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Here's one more for your Author/Illustrator records: Authors and Illustrators, ALSC: http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gw s/displaysection.cfm&sec=16 or Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/oll5f Shirley Lukenbill, Librarian Wooldridge Elementary, Austin (TX) ISD Lecturer, School of Information University of Texas at Austin Lecturer, School of Library and Information Science San Jose State University slukenbill@sbcglobal.net -----Original Message----- From: School Library Media & Network Communications [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Nancy Stiner Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 10:22 AM To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: [LM_NET] Hit: Author websites Thank-you to everyone who responded to my question about author websites. My original question is listed below. We have now added a separate link on our library page for author websites. Nancy Stiner 7-12 Media Specialist Iowa Falls, Iowa nstiner@po-1.iowa-falls.k12.ia.us -----Original Message----- Subject: Target: Author websites We have a class coming in next week who will be researching authors. 9th-10th graders in a reading class. Lower level students. Any author that they have enjoyed reading books by. Suggestions for good websites would be appreciated. Indiana State Library:http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/WWW/LDO/CHILDRENS/author.htm Book Bytes Authors: http://www.booksnbytes.com/authors/allauths_a.html Index to Internet Sites: children's and Young Adults' Authors and Illustrators: http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm KidsReads.com authors: http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/authors.asp The Author Corner: http://www.carr.org/authco/ Teachers at Random: http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/authors/ Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature: http://www.fairrosa.info/ Authors on the Web: http://www.authorsontheweb.com/index.asp#author_news The Scoop:Biographies: http://friend.ly.net/users/jorban/biographies/index.html Here are some websites and I hope they help. http://www.joanbauer.com/jbhome.html (Joan Bauer) http://www.chriscrutcher.com/ (Chris Crutcher) http://www.jackgantos.com/ (Jack Gantos) http://www.eclectics.com/lurlenemcdaniel/index.html (Lurlene McDaniel) http://www.walterdeanmyers.net/ (Walter Dean Myers) http://www.sonyasones.com/ (Sonya Sones) http://www.janeyolen.com/ (Jane Yolen) http://www.jerryspinelli.com/newbery_001.htm (Jerry Spinelli) http://www.toddstrasser.com/ (Todd Strasser) http://www.grahamsalisbury.com/books.html (Graham Salisbury) Here are a few author websites that may be helpful to your students. This is an excellent site for general biographical information about a number of popular teen authors. Students simply click on the first letter of the author's last name. http://www.teenreads.com/authors/index.asp Here are a few authors that are popular with my middle and high school students, as well as links to their websites. Chris Crutcher http://www.chriscrutcher.com Gary Paulsen http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/ Christopher Paul Curtis http://www.randomhouse.com/features/christopherpaulcurtis/ Laurie Halse Anderson http://www.writerlady.com/about_me.html Sonya Sones http://www.sonyasones.com/ Lee Weatherly http://www.leeweatherly.com/ Anthony Horowitz http://www.anthonyhorowitz.com/ Lois Duncan http://loisduncan.arquettes.com/ Terry Trueman http://www.terrytrueman.com/ Walter Dean Meyers http://www.walterdeanmyers.net/ Stephenie Meyer http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/ Annette Curtis Klause http://www.ravenstonepress.com/klause.html Christopher Paolini http://www.alagaesia.com/ J.K. Rowling http://www.jkrowling.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. 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