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In Search of Mockingbird by Loretta Ellsworth
Thu, Dec 25, 2008
Loretta Ellsworth is the author of the acclaimed middle-grade novel The Shrouding Woman. A former schoolteacher and mother of four grown children, Loretta lives in Lakeville, Minnesota.
Children & Young Adults
Madapple by Christine Meldrum
Thu, Dec 25, 2008
Christina Meldrum is a former attorney who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Madapple is her first novel.
Identical by Ellen Hopkins
Thu, Dec 25, 2008
ELLEN HOPKINS is the New York Times bestselling author of Crank, Burned, Impulse, and Glass. She lives in Carson City, Nevada, with her husband and son.
The Opposite of Invisible by Liz Gallagher
Thu, Dec 25, 2008
Liz Gallagher is a former children’s bookseller and early education teacher. She received her MFA in writing for children from Vermont College. This is her first novel. She lives in Seattle, Washington.
Paper Towns by John Green
Thu, Dec 25, 2008
John Green (whose full name anagrams to rejig, ole henchman) is the Printz Award-winning author of Looking for Alaska. John has also written for National Public Radio¹s All Things Considered and for The New York Times. He lives in New York City with his wife. Before he got married, he was dumped fifty-three times. But never by a Katherine. You can visit John on the Web at www.sparksflyup.com.
Untamed by P.C. and Kristen Cast
Wed, Dec 24, 2008
P.C. Cast is an award-winning fantasy and paranormal romance author, as well as an experienced speaker and teacher. She lives and teaches in Oklahoma. Her daughter, Kristin Cast, has won awards for her poetry and journalism. She also lives in Oklahoma, where she attends the University of Tulsa as a communications major.
Undercover by Beth Kephart
Mon, Dec 15, 2008
Beth Kephart is the author of House of Dance and Undercover. Her forthcoming novel, Nothing But Ghosts, will be released in Summer 2009. She was nominated for the National Book Award for her book A Slant of Sun. Her writing has been anthologized many times and has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post Book World, the Chicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Baltimore Sun. In 2000 she received a National Endowment for the Arts grant. She lives in Pennsylvania with her family.
Double or Die by Charlie Higson
Wed, Dec 17, 2008
Charlie Higson is an acclaimed comedy writer, producer, and actor. His previous novels written for adults include Getting Rid of Mister Kitchen, Full Whack, Happy Now, and King of the Ants. He lives in London.
Steinbeck's Ghost by Lewis Buzbee
Thu, Dec 25, 2008
Lewis Buzbee’s favorite time at the library is a rainy, gray afternoon, because you can spend forever there. He’s been writing since he was fifteen, and his most recent book is The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop. A native Californian, he lives in San Francisco with his wife and daughter and is working on a new book about Charles Dickens.