Showing posts with label Kimberly Campbell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kimberly Campbell. Show all posts

April 28, 2010

Happy Birthday Lois Duncan

Lois Duncan Author of I Know What You Did Last Summer
Author: Kimberly Campbell
State Affiliation of Author: GA
ISBN-13: 978-0-7660-2963-7
Publication Year: 2009
Interest Level: Grades 6-up
Page Count: 104

Lois Duncan's life as a writer has put her in the limelight and has been deeply rewarding. An award-winning author of more than fifty books and the creator of more than three hundred stories and articles, Duncan has contributed to the lives and the minds of the young. Some of her best-known works have been adapted to film, including I Know What You Did Last Summer and Hotel for Dogs.

April 10, 2010

Happy Birthday Richard Peck!

Richard Peck: A Spellbinding Storyteller
Author: Kimberly Campbell
State Affiliation of Author: GA
State Affiliation of Title: IL, NY
ISBN-13: 978-0-7660-2723-7
ISBN-10: 0-7660-2723-6
Publication Year: 2007
Interest Level: Grades 6-up
Page Count: 112

Richard Peck is a Midwestern success story. Born and reared in Decatur, Illinois, he became a teacher but eventually quit his job to become a writer. But Peck could never fully leave the classroom. So now he reaches his students by writing books for them. Peck has an elegant way of creating quirky characters and historically accurate settings, and weaves them into a magical and extraordinary story. His 2001 Newbery winning book, A Year Down Yonder, is a Depression era novel about fifteen-year-old Mary Alice, who is sent by train from Chicago to live in the country with her feisty Grandma Dowdel. Peck now lives in New York City, but enjoys traveling the globe to meet teachers, librarians, students, and readers of all ages.