing the stories.
Her books have appeared on several best sellers lists, such as the New York Times, as well as sold over two million copies in the United States alone.
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"Miss Erin." :
WBBT Interview: Ally Carter.
Hillsboro is a town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States.
Towns in West Virginia
Raina Telgemeier was born May 26, 1977 in San Francisco, California.
She has published many graphic novels for teenagers, including Smile, Drama, Sister, Baby Sitter Club Series, and X - men: Misfits.
Telgemeier gets ideas for her stories from her life.
For example, "Smile" came from her life.
Telgemeier attended the School Of Visual Arts in New York City.
She studied illustration.
Telgemeier met her husband, Dave Roman, at the School of Visual Arts.
After graduating Telgemeier worked for a publisher in New York.
But she was thinking about drawing her own books.
She now lives and works in Queens, New York.
Now, she is a famous cartoonist, animator, and novelist who has written many well known young adult novels.
In her youth, Telgemeier was very interested in comics, and putting pictures and words together to make stories.
As pictured in Smile, Telgemeier did have both front teeth knocked out in 6th grade.
Both her novels Smile and Sister have been #1 New York Times best sellers.
Telgemeier has received an Eisner Award, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, a Stonewall Honor, and many Best Of and Notable lists for her popular works of literature.
Kirsten Miller was born in 1973 in North Carolina.
At age 17 she moved to New York City.
Kirsten lives there now.
Kirsten wrote the Kiki Strike series and All You Desire: Can You Trust Your Heart?.
These are all novels aimed at young adults.
The Kiki Strike series is about two girls who have gained access to catacombs, underground graveyards, and work on accessing the rest of their city.
They used their girl scout skills.
This series was written in 2006 and 2007.
The Eternal Ones series is about a modern day high school girl who sees visions of herself, including one of her dying, in 1920’s New York City with a boy named Ethan Evans.
After a lifetime of hearing and ignoring rumors of demons in her small town, she becomes involved with Iain Morrow in New York, who she thinks murdered her in a past life and is out to murder her again.
These two books were written in 2010 and 2011.
Kirsten is set apart from other authors by emphasizing the importance of “girl power”.
She has chosen many female lead characters because she believes girls can make a change too.
She showed this by saying, “While the world wasn’t necessarily designed with young girls in mind, if a girl has a little ingenuity and a lot of confidence, she can make the world work to her advantage” in an teenreads.com interview in 2006.
"Kirsten Miller."
Detroit: Gale, 2012.
"Author Interview: June 2006."
Author Interview: June 2006.
Teenreads.com, June 2006.
<http://www.teenreads.com/authors/kristen-miller/news/interview-060906>.
Elaine Lobl Konigsburg was born on February 10, 1930 in New York.
She was the daughter of Adolph, a businessman, and Beulah (Klein) Lobl.
E.L. Konigsburg married a man named David Konigsburg in 1952.
With David, she had three children, named Paul, Laurie, and Ross.
She went to Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh.
Konigsburg was a follower of the Jewish religion.
Konigsburg is the author of many children’s books, some including The Outcast of 19 Schuyler Place, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, and Silent to the Bone.
She began her career as an author later in her life.
She left teaching after the birth of her first child in 1955, and returned to teach again in 1960.
She stopped teaching again two years later, to move to New York for her husband’s job.
With all of her kids at school, she had time to begin her writing career.
E. L Konigsburg is the only author to have two books on the Newbery List at one time.
In addition, in 1967, her book was honored in the “Book Week Children’s Festival”.
She also won the William Allen White award for From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
About the B'nai Bagels.
New York, Atheneum
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
The Dragon in the Ghetto Caper
The Second Mrs. Giaconda
Father's Arcane Daughter
Throwing Shadows (stories)
Samuel Todd's Book of Great Colors
Samuel Todd's Book of Great Inventions
T-Backs, T-Shirts, COAT, and Suit
The View from Saturday
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Wendy Mass is an American author who writes mainly for young adults and children.
She was born on April 22, 1967 in Livingston, New Jersey, United States.
She is most known for her young adult novel A Mango Shaped Space and Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life.
Wendy Mass currently lives in Sparta New Jersey with her husband Michael, their twins Chloe and Griffin, and their two cats.
Mass has lived in New Jersey as well as Los Angeles.
Wendy Mass as a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tufts University, a Masters degree from California State University, and has a Ph.
D from Drew University.
Wendy Mass has won the American Library Association (ALA) Schneider Family Book Award for Middle School in 2004 for her book A Mango Shaped Space.
She also has been nominated for 74 state book awards.
Many of her books have been translated into 14 different languages and several were recorded as audio books.
One of her young adult novels Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life was adapted into a movie in 2011.
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Cynthia Kadohata is an American author, who has written many well known novels.
A quote that expresses Cynthia Kadohata’s connection to writing and her books is “My memories become their memories, and their memories become mine.”
She won the 2005 Newbery medal, and she wrote a short fiction that has been seen in the New Yorker, Grand Street, and Pennsylvania Review.
Her autobiographical novel on Japanese American life is also widely known and highly reviewed.
Cynthia also earned a journalism degree at University of Southern California.
Early life/career
Cynthia Kadohata was born on July 02, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois.
Her family moved often to places including Illinois, Michigan, Georgia, Arkansas, and California, and this traveling and the ability to see many new places gave her inspiration for many of her books, especially The Floating World.
In fact, in many parts Cynthia Kadohata’s actual life inspire and encourage her to write.
Later in life, Cynthia adopted her son, Sammy.
She was previously married but divorced in 2000.
The Floating World, Viking (New York, NY), 1989.
In the Heart of the Valley of Love, Viking (New York, NY), 1992.
Young-adult novels
Kira-Kira, Atheneum Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2004.
Weedflower, Atheneum Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2006.
Cracker!
The Best Dog in Vietnam, Atheneum Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2007.
Outside Beauty, Atheneum Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2008.
A Million Shades of Gray, Atheneum Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2009.
The Thing About Luck, illustrated by Julia Kuo, Atheneum Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2013.
Half a World Away, Atheneum Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2014.
Checked, Atheneum Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2018.
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Louise Erdrich is an American author.
She was born on June 7, 1954, in Minnesota.
Erdrich lived in North Dakota as a child.
Her mother is Chippewa.
She has a German-American father.
Louise incorporates Native American themes in her books.
Major characters represent both sides of her heritage and background.
She was married to Michael Anthony Dorris, who was a writer and professor of Native American studies at Dartmouth.
Accomplishments and Awards
Erdrich was named a  most beautiful person in People magazine.
She was a finalist for the National Book Award for fiction in 2001 for her book The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse.
She received the award in 2012 for The Round House.
She has written novels, short stories, poetry, and children's books.
Some of these works are Love Medicine, Tracks, and The Plague of Doves.
From 1972 to 1976, she attended Dartmouth College.
She received the Academy of Poets Prize in 1975.
She also received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976.
"Louise Erdrich."
Poetry Foundation.
Poetry Foundation, n.d.
Emily Jenkins, also known as E. Lockhart is an American author.
Jenkins was born in New York, New York on September 13, 1967.
She writes in many genres such as children’s fiction and adult romance novels.
She has even won the Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor Award twice.
She has also written many respected young adult novels.
Jenkins has always dreamed of being an author.
She once said, "Growing up, I spent large parts of my life in imaginary worlds: Neverland, Oz, and Narnia, in particular.”
She loved reading and when she was eight, she began to develop her own work.
After she wrote her own books, Jenkins became interested in writing full-length novel imitations of Pippi Long Stocking and The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.
She got inspiration for her later books like Five Creatures from her own life.
She said, "I wanted to convey the sense of family I had with my pets."
Jenkins has a husband, a daughter, and two cats.
They all have different skills and preferences, but she used a Venn diagram to overlap their interests.
Jenkins continues to love spending her time living in her imaginary worlds, which she created within her books.
She is an admired figure for many young writers and encourages them to pursue their dreams just as she did.
The Secret Life of Billie’s Uncle Myron
Skunkdog
The Little BIt Scary People
Hug, Hug, Hug!
Num, Num, Num!
Plonk, Plonk, Plonk!
The Boyfriend List
The Boy Book
The Treasure Map of Boys
Real Life Boyfriends
How To be Bad
Toy Dance Party: Being the Further Adventures of a Bossyboots Stingray, a Courageous Buffalo, and a Hopeful Round Someone Called Plastic
"Jenkins, Emily."
Detroit: Gale, 2015.
Jacqueline Kelly was born in New Zealand.
She moved to Vancouver Island in Canada at a young age.
She moved again to El Paso, Texas where she went to high school and college in Galveston.
She went on to get a law degree from the University of Texas.
Before becoming a fictional author, she was a doctor and a lawyer.
For The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, she won the Newbery Honor Book designation, International Reading Association Award, Virginia Law Award, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and Judy Lopez Memorial Award, National Women's Book Association, all 2009, and Josette Frank Award, and the Bank Street College of Education.
Short story in the Mississippi Review (2001)
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (2009)
Return to the Willows (2012)
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate is set in 1899 and features eleven year old Calpurnia Tate.
The novel documents her struggle with Texas heat, science, embroidery and her family.
She falls in love with science by spending time with her grandfather, who is a scientist, and The Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin.
She thoroughly battles the expectations of respectable young ladies during the turn of the century.
Return to the Willows is written as a sequel to the Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.
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Jacqueline Kelly."
Jacqueline Kelly.
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Paula Danziger (August 18, 1944 – July 8, 2004) was an American author of children's and young adult literature.
Danziger was born in Washington, D.C. to Samuel and Carolyn Danziger.
Though she struggled in school as a child, she attended Montclair State University in New Jersey and earned a degree in 1967.
She was a middle school teacher in New Jersey from 1967-1978 while studying for a Master's degree.
Her studies were interrupted when she was in a car crash, where a drunk driver hit her car, and she slammed her head against the front window which caused her to have brain damage.
In 1978 she left teaching to write full-time.
Although readers loved her books because of the humor, some critics called them superficial and generic.
Others praised her work for tackling real-life issues.
Danziger died in 2004 after complications from a heart attack.
She was 59.
California Young Reader Medal
Parents' Choice Award
Children’s Choice award
The Cat Ate My Gymsuit.
Delacorte, 1974.
The Pistachio Prescription.
Delacorte, 1978.
Can You Sue Your Parents for Malpractice?.
Delacorte, 1979.
There's a Bat in Bunk Five.
Delacorte, 1980.
The Divorce Express.
Delacorte, 1982.
It's an Aardvark-Eat-Turtle World.
Delacorte, 1985.
This Place Has No Atmosphere.
Delacorte, 1986.
Remember Me to Harold Square.
Delacorte, 1987.
Everyone Else's Parents Said Yes.
Delacorte, 1989.
Make Like a Tree and Leave.
Delacorte, 1990.
Earth to Matthew.
Delacorte, 1991.
Not for a Billion Gazillion Dollars.
Delacorte, 1992.
Amber Brown is Not a Crayon, illustrated by Tony Ross.
Putnam's, 1994.
Thames Doesn't Rhyme with James.
You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown, illustrated by Tony Ross.
Putnam's, 1995.
Amber Brown Goes Fourth, illustrated by Tony Ross.
Putnam's Sons, 1995.
Amber Brown Wants Extra Credit, illustrated by Tony Ross.
Putnam's Sons, 1996.
Forever Amber Brown, illustrated by Tony Ross.
Putnam, 1996.
Amber Brown Sees Red, illustrated by Tony Ross.
Putnam, 1997.
With Ann M. Martin, P.S. Longer Letter Later.
Scholastic, 1998.
With Ann M. Martin, Snail Mail No More.
Amber Brown is Feeling Blue, illustrated by Tony Ross.
Putnam's, 1998.
Contributed with other various authors to It's Super to Be Six and It's Terrific to be Ten, published by Scholastic.
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St. James Guide to Young Adult Writers.
Martin, Ann M." World Book Advanced.
Danziger, Paula. "
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Scholastic Teachers.
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Dorothy Gladys Smith (born in 1896), commonly known as Dodie Smith, was an English children’s book author and playwright.
She is most famous for writing The Hundred and One Dalmatians and I Capture the Castle, both adapted into famous films.
Ms Smith had not intended to be a writer.
Her first love was acting but, she once admitted, "I simply wasn't very good."
Smith was born on May 3, 1896 in Whitefield, UK.
When she was eighteen years old, her father died, so after that she and her mother lived with her family - her grandparents, three uncles and two aunts, in an old house with a garden leaning towards the Manchester Ship Canal.
Both her mother and grandmother wrote and composed.
Almost everyone in the household sang and played an instrument (including pianos, a violin, a mandolin, a guitar and a banjo) and one uncle, a nonprofessional but decent actor, was usually rehearsing, preferably with Smith there to give him cues.
Although she had liked theater for a while before she could read, it was hearing of her uncle's parts which really sparked her passion for acting and writing plays, especially as the cues she gave to her uncle got longer and longer and, by the age of nine, Smith had written a forty-page play.
Even when her mother described her first play as dull and boring, she did not stop trying to succeed.
Soon she became a young actress for many theaters after studying at the London’s Royal Academy of Art.
During World War I, Smith went to France to help amuse the soldiers there and also appeared in a performance of John Galsworthy's Pigeon.
In 1923, the actress left the theater to work as a buyer for Heal and Son, a furniture company where she remained for the next eight years, writing for the stage in cinema in her free time.
Smith first gained recognition as a playwright, going by the name of C. L. Anthony until 1935.
In 1931, Smith sold her play Autumn Crocus to one of her old stage directors.
Although she had written a screenplay and a stage play before, Autumn Crocus proved to be the work that turned her career around.
Call It a Day was the first play Smith wrote under her own name; also proving to be her most financially rewarding piece.
Her plays, generally simple comedies about middle-class life, received much praise, both popular and critical. "
The ability to recreate detail, to capture the nuances of everyday conversation, to recognize humor in the trivialities of middle-class life marks the dramas of Dodie Smith," wrote Martha Hadsel. "
Her critics sometimes found fault with what they considered her superficiality, but most admitted that her plays provided enjoyable entertainment."
Hadsel claimed Smith to be "one of the few successful women dramatists in England and America during the first half of the twentieth century."
Works of Dodie Smith
- (With Lesser Samuels) Darling, How Could You! (
adapted from Alice-Sit-by-the-Fire by James M. Barrie), Paramount, 1951.
"Dodie Smith."
"OBITUARY Dodie Smith Author's story featured in Walt Disney feature."
Globe & Mail [Toronto, Canada] 28 Nov. 1990: D8.
Joan Bauer is an American author.
She was born on July 12, 1951 in River Forest, Illinois.
She was the oldest of four sisters with a teacher for a mother and a salesman for a father.
In her teen years, her grandmother got Alzheimer's disease.
Soon after this, her father committed suicide.
Bauer said her teenage experiences influenced her stories.
As a teen, Bauer was a waitress, an assistant, typing teacher, and a freelance writer.
Bauer currently lives in Brooklyn, with her husband Evan Bauer, her daughter Jean, and dog Max.
She’s working on another book, which is due to be published in early 2016.
In her twenties, Bauer had a career in advertising sales.
After ten years, Bauer realized she did not like being a saleswoman and decided to quit to become a journalist.
Joan Bauer made her writing debut with the book, Squashed, which earned many positive reviews.
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Grace Lin is an American writer and children's illustrator.
Her first book, The Ugly Vegetables, was published in 1999.
She has written four novels: The Year of the Dog, The Year of the Rat, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, and Starry River of the Sky.
She also writes a series for early readers with twins named Ling and Ting, as well as other books for younger readers.
She brings her sketchbook everywhere, and writes down ideas for her books.
She wanted to grow up to be a figure skater.
She changed her mind because she enjoyed drawing pictures of herself as an ice skater.
Lin was born on May 17, 1974.
Her parents were  immigrants.
She grew up in New York.
She has one older sister named Lissy, and a younger sister named Ki-Ki.
She married a man named Robert Mercer.
He died from cancer in 2007.
te a book called Robert’s Snow to raise money for cancer research.
She now has a daughter who was born in 2012.
In 2010, she married her second husband, Alex.
Lin is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design.
She lives in Florence, Massachusetts.
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon received a 2010 John Newbery Honor.
She also received an Honorable Mention from APAAL (Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature) in 2007 for Year of the Dog.
She was nominated for the 2007-08 Texas Bluebonnet Award.
Several of her books have been chosen for Al Roker’s Today Show Book Club.
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Nasrin Oryakhil (born 1964) is a gynecologist and obstetrician from Afghanistan.
She received a 2014 International Women of Courage Award.
In 2004, Oryakhil became the Director of the Malalai Maternity Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan.
At that hospital, she started the first clinic for obstetric fistula repair in Afghanistan.
She is the president of the NGO Afghan Family Health Association, and a member of the Afghan Women's Network.
Oryakhil is also part of a group to create a Medical Council in Afghanistan.
She supported the creation of the Afghan Midwives Association.
Oryakhil is a member of the Afghan Women’s Network.
She speaks to the Parliament and at professional medical conferences.
She is part of a working group to start a Medical Council in Afghanistan.
First Graders () is a 1984 Iranian documentary feature movie.
Where Is the Friend's Home? (,
Khane-ye doust kodjast) is a 1987 Iranian movie.
This movie directed and written by Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami.
A thermophile is an organism – a type of extremophile – that thrives at relatively high temperatures.
That means between about .
Many thermophiles are archaea.
Thermophilic eubacteria may have been among the earliest bacteria.
Thermophiles are found in various geothermally heated parts of the Earth's surface.
Examples are hot springs like those in Yellowstone National Park and deep sea hydrothermal vents.
Also decaying plant matter, such as peat bogs and compost, makes higher temperatures.
Thomas Grant Gustin (born January 14, 1990) is an American actor and singer.
He is known for portraying the roles of Sebastian Smythe on Glee and Barry Allen/The Flash on The Flash.
He was born Norfolk, Virginia to his mother Tina Haney, a pediatric nurse.
He attended the Governor's School for the Arts program in Norfolk for Musical Theatre.
He has also been to Hurrah Players Incorporated and graduated from Granby High School.
He would then go to the BFA Music Theatre Program at Elon University in North Carolina for two years.
From September 30, 2010 to September 23, 2011, Gustin played the role of Baby John in the Broadway Revival Tour of West Side Story.
Kid Fitness Jungle Adventure Exercise Video - Club Fit kid (2003) (Direct-to-DVD)
A Mother's Nightmare - Chris Stewart (2012) (TV movie)
Affluenza - Todd Goodman (2014)
Krystal - Campbell Ogburn (2017)
A Haunting - Stacey's boyfriend (2006)
Glee - Sebastian Smythe (2011–13)
CSI: Miami - Scott Ferris/Trent Burton (2012)
The Glee Project - Himself (2012)
90210 - Campbell Price (2013)
Arrow - Barry Allen/The Flash (2013–present)
The Flash - Barry Allen/The Flash (2014–present)
NASA's Kids Science News Network - Himself (2008)
West Side Story - Baby John (2010–11)
John Wesley Shipp (born January 22, 1955) is an American actor.
He is known for portraying the roles of Barry Allen on the CBS television show The Flash, Mitch Leery on Dawson's Creek, Kelly Nelson on Guiding Light, and Douglas Cummings on As the World Turns.
He won a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for As the World Turns in 1986.
He also won a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Guest Performer in a Daytime Drama Series for Santa Barbara in 1987.
In 2014, it was announced that Shipp would be cast as Henry Allen, the father of Barry Allen in The CW's The Flash.
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter - Bastian's Father (1990)
Soft Deceit - John Hobart (1994)
Second to Die - Jim Bratchett (2002)
Starcrossed - Father (2005) (short)
Karma Police - Barrington Freeman (2008)
Port City - George (2009)
Grotesque - Father Fahey (2009)
Separation Anxiety - Sr.
Palmer (2010)
Hell and Mr. Fudge - Bennie Lee Fudge (2012)
Golden Shoes - The President of the United States (2015)
Sensory Perception - Lt.
Thawne (2015)
The Sector - Stillwell (2015)
The Dirtiest Show in Town (1980) (TV movie)
Guiding Light - Kelly Nelson (1981-84)
Fantasy Island - Todd Skylar (1983)
Summer Fantasy - Callahan (1984) (TV movie)
As the World Turns - Doug Cummings (1985-86)
Santa Barbara - Martin Ellis (1987)
One Life to Live - Blanchard Lovelace (1989)
The Flash - Barry Allen / The Flash / Pollux (1990-91)
Baby of the Bride - Dennis (1991) (TV movie)
Danger Team - Spec (1991) (TV movie) (voice)
All My Children - Carter Jones (1992)
Human Target - Garner St. John (1992)
NYPD Blue - Officer Roy Larson (1994)
Golden Gate - Kenny Scanlon (1994) (TV movie)
Green Dolphin Beat - Terry Lattner (1994) (TV movie)
Sisters - Lucky Williams (1994-95)
JAG - Gunnery Sergeant Granger (1995)
Deadly Web - Dr. Stanton (1996) (TV movie)
Strangers - Jack (1996)
Lost Treasure of Dos Santos - Jack (1997) (TV movie)
Soldier of Fortune, Inc. - Griffin (1997)
Dawson's Creek - Mitch Leery (1998-2001)
Road Rage - Jim Carson (1999) (TV movie)
The Outer Limits - Coach Peter Shotwell (2001)
JAG - Colonel Marcus Sutter (2004)
Palmetto Pointe - Michael Jones (2005)
CSI: NY - Patrick Quinn (2006)
Christie's Revenge - Uncle Ray Colton (2007) (TV movie)
The Closer - Chris Conroy (2007)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Professor Zoom (2010) (voice)
One Life to Live - Eddie Ford (2010-12)
Drop Dead Diva - Doug Bailey (2011)
Teen Wolf - Mr. Lahey (2012-13)
The Flash - Henry Allen (2014-present)
Fatimata Touré is a women's rights activist and the head of the Regional Forum on Reconciliation and Peace in Gao, Mali.
She is also the head of Women’s Action, Research, Study and Training Group, which works against fistula.
During the 2012 and 2013 fighting in Mali, a hospital in Gao was attacked.
Touré helped the fistula patients find a new place to live, and find medical help.
Touré also gave care and shelter to those forced into marriages or raped.
She also spoke against violence against women.
She made a record of what happened, even as her own home was attacked.
2014 - International Women of Courage Award.
In 2014, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, mentioned Touré in a speech in Mali.
Android (robot), a robot that looks like a human
Android (operating system), an operating system made by Google
Android Market, replaced by Google Play
Information retrieval is a field of Computer science that looks at how non-trivial data can be obtained from a collection of information resources.
Commonly, either a full-text search is done, or the metadata which describes the resources is searched.
Depending on the content, there may also be other indices.
Information retrieval is about finding existing information; it is different from knowledge discovery in databases which is about finding new relationships between different datasets, which were unknown.
Techniques from information retrieval are commonly used in internet search engines, but also when looking for information on a subject in a library, or when searching complex content such as images in a database.
This kind of content is usually described using metadata.
When looking for information, the following  problems are commonly encountered:
The database contains an insufficient amount of information about the content of the documents it contains.
A search may yield an incorrect answer, or no answer at all.
The search is done with terms and keywords that are vague, so that the results returned do not exactly match the needs of the request.
A system for information retrieval will attach a score to each document returned.
This score reflects how well the document matches the query of the user.
The documents with the best scores are shown to the user, who has the possibility to refine the query.
Different models
First dimension: the mathematical model
Set-theoretic models represent documents as a set of words or features.
Algebraic models use vectors, matrices and tuples.
Probabilistic models treat the process of document retrieval as a  probabilistic inference.
Similarities are computed as probabilities  that a document is relevant for a given query.
Probabilistic theorems  like the Bayes' theorem are often used in these models.
Feature-based retrieval models view documents as vectors of values of feature functions (or just features) and seek the best way to combine these features into a single relevance score, typically by learning to rank methods.