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Candace Fleming is the prolific author of The Great and Only Barnum, a YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction nominee and a Publishers Weekly and Booklist Best Book; The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award recipient; Our Eleanor, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; and Ben Franklin's Almanac, a James Madison Honor Book. She is also the author of many highly acclaimed picture books.

  




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Louis Sachar is an award-winning author of over twenty-one books for children. Louis's books include, National Book Award and Newbery Medal winning Holes, its companion Small Steps, and the Marvin Redpost series. Louis's newest title is The Cardturner. Have your students learn more about the author, his characters, and his writing style directly from Louis himself.

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Jennifer Holm and Matt Holm are the brother and sister team of the Babymouse graphic novel series. Share this video with your class as we investigate and go directly to the source to find out who Babymouse really is.

 

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Eileen and Jerry Spinelli are the esteemed husband-and-wife team behind Today I Will, a book of daily advice and insight. Watch the video to learn more about the Spinellis and how they inspire each others' writing and encourage creativity in the world around them.

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Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell are the co-creators of the Edge Chronicles. Paul and Chris first met at nursery school. Not theirs, but the one their sons went to. For some strange reason, which they can’t quite remember, they decided to work together. That was over ten years ago. Since then, they have created several series and books.

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Mary Pope Osborne is the author of the popular Magic Tree House series. She works with her husband Will and her sister Natalie on the nonfiction companion series, Magic Tree House Research Guides. Many of her books have been named to best-books lists.

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Mary Pope Osborne!
Jeff Stone is the author of The Five Ancestors series. He has worked in a wide variety of creative roles throughout his career. Like the heroes of The Five Ancestors series, Mr. Stone was adopted when he was an infant.

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