James PattersonAuthor StudyBy: Elly Reinke

“I believe we should spend less time

worrying about the quantity of books

children read and more time introducing them

to quality books that will turn them on to the joy

of reading and turn them into lifelong

readers.”-James Patterson

Awards • Children's Choice Book Awards• Author of the Year 2010 for Max• Nominee, 2011 Teen Choice Book of the Year (Fang) and 2012

Author of the Year (Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life)• National Parenting Publications Honors Awards• International Reading Association's Young Adults' Choices

Booklist• American Library Association "Teens Top Ten" Pick• London Times Book Sense Children's Pick• 2011 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award, Nominee

BiographyIt is no surprise that in January, 2010, The New York Times Magazine featured James Patterson on its cover and hailed him as having "transformed book publishing," and that Time magazine hailed him as "The Man Who Can't Miss." Recently, NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams profiled Patterson's prolific career, AARP named him one of the "50 Most Influential People Who Make Our Days a Little Brighter," and Variety featured him in a cover story highlighting his adventures in Hollywood.In 2011, it was estimated that one-in-four of all hardcover suspense/thriller novels sold was written by James Patterson, he is the first author to achieve ten million ebook sales, and he holds the Guinness record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers of any author. And his success isn't based solely on thrillers like the perennially popular Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club and Michael Bennett series. Patterson is now also the current bestselling author in the young adult and middle grade categories.He's been called the busiest man in publishing, and that's not just because of his own books. For the past decade, James has been devoting more and more of his time to championing books and reading

1st to Die (Women's Murder Club Series)2nd Chance (Women's Murder Club Series) 3rd Degree (Women's Murder Club Series) 4th of July (Women's Murder Club Series) The 5th Horseman (Women's Murder Club Series) The 6th Target (Women's Murder Club Series) 7th Heaven (Women's Murder Club Series)The 8th Confession (Women's Murder Club Series) The 9th Judgment (Women's Murder Club Series) 10th Anniversary (Women's Murder Club Series)

11th Hour (Women's Murder Club Series) 12th of Never (Women's Murder Club Series)

A-EAgainst Medical Advice Alex Cross Also published as Cross (Alex Cross Series) Alex Cross, Run (Alex Cross Series) Alex Cross's Trial Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross Series) Angel (Maximum Ride Series) The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride Series) Armageddon (Daniel X Series) Beach House Beach Road The Big Bad Wolf (Alex Cross Series) Black Friday Burn (Michael Bennett Series) Cat & Mouse (Alex Cross Series) The Christmas Wedding Confessions of a Murder Suspect Confessions: The Paris Mysteries Confessions: The Private School Murders Cradle & All Cross Country (Alex Cross Series) Cross Fire (Alex Cross Series) Cross My Heart (Alex Cross Series) Danger Down the Nile (Treasure Hunters Series) The Dangerous Days of Daniel X (Daniel X Series) Demons and Druids (Daniel X Series) Don't Blink Double Cross (Alex Cross Series)

ALL of James Patterson's Books

• F-LFang (Maximum Ride Series) The Final Warning (Maximum Ride Series) The Fire (Witch & Wizard Series) First Love Four Blind Mice (Alex Cross Series) Game Over (Daniel X Series) Get Me Out of Here! (Middle School Series) The Gift (Witch & Wizard Series) Gone (Michael Bennett Series) Guilty Wives Hide & Seek Homeroom Diaries Honeymoon Hope to Die (Alex Cross Series) How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill (Middle School Series) I, Alex Cross (Alex Cross Series) I Funny (I Funny Series) I Even Funnier (I Funny Series) I, Michael Bennett (Michael Bennett Series) I Totally Funniest (I Funny Series) Invisible Jack & Jill (Alex Cross Series) The Jester Judge & Jury Kill Alex Cross (Alex Cross Series) Kill Me If You Can The Kiss (Witch & Wizard Series) Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross Series) The Lake House Lifeguard London Bridges (Alex Cross Series) The Lost (Witch & Wizard Series) •

M-RMary, Mary (Alex Cross Series) Max (Maximum Ride Series) Med Head Merry Christmas, Alex Cross The Midnight Club Miracle on the 17th Green Mistress The Murder of King Tut My Brother Is a Big, Fat Liar (Middle School Series) Nevermore (Maximum Ride Series) Now You See Her NYPD Red (NYPD Red Series) NYPD Red 2 (NYPD Red Series) NYPD Red 3 (NYPD Red Series) Pop Goes the Weasel (Alex Cross Series) The Postcard Killers Private (Private Series) Private: #1 Suspect (Private Series) Private Berlin Private Down Under Private Games Private India: City on Fire Private L.A. (Private Series) Private London Private Vegas (Private Series) Public School Superhero (Public School Superhero Series) The Quickie Roses Are Red (Alex Cross Series) Run For Your Life (Michael Bennett Series)

• S-ZSail Sam's Letters to Jennifer santaKid | Save Rafe! (Middle School Series) Saving the World & Other Extreme Sports (Maximum Ride Series) School's Out-Forever (Maximum Ride Series) Season of the Machete Second Honeymoon See How They Run Step on a Crack (Michael Bennett Series) Sundays at Tiffany's Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas Swimsuit The Thomas Berryman Number Tick Tock (Michael Bennett Series) Toys Treasure Hunters (Treasure Hunters Series) Unlucky 13 (Women's Murder Club Series) Ultimate Showdown (Middle School Series) Violets Are Blue (Alex Cross Series) Watch the Skies (Daniel X Series) When the Wind Blows Witch & Wizard (Witch & Wizard Series) Worst Case (Michael Bennett Series) The Worst Years of My Life (Middle School Series) You've Been Warned Zoo

“People like to talk more than they like to act. They like to sit there and complain and vent. Somehow they think

that changes things, when it doesn't.”

-James Patterson

“The best way to get kids reading more is to give them books that they'll gobble up - and that will make them ask for another.”

-James Patterson

Patterson ScholarshipsEach year, The Patterson Family Foundation awards scholarships to students at 22 different colleges and universities around the country. The Patterson Family Foundation funds multiple scholarships for students at the following schools, which are also the alma maters of James and Sue Patterson:• Vanderbilt University• Manhattan College• University of Wisconsin

The Patterson Family Foundation also funds James Patterson Teacher Education Scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students that are studying education and are committed to teaching careers. It currently funds 19 colleges in the US.

Websites• http://www.jamespatterson.com/