Author Study 

Yahoo.com Children's Authors - 944 authors
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Authors/Children_s/

Yahoo. com Young Adult Authors - 151 authors
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Authors/Young_Adult/

Children's Literature Web Guide - Authors and illustrators on the web
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html#atoj

Young Adult Books - Biographies of authors, summaries of books
http://yabooks.about.com/teens/yabooks/cs/authors/index.htm

Learning About the Author and Illustrator Pages - Biographies, interviews
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/author.html

Internet Public Library Author Page -Biographies and photos of 14 young adult authors, plus links to several more popular authors
http://www.ipl.org/youth/AskAuthor/

Individual Author Resources

Laurie Halse Anderson:

Bio: http://madwomanintheforest.com/laurie/

http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Laurie-Halse-Anderson/1791921/author_revealed

 

Book Resources:http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/laurie-halse-anderson        

http://www.amazon.com/Laurie-Halse-Anderson/e/B000AP5REO/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1366386562&sr=8-2-ent

L. Frank Baum:

Bio: http://www.biography.com/people/frank-baum-9202328

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Frank-Baum-the-Man-Behind-the-Curtain.html

  

Book Resources:http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/l-frank-baum

http://www.amazon.com/L.-Frank-Baum/e/B000AQ3ZFG/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_5?qid=1366382632&sr=1-5

Judy Blume:

Bio: http://www.judyblume.com/about.php

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/judy-blume

 

Book Resources: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/judy-blume

http://www.amazon.com/Judy-Blume/e/B000AQ1K5I/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1365787520&sr=1-2-ent

Suzanne Collins:

Bio: http://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/bio.htm

http://www.biography.com/people/suzanne-collins-20903551

 

Book Resources: http://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/works.htm           

http://www.amazon.com/Suzanne-Collins/e/B001H6V7I0/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1365686386&sr=8-1

Caroline Cooney:

Bio: http://www.carolinebcooneybooks.com/author/abouttheauthor.html (Look at the author tab)

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/caroline-cooney

 

Book Resources: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/caroline-cooney

http://www.amazon.com/Caroline-B.-Cooney/e/B000AP9H3G/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2?qid=1365786888&sr=1-2

Roald Dahl:

Bio: http://www.biography.com/people/roald-dahl-9264648

 http://www.roalddahl.com/

 

Book Resources: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/roald-dahl

http://www.amazon.com/Roald-Dahl/e/B000AQ0WGQ/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1366377803&sr=1-2-ent

John Green:

Bio: http://johngreenbooks.com/bio-contact/

http://johngreenbooks.com/biographical-questions/

 

Book Resources: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/john-green

http://www.amazon.com/John-Green/e/B001I9OQNE/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1366377156&sr=1-2-ent

Torey Hayden:

Bio: http://www.torey-hayden.com/biography.htm

http://www.nspcc.org.uk/get-involved/thank-you/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-celebs-2007/torey-hayden/torey-hayden_wda74788.html

 

Book Resources: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/torey-hayden

http://www.amazon.com/Torey-L.-Hayden/e/B000AQ756G/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2?qid=1366381764&sr=8-2

Anthony Horowitz:

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

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/interview-anthony-horowitz

 

Book Resources: http://www.scholastic.com/browse/search/teacher?VT=3&channelOnly=true&Nty=1&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&_N=fff&Ntk=SCHL30_SI&query=Anthony+Horowitz&N=0&No=0&Ntt=Anthony+Horowitz 

http://www.amazon.com/Anthony-Horowitz/e/B000AP7TDG/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1365788080&sr=1-2-ent

Gordon Korman:

Bio: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/gordon-korman

http://www.gordonkorman.com/

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/gordon-korman-author-qa

 

Book Resources: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/gordon-korman

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_11?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=gordon+korman&sprefix=Gordon+korm%2Caps%2C153

Gail Carson Levine:

Bio: http://www.gailcarsonlevine.com/biography.html

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/gail-carson-levine-0

 

Book Resources: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/gail-carson-levine

http://www.amazon.com/Gail-Carson-Levine/e/B000APB2VG/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1365788298&sr=1-2-ent

 

 

Lois Lowry:

Bio:http://www.loislowry.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=196

http://writerunboxed.com/2007/04/20/interview-lois-lowry-part-1/

 

Book Resources: http://www.amazon.com/Lois-Lowry/e/B000AP6Y8C/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1366378670&sr=1-2-ent

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/lois-lowry

Mike Lupica:

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

 

Book Resources: http://www.mikelupicabooks.com/books.html

http://www.amazon.com/Mike-Lupica/e/B001HD351U/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1365787027&sr=1-2-ent

 

Walter Dean Myers:

Bio: http://www.walterdeanmyers.net/bio.html

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/walter-dean-myers

 

Book Resources: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/walter-dean-myers

http://www.amazon.com/Walter-Dean-Myers/e/B000APIE2G

Alyson Noel:

Bio: http://www.alysonnoel.com/radiance/bio.php

http://www.ocbj.com/news/2011/may/22/publishers-hollywood-take-liking-laguna-niguel-aut/?page=1&

 

Book Resources: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/alyson-noel

http://www.amazon.com/Alyson-Noel/e/B001IODGD0/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1366376950&sr=8-2-ent

Christopher Paolini:

Bio: http://www.alagaesia.com/author.php

http://suvudu.com/2009/10/chat-follow-up-christopher-paolini-answers-your-questions.html

  

Book Resources: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/christopher-paolini

http://www.amazon.com/Christopher-Paolini/e/B001IGLLNK/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1366386991&sr=1-2-ent

 

 

Katherine Paterson:

Bio: http://www.terabithia.com/about.html

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

 

Book Resources: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/katherine-paterson

http://www.amazon.com/Katherine-Paterson/e/B000AQ1NEG/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_6?qid=1366389737&sr=8-6

Gary Paulsen:

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

http://www.randomhousekids.com/brand/gary-paulsen/about-gary-paulsen/

 

Book Resources: http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/library/                 

http://www.amazon.com/Gary-Paulsen/e/B000AQ3DOO/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1365686156&sr=8-2-ent

 

           

Edgar Allen Poe:

Bio: http://www.biography.com/people/edgar-allan-poe-9443160

http://www.poemuseum.org/life.php

 

Book Resources: http://www.poemuseum.org/works.php

http://poestories.com/index.php

Philip Pullman:

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

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/philip-pullman

 

Book Resources: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/philip-pullman

http://www.amazon.com/Philip-Pullman/e/B000AQ74C6/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1365787674&sr=1-2-ent

Rick Riordan:

Bio: http://www.rickriordan.com/about-rick/biography.aspx

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/rick-riordan

 

Book Resources: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/rick-riordan

http://www.amazon.com/Rick-Riordan/e/B001HD0WE8/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1365786362&sr=1-2-ent

Neal Schusterman:

Bio: http://www.storyman.com/bio/   

http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Neal-Shusterman/1531698/author_revealed

 

Book Resources: http://www.amazon.com/Neal-Shusterman/e/B000APTN0I/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1366382333&sr=1-2-ent

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/neal-shusterman

Jerry Spinelli:

Bio: http://www.jerryspinelli.com/newbery_008.htm

http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm/author_number/455/jerry-spinelli

 

Book Resources: http://www.jerryspinelli.com/books.htm   

http://www.amazon.com/Jerry-Spinelli/e/B000AQ013A/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_17?qid=1365685583&sr=1-17

John Steinbeck:

Bio: http://www.biography.com/people/john-steinbeck-9493358

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1962/steinbeck-bio.html

  

Book Resources: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/john-steinbeck

http://www.amazon.com/John-Steinbeck/e/B000AQ2D1I/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1366378101&sr=1-2-ent

Todd Strasser:

Bio: http://toddstrasser.com/wordpress/todds-life/

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/todd-strasser

  

Book Resources: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/todd-strasser

http://www.amazon.com/Todd-Strasser/e/B000AQ51AI/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1366379253&sr=1-2-ent

J.R. Tolkein:

Bio: http://www.biography.com/people/jrr-tolkien-9508428

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

 

Book Resources: http://www.amazon.com/J.-R.-R.-Tolkien/e/B000ARC6KA

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/656983.J_R_R_Tolkien

Jules Verne:

Bio: http://www.biography.com/people/jules-verne-9517579

http://jv.gilead.org.il/butcher/chron.html

 

Book Resources: http://epguides.com/djk/julesverne/works.shtml   

http://www.amazon.com/Jules-Verne/e/B000AQ6LZW/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1365786148&sr=8-2-ent

   

Elie Wiesel:

Bio: http://www.biography.com/people/elie-wiesel-9530714

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~cap/holo/eliebio.htm

 

Book Resources: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/elie-wiesel

http://www.amazon.com/Elie-Wiesel/e/B000AP933K/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1366377575&sr=1-2-ent

 

 

Jane Yolen:  

Bio: http://janeyolen.com/biography/

http://www.childrensbookradio.com/childrensbookradiopodcast14.mp3

 

Book Resources:http://www.amazon.com/Jane-Yolen/e/B000AQ1ZDK/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1366382061&sr=1-1

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/jane-yolen