Author+Websites

Sharon Creech - Pamela Carroll says of Sharon Creech, "...is an author whose books nudge us towards curiosity about the writer as a human being....When reading her novels we can tell she is a person who knows teens very well, and who takes teens very seriously."

http://www.sharoncreech.com/

Mike Lupica - An American newspaper columnist, best known for his provocative commentary on sports in the //[|New York Daily News]// and his appearances on [|ESPN].

http://www.mikelupicabooks.com/

Beverly Cleary - For forty-five years Beverly Cleary has written winsome books for young readers; books well-received by both readers and critics. Her approach has been to been to write not what children ought to read about, but what they want to read about. As a reluctant reader herself, she has described a strategy to encourage young readers: > "Although children long for laughter, too often . . . adults feel the purpose of any book is to teach . . . Children would learn so much more if they were allowed to relax, enjoy a story, and discover what it is they want or need from books. They might even learn to enjoy reading, especially if they found in the early grades humorous books that make them laugh." (//Children and Books//, p.592) > http://www.beverlycleary.com/

Lois Lowry - “From the time I was 8 or 9, I wanted to be a writer,” says Lois Lowry. “Writing was what I liked best in school; it was what I did best in school.” Although her books vary in content and style, Lowry believes they all deal with the same general theme: the importance of human connections.

http://www.loislowry.com/

Rob Buyea - " While teaching elementary school I soon realized that in order to teach reading and writing, I needed to be a reader and writer first. I began reading all sorts of wonderful books. Then I began writing."

http://robbuyea.com/