This biography on author Countee Cullen gives details on his literary works along with all of his accomplishments throughout his life.

This site is from the University of Washington, where McElroy is a professor. It has biographical information, a list of her works, and other details about the writer.

This is a rather detailed biography, with links to further information about the books which are mentioned. More focused on his work as a whole than on the children's books he's written.

This biography of author Gary Paulsen gives a lot of unique, hard-to-find information about his career and life. You can also find a photograph of this author within this resource.

This resource provides a brief biography of author Jean Craighead George. The information, while brief, is factual and worth checking out on the subject.

Kids learn about Beverly Cleary's biography on this website. Students can explore information about the author of children's books such as Henry Huggins.

Kids learn about Donald J. Sobol's biography on this site. Find out about the author of the Encyclopedia Brown series of children's books.

Read Gertrude Chandler Warner's biography on the site. Learn about the author of the Boxcar Children series of children's books.

Read about the author of the Harry Potter series, J. K. Rowling's, biography on this website.

Kids learn about Lemony Snicket's biography on this site. Find out about the author of children's books such as The Bad Beginning.

Read about Margaret Peterson Haddix's biography on this site. Learn about the life of the author of children's books such as Among the Hidden.

Read about Rick Riordan's biography the author of children's books such as The Lightning Thief with Percy Jackson on this website.

Kids can learn about Dr. Seuss' biography on this website. Author of children's books such as Cat in the Hat.

Biography.com provides a biography on writer Toni Morrison. Her personal life, literary career, and her awards and accomplishments are discussed.

Biography on children's author Beverly Cleary along with a listing of her awards that she has won throughout the years.

This site provides information on writers and poets from francophonic Caribbean and Antilles islands: Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, and Martinique. Includes biographical information on authors and links to excerpts of their work and...

Scholastic's biography of Paul Zindel contains the author's memories of his early life, career choices, and reasons for writing: "I have to tell stories because that's the way the wiring went in."

Monticello.org provides a brief but detailed biography of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826 CE), 3rd President of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence.

Read about the life of the Magic Treehouse author at this site. Watch an interview with her if you have RealPlayer on your computer. There's a booklist to check as well.

This site focuses on Henry David Thoreau and his nonfiction works. It includes links to a Thoreau biography and to the full text of four of his nonfiction works including On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, Slavery in Massachusetts,...

This site focuses on William Makepeace Thackeray including a link to a Thackeray biography and a link to the full text of his satirical novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society.

This site focuses on Anthony Trollope and provides links to his biography, the full text of five novels, and one short story. The works include Barchester Towers, The Last Chronicle of Barset, and The Warden.

This site focuses on Leo Tolstoy featuring links to his biography, and the full text of eight novels and one short story. These works include Anna Karenina, War and Peace, and The Death of Ivan Ilych.

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