5^th Grade Author Bio Pathfinder

Suzanne Collins

Sharon Creech

http://www.sharoncreech.com/

http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00503/sharoncreech.htm

http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-creech-sharon.asp

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=1811

http://www.harpercollins.com/author/authorExtra.aspx?authorID=11974&displayType=interview

Roald Dahl

http://www.poemhunter.com/roald-dahl/biography/

http://www.roalddahlfans.com/mydahlbio.php

http://www.roalddahlfans.com/timelines.php

http://www.notablebiographies.com/Co-Da/Dahl-Roald.html

Kate Di Camillo

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=2445

http://www.katedicamillo.com/about.html

http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=573

http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-dicamillo-kate.asp

John Flanagan

http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/johnflanagan.html

http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-flanagan-john.asp

http://www.who2.com/johnflanagan.html

http://www.randomhouse.com.au/Author/Flanagan,%20John

Robert Frost

http://www.poetry.com/greatest-poet/poet-bio/Robert%20Frost/

http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/192

http://www.notablebiographies.com/Fi-Gi/Frost-Robert.html

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0296560/bio

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/robert-frost

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/mike-lupica

http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/robert_frost/biography

Cornelia Funke

http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-funke-cornelia.asp

http://www.bookbrowse.com/author_interviews/full/index.cfm?author_number=804

http://www.notablebiographies.com/news/Ca-Ge/Funke-Cornelia.html

http://www.corneliafunkefans.com/en

http://www.scholastic.com/corneliafunke/bio.htm

Carl Hiaasen

http://www.carlhiaasen.com/bio.html

http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/carl-hiaasen/

http://teacher.scholastic.com/authorsandbooks/events/hiaasen/bio.htm

http://www.biblio.com/author_biographies/2161662/Carl_Hiaasen.html

Will Hobbs

http://www.willhobbsauthor.com/meet.html

http://www.yabookscentral.com/cfusion/index.cfm?fuseAction=authors.bio&bio_id=90

http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Will-Hobbs/706587/biography

http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/16967/Will_Hobbs/index.aspx

Anthony Horrowitz

http://www.anthonyhorowitz.com/about/

http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=1295

http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=authc2d9c28b0c54814c0ejoi13934db

http://www.tv.com/anthony-horowitz/person/110796/biography.html

http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-horowitz-anthony.asp

Jeff Kinney

http://www.puffin.co.uk/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000041988,00.html#BIO

http://www.wimpykid.com/

http://freshfiction.com/author.php?id=18094

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/02/AR2009030202763.html

Kathryn Lasky

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=3272

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collateral.jsp?id=1324_type=Contributor_typeId=3272

http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/17362/Kathryn_Lasky/index.aspx?authorID=17362

http://www.kathrynlasky.com/KK/About.html

http://www.kathrynlasky.com/KK/Home.html

Ingrid Law

http://web.mac.com/ingridlaw/Site/Home.html

http://us.penguingroup.com/static/packages/us/yreaders/savvy/author.php

http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=1562

http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-law-ingrid.asp

http://www.composerscave.com/featured-authors/law-ingrid/ingrid-law/

C.S. Lewis

http://cslewis.drzeus.net/bio/

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/narnia-lewis.html

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507000/bio

http://www.thestonetable.com/landing_pages/1,3.html

Jack London

http://london.sonoma.edu/

http://www.getyourwordsworth.com/WORDSWORTH-JackLondon.html

http://www.jacklondon.com/

http://www.online-literature.com/london/

Mike Lupica

http://www.mikelupicabooks.com/mikelupica.html

http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm/author_number/535/mike-lupica

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0526932/bio

http://thebiofile.com/2011/04/biofile-with-mike-lupica/

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/mike-lupica

Ann M. Martin

http://www.scholastic.com/annmartin/about/

http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-martin-ann.asp

http://www.annmartinfoundation.org/#about

http://blogs.forbes.com/booked/2010/06/21/qa-ann-m-martin-author-of-the-babysitters-club/

Wendy Mass

http://www.wendymass.com/

http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-mass-wendy.asp

http://biography.jrank.org/pages/1423/Mass-Wendy-1967.html

http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/kids_authors_Wendy-Mass-(1010621).htm

http://slayground.livejournal.com/179797.html

D.J. MacHale

http://djmachalebooks.com/

http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/oct04/machale.htm

http://authors.simonandschuster.com/D-J-MacHale/706836/author_revealed

Brandon Mull

http://brandonmull.com/site/

http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Brandon-Mull/43344647/author_revealed

http://deseretbook.com/auth/15875/Brandon_Mull

Lauren Myracle

http://www.laurenmyracle.com/QA.html

http://biography.jrank.org/pages/1743/Myracle-Lauren-1969.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es-h8bfBIIE

Scott O’Dell

http://www.scottodell.com/Pages/Biography.aspx

http://library.thinkquest.org/J001156/author%20reviews/em_odell_bio.htm

http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=22511

http://www.classzone.com/novelguides/authors/o_dell.cfm

http://www.enotes.com/authors/scott-o-dell\

Christopher Paolini

http://www.alagaesia.com/christopherpaolini.htm

http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=934

http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-paolini-christopher.asp

http://www.christopherpaolini.org/

Phillip Pullman

http://www.philip-pullman.com/about.asp

http://www.randomhouse.com/features/pullman/author/author.php

Gary Paulsen

http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/about.html

http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-paulsen-gary.asp

http://www.answers.com/topic/gary-paulsen

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=3472

Rick Riordan

http://www.rickriordan.com/author.htm

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=10315

http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-riordan-rick.asp

http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=1545

Emily Rodda

http://www.emilyrodda.com/

http://www.scholastic.com/deltora/author.htm

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/emily-rodda/

http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/18248/Emily_Rodda/index.aspx

J.K. Rowling

http://www.essortment.com/all/jkrowlingbiogr_reak.htmhttp

http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/biography.cfm

http://www.biographyonline.net/writers/j_k_rowling.html

http://www.kidzworld.com/article/924-jk-rowling-biography

Angie Sage

http://www.theweeweb.co.uk/public/author_profile.php?id=712

http://www.septimusheap.com/author/

http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=1110

http://www.kidzworld.com/article/6984-angie-sage-biography

http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/26794/Angie_Sage/index.aspx

Graham Salisbury

http://www.grahamsalisbury.com/graham.html

http://biography.jrank.org/pages/1686/Salisbury-Graham-1944.html

http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/catalog/author.pperl?authorid=26744

http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/birthbios/brthpage/04apr/4-11salisbry.html

http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/authors/interviews/GrahamSalisbury.html

Charles Schulz

http://www.schulzmuseum.org/schulz-bio.html

http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ro-Sc/Schulz-Charles-M.html

http://www.biography.com/people/charles-schulz-222709

http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/schulz_bio.html

http://www.kidzworld.com/article/560-artist-charles-schulz-creator-of-peanuts-unshelled

Anna Sewell

http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/26794/Angie_Sage/index.aspx

http://sewell.thefreelibrary.com/

http://www.kids4classics.com/anna_sewell/

http://www.theweeweb.co.uk/public/author_profile.php?id=43

Darren Shan

http://www.darrenshan.com/about/

http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-shan-darren.asp

http://www.jubileebooks.co.uk/jubilee/magazine/authors/darren_shan/darren_shan_profile.asp

http://www.sfbookcase.com/author.asp?author=darren+Shan

Obert Skye*** VERY LIMITED INFO AVAILABLE

http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Obert-Skye/38227241/author_revealed

http://www.yabookscentral.com/cfusion/index.cfm?fuseAction=authors.bio&author_id=3412&bio_id=440

http://theauthorhour.com/obert-skye/#Interview

http://theauthorhour.com/obert-skye/extras.php#Interview

Lemony Snicket

http://www.lemony-snicket-stuff.com/daniel_handler_biography.html

http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/lemonysnicket.html

http://www.kidzworld.com/article/7252-lemony-snicket-biography

Jerry Spinelli

http://www.jerryspinelli.com/newbery_002.htm

http://www.carr.org/authco/spinelli-j.htm

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=3649

Trenton Lee Stewart

http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-stewart-trenton-lee.asp

http://media.barnesandnoble.com/?fr_story=b76229daab3e9d0539498b44eb4549bf835bf2cf&rf=sitemap

(video of him being interviewed)

http://www.literaturfestival.com/participants/authors/2010/trenton-lee-stewart

http://www.mysteriousbenedictsociety.com/author.html

http://www.doublecluck.com/authors/trenton-lee-stewart

http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=5183

Jonathan Swift

http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Swift.html

http://www.literaturecollection.com/a/swift/

http://incompetech.com/authors/swift/

JRR Tolkein

http://www.indepthinfo.com/tolkien/biography.shtml

http://www.tolkien-online.com/

http://www.tolkiensociety.org/tolkien/biography.html#1

http://tolkienlibrary.com/abouttolkien.htm

Bill Watterson

http://www.billwatterson.net/

http://www.andrewsmcmeel.com/calvinandhobbes/interview_text.html

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-02-02/entertainment/27055143_1_hobbes-constraints-of-daily-deadlines-deadlines-and-small-panels

Suzanne Weyn

http://www.suzanneweynbooks.com/index.php/abouttheauthor

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=168470

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/suzanne-weyn/

http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Suzanne-Weyn/1883905/author_revealed

E.B. White

http://www.notablebiographies.com/We-Z/White-E-B.html

http://www.bookrags.com/biography/e-b-white/

http://www.kidzworld.com/article/7280-eb-white-biography

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=3410

Herge

http://us.tintin.com/about/herge/

http://us.tintin.com/about/origins/

http://us.tintin.com/about/the-artistry-of-herge/

http://www.free-tintin.net/english/herge.htm

http://www.tintinologist.org/guides/herge/

Brian Selznick

http://www.theinventionofhugocabret.com/about_brian_bio.htm

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/brian-selznick

http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-selznick-brian.asp

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/selznick/

http://www.indiebound.org/author-interviews/selznick

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/48242-q--a-with-brian-selznick.html

Shel Silverstein

http://shelsilverstein.com/indexSite.html

http://faculty.weber.edu/chansen/humanweb/projects/MeghanUng/biography.htm

http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/shel_silverstein/biography

http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/104

Last Revised 2011-2012

Ms. Silag

Memorial School Library

Author Study Pathfinder-Grade 5

Suzanne Collins