caption pseudonym birth_place awards image_size nationality notableworks birth_date period spouse genre image article_title birth_name occupation
k. . a. applegate at the 2013 texas book festival l. ; a. r. plumb ; pat pollari june 2013 e. blair ; katherine kendall ; beth kincaid ann arbor , michigan , us newbery medal 2013 200px american '' animorphs '' the one and only ivan '' , '' 9 october 1956 1991 -- 2003 , 2007-present michael grant children 's fantasy , science fiction , adventure novels katherine applegate 2013.jpg k. a. applegate
 katherine alice applegate writer
k. a. applegate

katherine alice applegate -lrb- born october 9 , 1956 in ann arbor , michigan -rrb- is an american young adult and children 's fiction writer , best known as the author of the `` animorphs '' , `` remnants '' , `` everworld '' , and other book series .
she won the 2013 newbery medal for her 2012 children 's novel `` the one and only ivan '' .
applegate 's most popular books are science fiction , fantasy , and adventure novels .
she won the best new children 's book series award in 1997 in `` publishers weekly '' .
her book `` home of the brave '' has won two awards .
she has recently written an early chapters series called `` roscoe riley rules '' .
