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A part of the Horn Book's Virtual History Exhibit, this site features letters and radio interviews with classic children's writers.
www.hbook.com
A brief introduction to authors Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charlotte Bronte, and Pulitzer Prize winner Edna Ferber.
www.lessontutor.com
Author Search Index on kidsreads.com
Introduces children's authors through author profiles and interviews. Also offers e-mail addresses of select writers.
www.kidsreads.com
Biography of the award-winning children's book author, including information about the author, her books, and scheduled school visits.
www.amymacdonald.com
Reviews and synopses of books and stories, information about the author, and links to sites related to writing.
ann.herrick.home.att.net
A leading voices among black American women writers who has produced an acclaimed and varied body of work, including poetry, novels, short stories, essays, and criticism.
www.gale.com
Students provide very short biographies of their favorite Newbery Award-winning authors.
library.thinkquest.org
Personal site of the children's writer who created works such as Totally Unsuitable For Children and the Jeremy Brown spy spoofs. Includes a guide to his life, news, and extracts from his books.
uk.geocities.com
Provides short introductions to the lives and works of hundreds of authors from around the world.www.kirjasto.sci.fi
The Poet's Bookshelf: Biographies of Famous Poets
Gifted students write about the lives of 12 well-known American poets.
www.kyrene.k12.az.us
An 8th-grader shares what she has learned about this popular young adult writer.
www.scils.rutgers.edu
Novelist and poet who became a national celebrity in 1970 with the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Also San Francisco's first black streetcar conductor.
www.gale.com
Journalist and author of the widely-acclaimed novel Roots.
www.gale.com
Directory of links to resources for numerous authors, including information on Nobel Prize winners.
www.xs4all.nl
Writers Online: Terence Blacker Questions & Answers
Interview with the novelist and a list of all his children's books, plus an extract from a Ms. Wiz story with suggestions for aspiring young writers.
www.englishonline.co.uk