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Claire Legrand
Claire Legrand is an American writer of children's and young adult literature, including novels and short stories. She is best known for her ''New York Times'' bestselling ''Empirium'' trilogy, published by Sourcebooks Fire. Personal life Legrand is from North Texas but now resides in Princeton, New Jersey, where she worked as a librarian. She is now a full time author. Legrand graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and a Master of Science in Library Science. Initially, she planned to study music before switching to major in English. Legrand remains passionate about music and creates playlists for each of her published novels. Career Legrand published her debut novel, ''The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls,'' in August 2012 with Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. After its release, the middle grade novel was recognized as nominee for two children's book award: the Michigan Mitten Award and the Dorothy Canfield Fish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Middle Grade Fiction
Middle grade fiction is fiction intended for children between the ages of 8 and 12. While these books are sometimes grouped together with books for other age bands and called collectively "children's books", middle grade is distinct from, and is intended for older audiences than, picture books, early/easy readers, and chapter books (which have larger print and more illustrations). Most of the winners of the Newbery Medal have been middle grade books. The category beyond middle grade is young adult (YA), which is for ages 12–18. In addition to differences in word count and the age of the protagonists, middle grade and YA differ in content. Middle grade works don't include profanity, graphic violence, or sexuality, and they tend to focus on the characters' friends, family, and immediate surroundings as opposed to the world beyond their friends and family. Examples of middle grade fiction include '' Charlotte's Web'' by E. B. White, the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adele Griffin
Adele Griffin (born July 29, 1970) is an American fiction author, writing numerous novels for adults, young adults, and kids. Her novels ''Sons of Liberty'' and ''Where I Want to Be'' were both National Book Award finalists. Personal life Adele Griffin was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She lives with her husband and their two children in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Awards and accolades * 2014 ''The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone'' Booklist 100 Best YA Mysteries of the Past 10 Years, YALSA 2015 Best Fiction for Young Adults, Booklist Top Ten Arts Books for Youth, Amazon Best Books 2014: Teen & Young Adult, School Library Journal Best Book 2014, Romantic Times Finalist for Book of the Year * 2013 ''Loud Awake & Lost'' Booklist Editor's Choice, YALSA 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults * 2012 ''All You Never Wanted'' * 2011 ''Tighter'': Kirkus Best Book * 2005 ''Where I Want to Be'': National Book Award finalist, Kirkus Best Book, ALA Best Book * 2002 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Gidwitz
Adam Gidwitz (born February 14, 1982) is the author of the best selling children's books ''A Tale Dark and Grimm'' (2010), ''In a Glass Grimmly'' (2012), and ''The Grimm Conclusion'' (2013), all published by Dutton Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House. He received a 2017 Newbery Honor for '' The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog'' (2016). In 2021, his book ''A Tale Dark and Grimm'' was adapted into an animated miniseries on Netflix. Early life He was born in San Francisco in 1982 but grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. His grandfather, Willard Gidwitz, was a president at Helene Curtis. Through his father's family, he is also related to Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidate and Trump appointee Ronald Gidwitz. He attended Columbia University, where he majored in English literature and spent his junior year abroad in the university's Oxford/Cambridge Scholars program. After college he became a teacher at Saint Ann's School in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Buckley (author)
Michael William Buckley (born August 16, 1969) is a bestselling children's author whose works include '' The Sisters Grimm'' the '' N.E.R.D.S.'' book series, and Finn and the Intergalactic Lunchbox. Early life Born in Akron, Ohio, Michael Buckley attended Ohio University, where he graduated with honors. Shortly after graduating from Ohio University in 1986, Buckley moved to New York City. Career Sometime after college Buckley moved to New York City to start an internship with the '' Late Show with David Letterman'', then moved into a television production job where he worked on documentaries. His books are published by Harry N. Abrams. Buckley worked as a stand-up comic as well as a TV copywriter before he started to write ''The Sisters Grimm'' series. Buckley had originally planned for ''The Sisters Grimm'' to be a television series until his wife suggested turning it into a book. In 2010, Buckley and his writing partner, Joe Deasy, created an animated series for Cartoon Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Barnhill (author)
Kelly Barnhill is an American author of children's literature, fantasy, and science fiction. Her novel '' The Girl Who Drank the Moon'' was awarded the 2017 Newbery Medal. '' Kirkus Reviews'' named '' When Women Were Dragons'' one of the best science fiction and fantasy books of 2022. Writing career Barnhill has received writing fellowships from the Jerome Foundation and the Minnesota State Arts Board and was a 2015 McKnight Writing Fellow in Children’s Literature. She is the winner of the Parents Choice Gold Award, the Texas Library Association Bluebonnet award, and a Charlotte Huck Honor. She also was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award, the Andre Norton Award, and the PEN/USA literary prize. In 2016, her novella ''The Unlicensed Magician'' received the World Fantasy Award for Long Fiction. In 2017, her novel '' The Girl Who Drank the Moon'' was awarded the John Newbery Medal by the American Library Association. Barnhill's books include ''The Unlicensed Magician'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Trevayne
Emma Trevayne is a British (expatriate American) speculative fiction author. Novels Trevayne's debut novel ''Coda'' released in May 2013. A young adult cyberpunk novel, the narrative follows Anthem, an eighteen-year-old boy who lives in a world where music is a drug dispensed by the Corp. Anthem plays a two-faced role within the society. He's a conduit — feeding the power grid by hooking and being drained daily — and he's a rebel — playing music in a tucked away spot with home made instruments against the Corps' mandates. The follow-up is set to release in May 2014, and takes up the narrative eight years after ''Coda'', following Anthem's younger sister, Alpha. In May 2014, Trevayne's middle grade Victorian fantasy novel ''Flights and Chimes and Mysterious Times '' is due to release from Simon & Schuster Books for Young readers. The story centers around a ten-year-old boy named Jack Foster and his adventure through Londinium, "a quite different London." Trevayne is a co- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Bachmann
Stefan Bachmann is a Swiss–American author of children's literature, non-fiction, and short stories, as well as a musician, composer, and artist. He is best known for his debut novel, ''The Peculiar'', a gothic alternate history novel published by HarperCollins. Personal life Bachmann was born in Colorado in the United States, and grew up in Zürich, Switzerland. At age 11 he began studying classical music at the Zürich Conservatory, where he studied piano under the tutelage of Carl Rütti. As a teenager, he competed in musical competitions, winning national awards for his compositions and performances. He later studied theory and composition at the Zürich University of the Arts, and lived in Berlin, Prague, and Tokyo. His debut novel, ''The Peculiar'', was published by HarperCollins in the United States, and in multiple translations around the world, when he was nineteen years old. After university, he completed his obligatory military service, undergoing basic traini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Tegen Books
HarperCollins Publishers LLC is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan. The company is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of News Corp. The name is a combination of several publishing firm names: Harper & Row, an American publishing company acquired in 1987—whose own name was the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers (founded in 1817) and Row, Peterson & Company—together with Scottish publishing company William Collins, Sons (founded in 1819), acquired in 1989. The worldwide CEO of HarperCollins is Brian Murray. HarperCollins has publishing groups in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, India, and China. The company publishes many different imprints, both former independent publishing houses and new imprints. History Collins Harper Mergers and acquisitions Collins was bought by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sourcebooks
Sourcebooks, Inc., is an independent book publisher located in Naperville, Illinois. The company publishes books, ebooks, and digital products, and is one of the 20 largest publishers in the United States. History The company was founded in 1987 by Dominique Raccah as a business and finance publisher. Raccah cashed in $17,000 from her retirement fund to start the press. The company expanded into other categories of trade publishing. As of 2010, they had 54 apps in development. By 2015, the publisher had 120 employees, working on a diverse list of adult, children's, and young adult books, in addition to its rapidly expanding e-commerce businesses. As of 2010, they were the largest woman-owned book publisher in the United States. In 2013, the publisher launched a personalized book engine with its "Put Me In The Story" application and website. It added brands such as Sesame Street, the Berenstain Bears, and Hello Kitty, in addition to authors and illustrators such as Nancy Tillma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwillow Books
HarperCollins Publishers LLC is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan. The company is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of News Corp. The name is a combination of several publishing firm names: Harper & Row, an American publishing company acquired in 1987—whose own name was the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers (founded in 1817) and Row, Peterson & Company—together with Scottish publishing company William Collins, Sons (founded in 1819), acquired in 1989. The worldwide CEO of HarperCollins is Brian Murray. HarperCollins has publishing groups in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, India, and China. The company publishes many different imprints, both former independent publishing houses and new imprints. History Collins Harper Mergers and acquisitions Collins was bought by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Simon & Schuster () is an American publishing company and a subsidiary of Paramount Global. It was founded in New York City on January 2, 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. As of 2016, Simon & Schuster was the third largest publisher in the United States, publishing 2,000 titles annually under 35 different Imprint (trade name), imprints. History Early years In 1924, Richard L. Simon, Richard Simon's aunt, a crossword puzzle enthusiast, asked whether there was a book of ''New York World'' crossword puzzles, which were very popular at the time. After discovering that none had been published, Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster, Max Schuster decided to launch a company to exploit the opportunity.Frederick Lewis Allen, ''Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s'', p. 165. . At the time, Simon was a piano salesman and Schuster was editor of an automotive trade magazine. They pooled , equivalent to $ today, to start a company that published crossword puzzles. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
