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| Author Sheila Walsh writes books for children and adults. She is also a Grammy-nominated singer and speaks at the Women of Faith conferences. On television, she co-hosted The 700 Club and had her own talk show Heart to Heart with Sheila Walsh on the Family Channel. She currently lives in Texas with her husband and they....[more] |
| Alma Flor Ada, Professor Emerita at the University of San Francisco, has devoted her life to advocacy for peace by promoting a pedagogy oriented to personal realization and social justice. A former Radcliffe Scholar at Harvard University and Fulbright Research Scholar she is an internationally r....[more] |
| Writes and illustrates books for children, primarily picture books and early-reader chapter books. The subject matter tends to be childhood social-issues oriented:
Shyness & Moving Away (A Tiger Called Thomas),
Friendship & Feeling left out (I'm Not Invited?),
Practice and Perseverance (Our Marching Band),
Diffi....[more] |
| I am retired from Xcel Energy in Colorado and write for my enjoyment. My works are Historical fiction, adventure and fiction, meant for pre-teen and teens readers. Although, several adults have found my books entertaining. I hold a Master's Degree in Management, Human Relations & Organizational Behavior. I live with ....[more] |
| Diane Duane was born in Manhattan in 1952, a Year of the Dragon. She was raised on Long Island, in the New York City suburbs. In high school she won a Regents Science and Nursing scholarship, and her first studies in college were toward a degree in astrophysics. A total inability to handle calculus and other higher mat....[more] |
| A Young Adult author of numerous novels for young adults, including the Vampire Island and Witch Twins series. Her novels Sons of Liberty and Where I Want to Be were both National Book Award Finalists.
Adele lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband, Erich and their daughter, Priscilla.
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| Children's author Dan Gutman was born in New York City on October 19, 1955. He grew up in Newark, New Jersey and graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in psychology in 1977. He started a video game magazine in 1982 called Video Games Player, which later became Computer Games. When the magazine went out of bus....[more] |
| Author of over 40 titles for children - including picture books and novels for a wide variety of age groups and interests - Hazel is a popular presenter at schools and libraries across the country. Recent awards include the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and the R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature for ....[more] |
| Sometimes, during author visits in schools and libraries, children ask me when I started writing. When I was five years old, I tell them. And that's the truth. I'd dream up poems for birthday presents and plays for backyard production. When my mom read me a story, I never wanted it to end. I'd make up more chapters and....[more] |
| ... is the author of over 25 books for children. With a Master of Education degree from Simon Fraser University, she teaches writing workshops at elementary schools across North America and at International Schools around the world.
She has been a guest lecturer at universities, including Iowa Writing Project at the U....[more] |
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