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6 th Grade AUTHOR STUDY. Young Adult Authors. 2013. 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)
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6th GradeAUTHOR STUDY Young Adult Authors 2013
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) • They Called themselves the K.K.K. book trailer (intense subject matter) http://academic.keystone.edu/thegathering/bartoletti.html
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 Point book trailer http://www.choldenko.com/
Matt Christopher • Sports Fiction / Contemporary Fiction • Soccer Halfback • Ice Magic • 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
Andrew Clements Contemporary Fiction • Lost and Found 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 • Fear Itself, Book 2 http://www.andrewclements.net/
Caroline B. Cooney Suspense/Contemporary Fiction • Code Orange (Lone Star) book trailer • The Lost Songs • Janie Face to Face book trailer Mythology Fiction • Goddess of Yesterday http://www.carolinebcooneybooks.com/author/forthepress.html
John Coy Sports Fiction • Crackback • Box Out book trailer • Eyes on the Goal, series 4 for 4: book 2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coy
Frances O’Roark Dowell Realistic / Contemporary Fiction • Falling In book trailer • The Secret Language of Girls • Shooting the Moon • The Second Life of Abigail Walker • Ten Miles Past Normal (not on cart)book trailer http://www.francesdowell.com/biography/
John Feinstein Sports Fiction / Mystery • Rush for the Gold • Last Shot (Lone Star) book trailer • The Rivalry Sportswriter, Columnist, Broadcaster, Sports commentator http://www.harrywalker.com/speaker/John-Feinstein.cfm?Spea_ID=318
Candace Fleming Supernatural Fiction: • On the Day I Died: Stories from the Grave Contemporary Fiction: • The Fabled Fifth Graders of Aesop Elementary School book trailer Tip: Allow Windows Media Player and view 2nd video. Once it starts to play, right click on it and zoom to full screen. Biography: • The Great and Only Barnum • Amelia Lost: The Life & Disappearance of Amelia Earhart http://www.candacefleming.com/press.html
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
Lisa Graff Fiction • Umbrella Summer book trailer • The Thing About Georgie • Double Dog Dare book trailer • A Tangle of Knots http://www.lisagraff.com/about-lisa-graff.html
Margaret Peterson Haddix Science Fiction • The Always War book trailer • Game Changer The Shadow Children Series • Among the Hidden, book 1 (Lone Star) The Missing Series • Torn, book 4 Fantasy • Palace of Mirrors 39 Clues Book 10 • Into the Gauntlet http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Margaret-Peterson-Haddix/20539155
Will Hobbs Contemporary Fiction (Adventure & Sci-Fi) • Jackie’s Wild Seattle • Never Say Die – new! • Take Me to the River (Lone Star) • Go Big or Go Home http://www.watchnewspapers.com/pages/full_story/push?articleauthor+Will+Hobbs+Speaks+at+Anasazi+Heritage+Center+Sunday%20&id=8566390&instance=1st_right
Jennifer Holm Historical Fiction: • Penny from Heaven (Newbery honor) • Turtle in Paradise (Newbery honor, Bluebonnet) book trailer • The Trouble with May Amelia Boston Jane Series • An Adventure –book 1 Graphic Format • Middle School is Worse than Meatloaf http://www.jenniferholm.com/
Anthony Horowitz Alex Rider Adventures • Scorpia Rising: The Final Mission book trailer • 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
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
Gordon Korman Adventure/Survival • Everest: The Contest, book 1 Contemporary & Humor • Schooled book trailer • Zoobreak, SwindleSeries book 2 New! Supernatural Fiction • The Hypnotists 39 Clues • Book 8: The Emperor’s Code http://gordonkorman.com/
C.S. Lewis Fantasy The Chronicles of Narnia • The Magician’s Nephew • The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe book trailer http://www.doreleiden.nl/boeken/bb2002-07a.asp
Mike Lupica Sports Fiction • True Legend book trailer • Shoot-Out – Comeback Kids Series, book 5 • Play Makers –Game Changers Series, book 2 • QB 1 Fantasy • Hero(Bluebonnet) book trailer ESPN Sports caster and sports columnist www.mikelupicabooks.com/mikelupica.html
Ann M. Martin Historical Fiction • Here Today • 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
Wendy Mass Contemporary Fiction • The Last Present Willow Falls Series • A Mango Shaped Space book trailer • Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Lifebook trailer CF in a Fractured Fairy Tale • Beauty & the Beast - Twice Upon a Time series book 3 CF with a Sci-fi twist • Pi in the Sky http://writerjenn.blogspot.com/2010/10/peek-at-creative-space-of-wendy-mass.html
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/
Gary Paulsen Historical Fiction • Woods Runner book trailer Autobiography • My Life in Dog Years (Bluebonnet) Realistic Fiction/Humor • Notes from the Dog • Crush – (Liar, Liar series) Survival • Brian’s Hunt http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/index.html
Rick Riordan Percy Jackson and the Olympians • The Titan’s Curse, book 3 The Kane Chronicles: • The Red Pyramid, book 1 The Heroes of Olympus: series trailer • The Son of Neptune, book 2 • New! House of Hades book trailer 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 The Tales of Beedle the Bard http://www.starpulse.com/Notables/Rowling,_J.K./Pictures/
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/
Neal Shusterman Contemporary Fiction • The Schwa Was Here book trailer • Ship out of Luck Science Fiction • Dark Side of Nowhere • Everlost Dark Fusion Series • Duckling Ugly http://www.storyman.com/bio/
Roland Smith • Historical Fiction: • Elephant Run book trailer • Adventure / Survival: • The White House, I.Q. Series-book 2 • Cryptid Hunters • Peak • Storm Runners • 39 Clues Cahills v Vespers: Shatterproof, Book 4 http://www.akla.org/kodiak2009/speakers.php
Wendeline Van Draanen Mystery • Sammy Keyes series Showdown in Sin City Realistic Fiction • The Running Dream Book trailer • Flipped thechildrensbookreview.com
Sarah Weeks Contemporary Fiction • 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 Documentary Novel • Sixties Trilogy: Countdown, book 1 (Lone Star) - book trailer http://deborahwiles.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/lowresdebwiles.jpg