Margaret Peterson Haddix grew up on a farm in a small town in Ohio, in a family of farmers and bookworms, and she read widely: classic fiction, but also the newspaper and Time magazine. She also found time to participate in activities...

This site shares a classroom cast with the author Christopher Paul Curtis. Newbery Award winner, Christopher Paul Curtis discusses his new novel The Mighty Miss Malone, his early writing career and the publication of The Watsons Go to...

Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak's groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters...