Author Choices- 2012

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

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• 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

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• 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

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Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Realistic Fiction• Faith, Hope & Ivy June

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• 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

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• 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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