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Authors

This category lists sites that provide biographies and autobiographies of well-known literary figures. All sites are suitable for children and teens to read and use for enjoyment or for schoolwork. Biographies may be brief and sites may have several, perhaps connected by occupation, but the information contained should have the basic details, e.g., birth and death dates, some details of the life lived, major accomplishments, and so forth.

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Alcott, Louisa May

This category lists pages and sites about the life of Louisa May Alcott.

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Alexander, Lloyd

This category lists pages and sites that discuss the life of American fantasy writer Lloyd Chudley Alexander (1924-).

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Andersen, Hans Christian

This category lists pages and sites about the life of Hans Christian Andersen.

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Attema, Martha

Martha Attema was born in the Netherlands and moved to Canada. Her works include "A Light in the Dunes" and "A Time to Choose."

Austen, Jane

This category lists pages and sites about the life of British novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817) who wrote about upper middle class English society in the early 19th century. She is best known for her work Pride and Prejudice.

Avi

This category lists books and pages about Avi (1937-), author of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and other novels for children and young adults. All sites are suitable for children or teens to use for school projects and/or personal enrichment.

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Banks, Lynne Reid

This category lists pages and sites about the life of British author Lynne Reid Banks, who created the Indian in the Cupboard series.

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Baum, L. Frank

This category lists pages and sites about the life of Lyman Frank Baum (1856-1919), the man who created the Wizard of Oz.

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Bemelmans, Ludwig

This category lists pages and sites about the Austro-American writer Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962). Bemelmans wrote far more books for adults than children, yet it was his Madeline series that made him famous. The series began in 1939 with the publication of Madeline. More than a decade passed before he wrote additional books in the series.

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Berenstain, Stan and Jan

This category lists pages and sites about Stan and Jan Berenstain, creators of the Berenstain Bears. All pages are suitable for children or teens to use for school projects and/or personal enjoyment.

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Blume, Judy

This category lists pages and books that tell about the life of Judy Blume (1938-) who has written many books for children and young adults. All sites listed in this category are suitable for children and teens to use for school work or personal enjoyment.

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Sites that focus on Blume''s works or reflect an adult perspective on her life will not be listed here.

Brett, Jan

This category lists pages and sites that tell about the life of children's author and illustrator Jan Brett (1949-). All listings should be suitable for children or teens to use for school projects or personal enjoyment.

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Bridwell, Norman

This category lists pages and sites about the life of America author Norman Bridwell (1928-) who gave the world Clifford, the Big Red Dog.

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Brown, Marc

This category lists pages and sites about the life of children's author Marc Brown (1946-), creator of the Arthur series.

Buffie, Margaret

Winnipeg resident and author of young adult books.

Burnett, Frances Hodgson

This category lists pages and sites that tell about the life of American author and playwright Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924). All sites are suitable for children to use for school projects or personal enrichment.

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Sites that reflect an adult perspective on Burnett''s life or that discuss her works will not be listed here.

Byars, Betsy

This category lists pages and sites about the award-winning children's novelist Betsy Byars (1928-). All listings in this category are suitable for children or teens to use for school projects or personal enjoyment.

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Sites that look at Byars'' life from an adult perspective or focus on her works instead of her life will not be listed here.

Carle, Eric

This category lists pages and sites about the life children's author and illustrator Eric Carle (1929-). Carle is best-known for his work "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," which has been translated into more than 25 languages and sold more than 12 million copies around the world.

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Carroll, Lewis

This category lists pages and sites about the life of British author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898) who wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll. Also a brilliant mathematician and logician, he is best remembered for giving the world Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

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Chaucer, Geoffrey

This category lists pages and sites about British author Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?-1400) who wrote Canterbury Tales.

Christopher, Matt

This category lists pages and sites about American author Matt Christopher (1917-1997), a former baseball player best known for his books about sports.

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Cleary, Beverly

This category lists pages and sites about the life of American author Beverly Cleary (1916-2021), who gave young readers characters such as Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins.

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Colfer, Eoin

Author of the series of books about Artemis Fowl.

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Collodi, Carlo

This category lists pages and sites about the life of Carlo Collodi.

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Cormier, Robert

This category lists pages and sites about the life of American author Robert Cormier (1925-2000), who is best known for his young adult novels such as I am the Cheese and The Chocolate War.

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Dahl, Roald

This category lists pages and sites that tell about the life of British author Roald Dahl (1916-1990), who wrote books like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach. All pages are suitable for children or teens to use for school projects or personal enjoyment.

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Sites about Dahl''s writings or sites that are more appropriate for older web surfers will not be listed here.

Defoe, Daniel

This category lists pages and sites about the life of British author Daniel Defoe (1660?-1731) who wrote Robinson Crusoe.

Dickens, Charles

This category lists pages and sites about the life of British author Charles Dickens (1812-1870), who penned such classic works as A Tale of Two Cities and A Christmas Carol.

Donne, John

This category lists pages and sites about the life of British writer and clergyman John Donne (1572-1631), considered one of the greatest poets of all time.

Dostoevsky, Fyodor

This category lists pages and sites about the life of Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881), best known for works such as Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov.

Dr. Seuss

This category lists pages and sites that tell about the life of Dr. Seuss (1994-1991). Born Theodor Geisel, Seuss changed the world of children's literature forever with books like The Cat in the Hat.

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Dumas, Alexandre

This category lists pages and sites about the life of French author Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870), best known for his work The Three Musketeers.

Eliot, T. S.

This category lists pages and sites about the life of American author Thomas Stearns Eliot (1881-1965). Eliot is perhaps best known as the writer of "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats," the work which served as the foundation for the Broadway musical "Cats."

Funke, Cornelia

A German author of children's and young adult books.

George, Jean Craighead

This category lists pages and sites about the life of American author Jean Craighead George (1919-) whose works reflect her own love of nature.

Handler, Daniel

Daniel Handler, whose pen name is Lemony Snicket, is the author of a popular children's series of books titled: A Series of Unfortunate Events. There are 13 books in the series, and a movie has been made.

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Hinton, S. E.

This category lists pages and sites about the life of American author Susan Eloise Hinton (1949-). Hinton was only 17 years old when she published her first young adult novel, The Outsiders. She is still an extremely popular young adult author, with books sold throughout North America and Europe.

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Holt, Kimberly Willis

Kimberly Willis Holt is the author of several award winning books for young people including "My Louisiana Sky," "Keeper of the Night," and "When Zachary Beaver Came to Town."

Hopkins, Cathy

A British author, probably best known for her Mates and Dates series of books.

Hughes, Langston

This category lists pages and sites about the life of African-American writer Langston Hughes (1902-1967), best known for his poetry.

Jacques, Brian

This category lists pages and sites about the life or British author Brian Jacques (1939-) who created the Redwall series.

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Korman, Gordon

Gordon Kormon is a Canadian children's author who wrote his first novel when he was 12.

Lenski, Lois

This category lists pages and sites that tell about the life of American author and illustrator Lois Lenski (1893-1974), who contributed to more than 100 books.

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Lessing, Doris

Doris Lessing won the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Lewis, C. S.

This category lists sites and pages that tell about the life of Clive Staples (C.S.) Lewis (1898-1963) who created the world of Narnia. All sites in this category are suitable for children or teens to use for school projects or personal enrichment.

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Little, Jean

Jean Little was born in Tawain of Canadian parents. She moved to Canada as a young child and went to school here first attending a special school because of her extremely weak eyes, and then later attending regular public schools. She eventually became a teacher and an author of children's books. Her first book was about a ten-year-old girl who suffers from cerebral palsy. She has also written books about a child with ADHD, the baby of a family, and a blind girl. She has a gift for writing from a child's perspective with honesty and humour. Her work shines with joy, pain, and compassion.

Lowry, Lois

This category lists pages and sites about the life and works of award-winning author Lois Lowry (1937-). Lowry is perhaps best-known for her two Newbery Award winning books Number the Stars and The Giver.

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Marshall, James

James Marshall was a children's author who is most famous for his stories about a couple of hippopotami named George and Martha.

Mayer, Mercer

This category lists pages and sites that tell about the life of American children's author and illustrator Mercer Mayer (1943-).

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Montgomery, L. M.

This category lists pages and sites that tell about the life of Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942), who gave the world such timeless heroines as Anne of Green Gables and Emily of New Moon.

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Munsch, Robert

This category lists pages and sites about the life of Canadian author Robert Munsch (1945-), who is known for such fanciful children's works as The Paper Bag Princess and Murmel, Murmel.

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Nimmo, Jenny

Author of the Charlie Bone series.

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Numeroff, Laura

This category lists pages and sites about the life of American author Laura Numeroff (1953-), who is today known around the world for tales such as If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.

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O'Dell, Scott

This category lists pages and sites that tell about the life of American author Scott O'Dell (1898-1989). Known primarily for his children's works, O'Dell began writing for publication in 1934. He did not author his first work for children until 1950, however.

O'Dell received the Newbery Medal for Island of the Blue Dolphins and Newbery Honor recognition for three of his other books. He also established the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction in 1981. The award is granted annually to a work for children or teens that is set in North America and written by a United States citizen.

Oppel, Kenneth

A Canadian author who wrote his first children's book at age 15.

Park, Barbara

Barbara Park is an author who is best known for her Junie B. Jones series. These are funny books about a girl in kindergarten.

Paterson, Katherine

This category lists pages and sites that tell about the life of American author Katherine Paterson (1932-) who has given the world such timeless works as The Great Gilly Hopkins and Bridge to Terabithia.

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Paulsen, Gary

This category lists pages and sites that provide information about the life of American author Gary Paulsen (1939-). The Minnesota-born author is best known as a writer of young adult works such as Newbery Honor books Hatchet and Dogsong.

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Potter, Beatrix

Illustrator and author of the Peter Rabbit series.

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Prelutsky, Jack

This category lists pages and sites about the life of American writer Jack Prelutsky (1940-), best known for his humorous poetry aimed specifically at kids.

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Rawls, Wilson

This category lists paes and sites that tell about the life of American author Woodrow Wilson Rawls (1913-1984), who penned the timeless Where the Red Fern Grows.

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Rowling, J. K.

This category lists pages and sites about the life of J.K. Rowling (1965-), the British author who created Harry Potter. All sites listed in this category are suitable for children and teens to use for school projects and personal enjoyment.

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Sachar, Louis

This category lists pages and sites that tell about the life of Louis Sachar (1954-), creator of the Wayside School. All sites are suitable for children and teens to use for school projects or personal enjoyment.

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Sewell, Anna

This category lists pages and sites about the life of British author Anna Sewell (1820-1878), who wrote the children's classic Black Beauty.

Shakespeare, William

This category lists pages and sites about the life of British playwright and poet William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Shakespeare is best known for dramas such as Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Shelley, Mary

A British author of the Romantic period. Author of Frankenstein and other works.

Silverstein, Shel

This category lists pages and sites about the life of children's poet Shel Silverstein (1932-1999). All sites are suitable for children and teens to use for school projects or personal enjoyment.

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Snicket, Lemony

Pen name for the author of the popular Series of Unfortunate Events books.

Sites for the mysterious Lemony Snicket should be submitted to his associate, Daniel Handler.

Speare, Elizabeth George

This category lists pages and sites about the life American author Elizabeth George Speare (1908-1994). A two-time winner of the Newbery Medal, she has been recognized by literary critics as one of the best writers of historical fiction for children. Speare's works includes such novels as The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Calico Captive, and The Bronze Bow.

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Stine, R. L.

This category lists pages and sites about the life of American author R.L. Stine (1943-) who writes horror stories geared toward children and young adults.

Stratton-Porter, Gene

This category lists pages and sites about the life of American naturalist and author Geneva "Gene" Stratton-Porter (1863-1924). Porter drew upon her own experiences in Indiana's Limberlost Swamp to craft such timeless favorites as "A Girl of the Limberlost" and "Freckles."

Swift, Jonathan

This category lists pages and site about the life of Anglo-Irish writer Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), best known for his satirical works such as Gulliver's Travels.

Tolkien, J. R. R.

Fantasy author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Tolstoy, Leo

This category lists pages and sites about the life of Russian author Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910). Tolstoy is best known for novels such as Anna Karenina and short stories such as "How Much Land does a Man Need."

Twain, Mark

This category lists pages and sites about the life of American writer and humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910) who wrote under the pen name Mark Twain. His most famous works include "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn."

Whitman, Walt

This category lists pages and sites about the life of American poet and journalist Walt Whitman (1819-1892).

Wilder, Laura Ingalls

This category lists pages and sites that tell about the life of American author Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957). Wilder wrote for several magazines throughout her adult life, but she is remembered primarily as the creator of the Little House on the Prairie books, a children's fiction series based on her own childhood in the Midwest. Wilder began writing the books after her daughter urged her to record her childhood memories.

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