[LM_NET] Hit: Author websites

[Nancy Stiner <nstiner@MCHSI.COM>]

Thank-you to everyone who responded to my question about author websites.  My 
original question is
listed below. We have now added a separate link on our library page for author 
websites.
Nancy Stiner
7-12 Media Specialist
Iowa Falls, Iowa
nstiner@po-1.iowa-falls.k12.ia.us


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Subject: Target: Author websites

We have a class coming in next week who will be researching authors.   
9th-10th graders in a reading class.   Lower level students.
Any author that they have enjoyed reading books by.    Suggestions for 
good websites would be appreciated. 







Indiana State
Library:http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/WWW/LDO/CHILDRENS/author.htm

Book Bytes Authors: http://www.booksnbytes.com/authors/allauths_a.html

Index to Internet Sites: children's and Young  Adults' Authors and
Illustrators: http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm

KidsReads.com authors: 
http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/authors.asp

The Author Corner: 
http://www.carr.org/authco/

Teachers at Random: http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/authors/

Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature:
http://www.fairrosa.info/

Authors on the Web: http://www.authorsontheweb.com/index.asp#author_news

The Scoop:Biographies:
http://friend.ly.net/users/jorban/biographies/index.html


Here are some websites and I hope they help.
 

http://www.joanbauer.com/jbhome.html   (Joan Bauer)

http://www.chriscrutcher.com/  (Chris Crutcher)

http://www.jackgantos.com/  (Jack Gantos)

http://www.eclectics.com/lurlenemcdaniel/index.html   (Lurlene McDaniel)

http://www.walterdeanmyers.net/  (Walter Dean Myers)

http://www.sonyasones.com/  (Sonya Sones)

http://www.janeyolen.com/  (Jane Yolen)

http://www.jerryspinelli.com/newbery_001.htm  (Jerry Spinelli)

http://www.toddstrasser.com/  (Todd Strasser)

http://www.grahamsalisbury.com/books.html  (Graham Salisbury)


Here are a few author websites that may be helpful to your students.

This is an excellent site for general biographical information about a number of 
popular teen authors.  Students simply click on the first letter of the author's 
last name.
http://www.teenreads.com/authors/index.asp

Here are a few authors that are popular with my middle and high school students, as 
well as links to their websites.

Chris Crutcher http://www.chriscrutcher.com

Gary Paulsen http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/

Christopher Paul Curtis http://www.randomhouse.com/features/christopherpaulcurtis/

Laurie Halse Anderson http://www.writerlady.com/about_me.html

Sonya Sones http://www.sonyasones.com/

Lee Weatherly http://www.leeweatherly.com/

Anthony Horowitz http://www.anthonyhorowitz.com/

Lois Duncan http://loisduncan.arquettes.com/

Terry Trueman http://www.terrytrueman.com/

Walter Dean Meyers http://www.walterdeanmyers.net/

Stephenie Meyer http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/

Annette Curtis Klause http://www.ravenstonepress.com/klause.html

Christopher Paolini http://www.alagaesia.com/

J.K. Rowling http://www.jkrowling.com/

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