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Laurie Halse Anderson
bookbridges.wordpress.com
Historical Fiction
• Fever, 1793• Chains• Forge
Jane Austen
Historical Fiction: Great Britain
• Emma
• Pride & Prejudice• Click here for book trailer
1870 engraving of Jane Austen, based on a portrait drawn by her sister Cassandra.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen
Joan Bauer
Contemporary Fiction
• PeeledClick here for a book trailer.
• Backwater• Close to Famous• Almost Home
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6556591.html?nid=2788
Photo: Jim Lundquist.
Ray Bradbury
Story Collection• The Cat’s Pajamas
Science Fiction• Martian Chronicles• Something Wicked this
Way ComesClick here for trailer.
http://www.theshortreview.com/authors/RayBradbury.htm
Orson Scott Card
Fantasy• Enchantment
Ender’s Game Quartet• Xenocide, book 3Click here for a book trailer.
Homecoming series• The Memory of Earth, book 1
Cinda Williams Chima
Fantasy
Seven Realms Series• The Demon King, book
1Click here for summary from the author.
Heir series• Wizard Heir, book 2
Agatha Christie
Mystery• Five Little Pigs• Death on the NileClick here for a movie trailer.
• Hickory Dickory Dock
nndb.com
Michael Crichton
Science Fiction• Jurassic Park
• Click here for book trailer
• Andromeda Strain
Technology Thriller• Sphere
Fantasy• Timeline (not on book cart)
• Click here for trailer
http://www.crichton-official.com/
Karen Cushman
Historical Fiction
• Catherine, Called BirdyClick here for a book trailer.
• The Loud Silence of Francine Green
http://1.bp.blogspot.com
Carl Deuker
Sports Fiction
• High Heat• Payback Time• Runner
http://www.members.authorsguild.net
Erin Dionne
Contemporary Fiction
• Notes from an Accidental Band Geek (Lone Star)
• The Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet (Lone Star)
Click here for a book trailer.
http://www.bc.edu/content
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Mystery
Full-length novel Hound of the Baskervilles
Click here for book trailer
Story Collections
• Adventures & Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
• Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Holmes
http://www.avdistrict.org/library/doyle.jpg
Nancy Farmer
Trolls Trilogy• Sea of Trolls, book 1Click here for a book trailer.
Science Fiction• House of the Scorpion
(Newbery, Printz, National Book Award)
• The Ear, the Eye and the Arm (Newbery)
http://www.famesteps.com/celebrities/nancy_farmer-c62333/
James Herriot
Story Collection• James Herriot’s Animal
Stories
Biography• All Creatures Great and
Small• Click here for book trailer
http://www.jamesherriot.org/images/yorkshire/jh.jpg
Gordon Korman
Contemporary & Humor
• Schooled• Click here for book trailer
• Born to Rock• Pop• Ungifted
Conor Kostick
Science Fiction & Adventure
• Epic (Lone Star)Click here for a book trailer.
• Edda• Move
http://www.obrien.ie/author.cfm?authorID=244
C.S. Lewis
Fantasy
The Chronicles of Narnia• The Lion, the Witch & the
Wardrobe• The Last Battle
http://famousdeadmormons.com
Lois Lowry
Sci-fi / Fantasy
• Gathering Blue• Gossamer• Messenger• Son – released Oct. 2
http://blog.oregonlive.com
David Lubar
Fantasy• Hidden Talents• Flip
Realistic Fiction / Humor• Sleeping Freshmen Never LieClick here for a book trailer.
• Dunkhttp://www.davidlubar.com/
Robin McKinley
Folklore & Mythology Fiction
• Beauty• The Hero and the Crown
(Newbery)
• Pegasus
http://us.penguingroup.com
Carolyn Meyer
Historical Fiction• The Adventures of
Charley Darwin
• The Bad Queen
• Mary, Bloody Mary• Where the Broken Heart
Still Beats
• White Lilacshttp://www.qbd.com.au
Donna Jo Napoli
Historical Fiction• Lights on the Nile• The Smile
• Click here for book trailer
• Bound
Mythology Fiction• Sirena
Adventure Fiction• Three Days
http://scbwiconference.blogspot.com/2011/08/donna-jo-napoli-keynote-how-writing.html
Kenneth Oppel
Historical Fantasy• Airborn (series & Printz)
• Darkwing• This Dark Endeavor:
The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein (
• series & Lone Star)Click here for a talk with the author.
Science Fiction• Nation (alternate reality & historical)
Johnny Maxwell trilogy• Only You Can Save Mankind,
book 1• Click here for book trailer
• Johnny & the Bomb, book 3
FantasyTiffany Aching Adventures• Wee Free Men, book 1
• Wintersmith, book 3
Sir Terry Pratchett
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2008/12/arise-sir-terry/
Ann Rinaldi
Historical Fiction• The Red Headed Princess• The Letter WriterClick here for a book trailer
Dear America Series: My Heart is On the Ground
Great Episodes Series:• Or Give Me Death: …Patrick
Henry’s family
http://www.princeton.lib.nj.us/teens/books/images/rinaldi.jpg
Gary D. Schmidt
Historical Fiction• Lizzie Bright and the
Buckminster Boy (Newbery & Printz)
• The Wednesday Wars (Newbery & Lone Star)
• Okay for Now
Contemporary Fiction• Trouble
Fantasy• What Came from the Stars
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6438766.html?nid=2788
Michael Scott
Science Fiction• Gemini Game
Fantasy / Historical FictionSecrets of the Immortal Nicholas
Flamel• The Alchemyst, book 1 (Lone Star)
• The Warlock, book 5
http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/authphoto_330/27479_scott_michael.jpg
Jordan Sonnenblick
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=135
Realistic / Contemporary Fiction• After Ever After• Zen & the Art of Faking It• Notes From the Midnight Driver• Drums, Girls & Dangerous PieAll of these books have been on the Lone Star list.
New . . . Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip
Neal Shusterman
Fantasy / Sci-fi• Full Tilt• Everlost
Contemporary Fiction• The Schwa Was Here
Rebecca Stead
http://www.bookpeople.com
Adventure Fiction•First Light
Contemporary Fiction•When You Reach Me (with a twist of fantasy)
•Liar & Spy
J.R.R. Tolkien
Fantasy• The HobbitThe Lord of the Rings Trilogy• The Fellowship of the Ring
• Click here for book trailer
Letters from Father Christmas
news.bbc.co.uk
Wendelin Van Draanen
http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com
Realistic Fiction• The Running Dream• Runaway
Scott Westerfeld
http://www.listal.com/author/scott-westerfeld
Steam punk: Alternate History / Sci-Fi
• Leviathian, book 1
• Goliath, book 3
Science Fiction• Touching Darkness, book 2 of Midnighters Series
The Manual of Aeronautics: An Illustrated Guide to the Leviathan Series
Kiersten White
Supernatural• Paranormalcy (Lone Star)
• Endlessly
http://www.changinghands.com/event/ww-ya-jan12
Jacqueline Woodson
Realistic Fiction• After Tupac & D Foster
(Newbery honor)
• Feathers (Newbery honor)
• Hush
• Miracles’ Boys
• Peace, Locomotion (companion to Locomotion) http://hulshofschmidt.files.wordpress.com
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