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AuthorsABCBookWorld The author bank site includes "bibliographies, biographical summaries, interviews with authors, excerpts from B.C. BookWorld and it traces the literary history of B.C. back to the 1700s. It includes information on over 4,600 B.C. authors (including Children and Young Adult authors), complete with photos and search facilities for titles and eywords". Authors & Illustrators An alphabetical list of authors and illustrators which "includes information about authors and illustrators of children's and young adult literature, and adult authors whose work appeals to older student readers. Preference is given to Australian authors and illustrators. From the Department of Education and Training: Government of Western Australia. Children and YA Authors' Birthdays Divided by Date and Name, see if your favourite author is listed. Part of Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators. Louisa May Alcott Includes biographical information, criticism of her works and the movie adaptations, links to news about her books, and information about the "Scrap-Baggers," a Louisa May Alcott fan club. Karleen Bradford This young adult author lists 14 books for YA. Douglas Coupland The official website of Douglas Coupland, author of books such as "JPod" and "Microserfs". Chris Crutcher The webpage of multi-talented Young Adult author from Spokane, WA. whose award-winning books include "Athletic Shorts", "Chinese handcuffs", "Ironman", "Staying fat for Sarah Byrnes" and more. There's lots of links to interesting reviews of his works as well. Ursula K. Le Guin Official web site of the writer with biographical information, online stories, excerpts from her works. Kevin Major Provides information this popular Canadian young adult writer. John Marsden Home Page of the award-winning Australian YA writer. Garth Nix Official homepage of the well-known Australian author. Chuck Palahniuk Official website of the author, including a community. Richard Peck The Newbery Award Winning author's website with reviews of upcoming works and past works. Philip Pullman Home page of the popular British author Philip Pullman with a good list of essays, articles and interviews. His Dark Materials: BridgeToTheStars.Net Created by Tristan Deveney, this is "the leading fan site for Philip Pullman's trilogy and contains much information about the trilogy and Pullman, as well as the upcoming film adaptations." Sheroes Central A discussion board created by novelists Tamora Pierce and Meggin Cabot aka Jenny Carroll about female heroes and remarkable women in fact, fiction and history for all ages. Also links to the author's personal pages too. Interesting for boys as well. Louis Sachar Official webpage of the award-winning author of "Holes", the "Marvin Redpost" and "Wayside School" series and many other books for Children and Young Adults. Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet Everything you ever wanted to know about Shakespeare on this great page that has been revised four times already. Maintained by Terry A. Gray. Tolkien Society Home Page This site from the United Kingdom is a registered International organization whose aim is to "encourage and further interest in the life and works of the late Professor J.R.R. Tolkien". Teenreads.com Authors Page "This page is specifically for authors who have been interviewed by Teenreads.com or authors who they have featured." Browse through the A to Z list and check out the Authors' birthdays as well. YA Books Central The authors page from YA Books Central with author directories, biographies and interviews. |
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