6 th Grade AUTHOR STUDY

1. 6th GradeAUTHOR STUDY Young Adult Authors 2014

2. M.T. Anderson • Adventure / Humor • Pals in Peril Series • Whales on Stilts! • He Laughed with His Other Mouths • Adventure / Fantasy • Norumbegan Quartet • The Game of Sunken Places - book 1 book talk http://www.newburyportliteraryfestival.org/assets/images/autogen/MTAnderson-S.jpg

3. Mac Barnett • Mystery / Humor • Brixton Brothers Series • The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity, book 1 book trailer • Danger Goes Berserk, book 4 http://www.texasbookfestival.org/images/authors/MacBarnett--PhotoSmall.jpg

4. Susan Campbell Bartoletti • Historical Fiction • Down the Rabbit Hole: Diary of Pringle Rose (Dear America) • The Boy Who Dared book trailer • Non-Fiction • Hitler Youth: Growing up in Hitler’s Shadow (Newbery honor) http://academic.keystone.edu/thegathering/bartoletti.html

5. Gennifer Choldenko • Historical Fiction • Al Capone Does My Homework – series book 3 book trailer • Contemporary Fiction • Notes from a Liar and Her Dog • Fantasy • No Passengers Beyond this Point book trailer http://www.choldenko.com/

6. Matt Christopher • Sports Fiction / Contemporary Fiction • Perfect Game – Little League series • Biography • On the Mound with Greg • Maddux • Non-fiction • Great Moments in the Summer Olympics http://www.amazon.com/Matt-Christopher/e/B000APFXQQ/ref=sr_tc_ep?qid=1317491721

7. Andrew Clements Contemporary Fiction • Troublemaker Science Fiction • Things Not Seen (series, book 1) book trailer Survival • A Week in the Woods book trailer Mystery Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School series • We Hold These Truths, Book 5 http://www.andrewclements.net/

8. Caroline B. Cooney Suspense/Contemporary Fiction • Code Orange (Lone Star) book trailer • The Lost Songs • Mythology Fiction • Goddess of Yesterday book trailer http://www.carolinebcooneybooks.com/author/forthepress.html

9. John Coy Sports Fiction • Crackback • Box Out book trailer • Top of the Order, series 4 for 4: book 1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coy

10. Frances O’Roark Dowell Realistic / Contemporary Fiction • The Second Life of Abigail Walker • Dovey Coe book trailer • Anybody Shining – new! • Ten Miles Past Normal book trailer http://www.francesdowell.com/biography/

11. John Feinstein Sports Fiction / Mystery • Cover-Up book trailer • Rush for the Gold • Last Shot (Lone Star) book trailer Sportswriter, Columnist, Broadcaster, Sports commentator http://www.harrywalker.com/speaker/John-Feinstein.cfm?Spea_ID=318

12. Candace Fleming Supernatural Fiction: • On the Day I Died: Stories from the Grave book trailer Contemporary Fiction: • The Fabled Fifth Graders of Aesop Elementary School Biography: • The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion and the Fall of Imperial Russia – new! book trailer • Amelia Lost: The Life & Disappearance of Amelia Earhart book trailer http://www.candacefleming.com/press.html

13. Helen Frost Novels in Verse: • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War • Hidden book trailer • Diamond Willow book trailer http://helenfrost.net/section.php?section=bio

14. Lisa Graff Fiction • Umbrella Summer book trailer • The Thing About Georgie • Absolutely Almost – new! • A Tangle of Knots – book trailer http://www.lisagraff.com/about-lisa-graff.html

15. Margaret Peterson Haddix Science Fiction The Shadow Children Series • Among the Hidden, book 1 (Lone Star) – book trailer The Missing Series • Sent, book 2 - book trailer for Found, book 1 Fantasy • Palace of Mirrors Contemporary Fiction • Full-Ride http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Margaret-Peterson-Haddix/20539155

16. Will Hobbs Contemporary Fiction (Adventure & Sci-Fi) • Jackie’s Wild Seattle • Take Me to the River (Lone Star) • Go Big or Go Home – book trailer http://www.watchnewspapers.com/pages/full_story/push?articleauthor+Will+Hobbs+Speaks+at+Anasazi+Heritage+Center+Sunday%20&id=8566390&instance=1st_right

17. Jennifer Holm Historical Fiction: • Penny from Heaven (Newbery honor) book trailer • Turtle in Paradise (Newbery honor, Bluebonnet) book trailer Boston Jane Series • An Adventure –book 1 Contemporary Fiction • The Fourteenth Goldfish – new! http://www.jenniferholm.com/

18. Anthony Horowitz Alex Rider Adventures • Russian Roulette-The Story of an Assassin (prequel) book trailer Diamond Brother’s Mysteries • The Greek Who Stole Christmas Supernatural • The Switch Historical Fiction • The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel book trailer http://www.topnews.in/renowned-writer-anthony-horowitz

19. Peg Kehret Adventure • Escaping the Giant Wave book trailer Realistic Thriller • Runaway Twin book trailer Suspense • Ghost Dog Secrets Non-Fiction • Shelter Dogs Autobiography • Small Steps: The Year I got Polio rascofromrif.org

20. Gordon Korman Adventure/Survival • Everest: The Contest, book 1 Contemporary & Humor • Schooled book trailer • Framed, SwindleSeries book 3 Supernatural Fiction • The Hypnotists book trailer http://gordonkorman.com/

21. C.S. Lewis Fantasy The Chronicles of Narnia • Voyage of the Dawn Treader, book 5 • The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe book trailer http://www.doreleiden.nl/boeken/bb2002-07a.asp

22. Mike Lupica Sports Fiction • Fantasy League – new! book trailer • Shoot-Out – Comeback Kids Series, book 5 • Heavy Hitters – Game Changers Series, book 1 Fantasy • Hero(Bluebonnet) book trailer ESPN Sports caster and sports columnist www.mikelupicabooks.com/mikelupica.html

23. Ann M. Martin Historical Fiction • Better to Wish – Family Tree Series, book 1 Contemporary Fiction • A Corner of the Universe (Newbery) book trailer • A Dog’s Life • Ten Rules for Living with My Sister book trailer hipark.austin.isd.tenet.edu

24. Wendy Mass Contemporary Fiction • 13 Gifts Willow Falls Series • A Mango Shaped Space book trailer • Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Lifebook trailer Contemporary Fiction with a Sci-fi twist • Pi in the Sky http://writerjenn.blogspot.com/2010/10/peek-at-creative-space-of-wendy-mass.html

25. Sy Montgomery Non-fiction • Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea Siebert Honor • Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World’s Strangest Parrot • Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World http://jillsbooks.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/nonfiction-nuggets-whats-soft-mossy-green-smells-like-honey-booms-chings-and-waddles/sy-montgomery/

26. Gary Paulsen Historical Fiction • Woods Runner book trailer Autobiography • My Life in Dog Years (Bluebonnet) Realistic Fiction/Humor • Notes from the Dog book trailer Survival • Brian’s Hunt http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/index.html

27. Rick Riordan Percy Jackson and the Olympians • The Last Olympian, book 5 The Kane Chronicles: • The Red Pyramid, book 1 The Heroes of Olympus: series trailer • House of Hades book trailer • The Blood of Olympus – new! book trailer – RR introduces http://www.rickriordan.com/index.php/about-the-author/

28. J.K. Rowling Fantasy / Adventure Harry Potter books • Sorcerer’s Stone The Tales of Beedle the Bard http://www.starpulse.com/Notables/Rowling,_J.K./Pictures/

29. Louis Sachar Contemporary Fiction • Holes (Newbery) book trailer • Small Steps Humor • The Boy Who Lost His Face • Wayside School series Sideways Arithmetic … http://portland.readinglocal.com/2010/04/17/today-4-17-louis-sachar-at-the-central-library/

30. Neal Shusterman Contemporary Fiction • The Schwa Was Here book trailer Science Fiction • Tesla’s Attic, new! book 1 Accelerati Trilogy book trailer • Everlost Dark Fusion Series • Duckling Ugly http://www.storyman.com/bio/

31. Roland Smith • Historical Fiction: • Elephant Run book trailer • Adventure / Survival: • The White House, I.Q. Series-book 2 • Cryptid Hunters book trailer • Eruption! (book 3 of Storm Runners series) http://www.akla.org/kodiak2009/speakers.php

32. Wendelin Van Draanen Mystery • Showdown in Sin City (Sammy Keyes series) series book trailer Realistic Fiction • The Running Dream, Lone Star Book trailer • Flipped, Bluebonnet thechildrensbookreview.com

33. Sarah Weeks Contemporary Fiction • Jumping the Scratch • So B. It book trailer • As Simple as It Seems • Pie book trailer http://www.sarahweeks.com/sweeks-about.htm

34. Deborah Wiles Contemporary Fiction • Each Little Bird That Sings (Bluebonnet) • Love, Ruby Lavender book trailer • Aurora County All-Stars Historical Fiction Documentary Novel • Sixties Trilogy: Countdown, book 1 (Lone Star) - book trailer • Author talks about Revolution, book 2 http://deborahwiles.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/lowresdebwiles.jpg

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