https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl Read the 'About the Author' page at the back of your book and tell us something you were surprised to learn about your author. Also, why do you think your author chose to write this book (this is usually revealed at the end of the book where the author gives tribute to those who helped her publish her book or in the author's 'About' section. en-us 2017-10-10 12:39:08 UTC 2024-05-21 18:11:56 UTC hello@padlet.com patrickej https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196224951 My author is Mike Lupica. He writes kids chapter books. He writes sports books. Mike Lupica is 65 years old. He is married and has 5 kids.
Mike Lupica has written 13 plus books. I have read 3 of those books. The bat boy, Travel team,Million dollar throw. In my opinion the books are very good.]]> 2017-10-11 21:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196224951 englishjt https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196567386 Howard Schwartz

The book author I'm doing is Howard Schwartz he was one of the  two people that wrote, Ask The Bones. Howard Schwartz genre of writing is fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
Something that I was surprised about was that he also wrote poetry and non-fiction. 
I think Howard Schwartz wrote this scary book for good entertainment and to tell scary stories to friends once in a while


]]> 2017-10-12 18:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196567386 myerscv https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196635731 By Connor Myers
Harlan Coben is the #1 New York bestselling author of  numerous adult novels. He is none for his thriller mystery novels. He makes you guess until the end and that is why he is one of my favorite author. He has over 70 million books. He was born January, 4 1963. He is 55 years old. He lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey with his wife Anne Armstrong-Coben. The book i'm reading is Shelter. Once you turn the first page you can't stop reading. He has so many more books than this. Harlan Cobens website is http://www.harlancoben.com/]]> 2017-10-12 20:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196635731 https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196640011 This book is by Allan Zullo
I was surprised that Allan Zullo had made about one hundred books all containing ten stories about kids, teens, and hero's of all sorts of things from 9/11 to the Holocaust! Because That would be allot of studying and researching for about one hundred books.All having trouble with something to life threatening situations! I was also surprised that he had his own website called www.AllanZullo.com because I don't know alot ofwhat surprised me the most is that each of his books have personal stories about it from online. I think he wrote it to inform us on things that happened and people who survived.]]> 2017-10-12 21:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196640011 https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196667611 I have been reading the Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. When I looked at her website I found that she has many parts in children's TV shows, such as Little Bear and Oswald. Then she started writing children's books. After children's books she moved on to the Hunger Games Series. Which is an international best seller. To know more about Suzanne Collins you can go to her website at suzannecollinsbooks
.com.]]> 2017-10-13 00:59:10 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196667611 furnissjm https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196673637 The author I would like to share with you is Ally Condie; she wrote the Internationally best-selling trilogy Matched.  I was surprised to see  how many more books this author has written.  I had never heard of some of her other works that were listed on her website: Summer Lost or Enthralled although Atlantia is definitely a book I have been wanting to read.  Many of the books look really amazing! I think this was my biggest surprise I simply wasn't aware she had so many other books.  I am going to add them to my Books to Read list.

Another surprise I noticed as I was reading from her official website: http://allycondie.com/ is she tends to write books that include some sort of romance mixed with some dystopian fantasy similar to The Hunger Games or Divergent series.  I think many of the girls would enjoy reading her books.  Although, I do think there are books that boys would enjoy as well such as her book Freshman for President. 

Probably the biggest surprise I found while learning about this author is that she has a writing camp designed just for teens!!!  The kids work alongside real authors and it takes place in Utah.  I thought this was pretty neat.

One reason I think Ally Condie may have chosen to write the trilogy Matched is because the dystopian novel seems to be pretty popular right now. However, I did notice that the main character, Cassia, loves to run, and on Condie's website, she talks about her love for running. So, I think she must have based her main character's love of running off of herself. I always wondered if author's base any of their character's or stories around their own life.

I am glad I read about her because now I want to see if she has based any other characters or settings off of her own life.  I hope you'll check out her books too!  Happy Reading!!!

]]> 2017-10-13 01:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196673637 yagerjd https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196789865 I am reading the amazing book, Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage. I was very surprised to discover how many awards this author has been given. Just to name a few, she was a Newberry Honor Winner and was a New York Times Bestseller on her first book Three Times Lucky. She has recieved many other awards for her other books too.

I was also surprised to learn about the variety of books she´s written. Though she hasn´t written too many books, she writes in a wide variety of genres. Instead of sticking with one genre, like realistic fiction, she has written informational books, such as Huanted Inns of the Southeast, and fantasy books like, Trout the Magnificent. I enjoy authors that write books in different genres becuase if I need to read books in a certain genre, then I could look for books in that genre from an author whose books I already enjoy reading.

I think Sheila Turnage decided to write the Three Times Lucky becuase funny books and prerky characters usually appeal to younger children. The story is base in North Carolina and I figured out from her website, www.sheilaturnage.com/desktop.html,  that Sheila Turnage is also from North Carolina. I think it is interesting when authors base characters and setting off of their own lives.  I also figured out from her website that the main character, Mo, and Sheila have a lot in common.

I am very happy that I read about Sheila Turnage becuase I would have never known that she bases characters and settings in her books off of her life. I am also looking forward to reading some of her other books. Huanted Inns of the Southeast sounds especially appealing to me. I hope everyone will try reading books by this amazing author. Happy Reading!!!  ]]> 2017-10-13 13:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196789865 weberdl https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196791648 The author I am choosing to share is Stuart Gibbs. I found this author from reading an interesting mystery book named Belly Up. The name and the cover of this book seem weird, but in my opinion,  It's a really good mystery book.
This book is also the first novel he made and the first book I've read created by him.

      One thing that  I was surprised about was that the first book I've read by him was his first novel that he made. I did not just go through a bunch of books just to find the right one. I randomly picked this book. Another thing that I was surprised about was that he made movies/screenplays. He also made TV shows for Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, ABC, and Fox. Of course,
I also was interested in some of the things on his website (http://stuartgibbs.com).  I did not realize how much books he has made like the series Spy School he made. He actually has weird ideas for his books like The Stuart Gibbs Starter Collection. I have not ever seen a website or heard of an author that came up with an Idea of starter packs, so I was really surprised and wowed about that.He came up with a weird but crazy/cool idea. If you check on his website he has a tab called Signed Copies and he actually signed a piece of paper and posted a picture of that piece of paper on his website. You have to check it out, again the website is (http://stuartgibbs.com).

One of the biggest things I was surprised about was that you can pay for him to come to your school and talk to the children about his books, why he made them, and what made him want to make them. At first, I just thought that he was just a person that writes maybe like 10 books, but now from reading his book and looking at his website, I have learned a lot more about him.

         One reason and maybe the only reason  I think Stuart Gibbs wrote the book Belly Up is that I think he wrote it for his children, Dashiell and Violet. I think this because the beginning of the book says that which started making me think about the way he wrote the book. It started making sense that I really liked this book and I'm a kid, but that's not what's really important. I think it's a really fun kid-friendly book but then it gets a little scary, but I don't really want to spoil the book so I won't get to detailed. That's why I think Stuart Gibbs wrote Belly Up.

 I really enjoyed this book so I'm planning on reading more books made by him and maybe some movies or TV shows. Since I was interested in this book and I definitely think you should check out this book and maybe some of the other books that he made.

 I am really happy that I ran into this book because in elementary I didn't really like much books, but I liked this one which makes me want to read some of his other books. Then I'll end up with a longer (books to read list) with some books that I think I might like.

   Belly Up                           By: Stuart Gibbs]]> 2017-10-13 13:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196791648 houserad https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196791787 I just finished reading the book All the Answers by Kate  Messner. Kate Messner has wrote  award winning books that have been in the New York Times Notable. I was shocked to see how many books she had written that i had never heard of like Wake Up Missing and The Seventh Wish. I think that those will be good books to read because the book  I read All the Answers and it  was a really good book.  

I was surprised to see on her about me section of her website www.katemessner.com that Kate Messner taught at a middle school for fifteen years and earned a National Board Certification in 2006. Something that also surprised me was that Kate Messner and her family live on Lake Champlain and she loves to spend time outside with her family kayaking. 

 I think that Kate Messner wrote this book to kind of go along with her life. Kate Messner is a lot like the main character Ava because Kate is  thankful for her friends and family like Ava. I think she also wrote this book because she wants all the annswers like Ava in this story. Instead of using a magic pencil like Ava in her book  Kate asked her friends. 

I would recommend the book All the Answers by Kate Messner and other books by Kate Messner she is a great author and adds great detail to her books. I recommend her books to my classmates.]]> 2017-10-13 13:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196791787 moehringsh https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196791978 the author i'm doing to day is Rick Riordan ;he wrote the series Percy Jackson and also The Kane Chronicles I was surprised to learn that Rick Riordan started Percy Jackson from a bed time story that he made up for his son. Another thing that surprised me is Rick asked his students to read his book for him to make sure it appealed to young adults and adults.Rick mainly writes about Greek mythology and ancient societies.If you want to learn about ancient societies but in a fun way,read one of Ricks books. I was surprised that Rick was a history teacher and he had a contest for who could make the best made up demigod that you can find more information at             www.Rickiordan.com ]]> 2017-10-13 13:10:59 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196791978 duncancj https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196792083 I read the awsome book How they Croaked I was surprised that Georgia's mother,father,and brother are all artist while Georgia is also a artist but she also is a great printmaker as well.She said this was hard being the only printmaker in the family cause her parents were like art stuff 7 days a week.

It never said anything abou why she wrote this book but what i think is she wrote it cause her other best selling book How they Croaked was such a big hit she wrote sort of a sequal  to the book.(which is even better thn the first one!) 

One of her other books she wrote were 

But in the end i think if you hav not read any of her books one your crazy and two go read them!I would give this book a 5 star rating because reading about flops and fails of famous people so if you dont have this book yet go get it!!!]]> 2017-10-13 13:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196792083 thorncs https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196792366 The author I choose to share with you today is Tanuja Desai Hidier; she wrote Born Confused.

]]> 2017-10-13 13:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196792366 hoagkj https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196792789
Suzanne Collins started her career as a writer for children's cartoons. She wrote cartoons including Clarissa Explains it All and The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. Then she started to write books. One of her first books was Emmy Nominated children's book Little Bear Oswald. Then her next big hit was Greggor the Overlander]]> 2017-10-13 13:12:55 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196792789 robinsontj https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196793143 By: Taelor Robinson
What surprised me was that" he has made more fictional characters than any novelist today." And a other thing is on "January 2016 he sold more than 350 million copy's world wide".
And he currently he holds the guinness world record at this very moment. For the most #1 New York Times Bestseller. And what surprised me was that Morgan Freeman stared in 2 of his movies .Called the Along  came a spider. And the film Alex Cross. And James won the "National Book Foundations 2015 Literarian Award for Outstanding service for the Literary Community". And that James Patterson donated over 1 million books of his own to children all around the world. And donated 1.75 million to local libraries. And this is just a small amount of what surprised
  I think he wrote this because there is not a lot of comic book/ story books around. And i think maybe enjoyed wanted to try making a funny series. Because when you think of James Patterson you think of more grown up stories. But i would recommend it a kid that likes funny comic stories. And if you would want to see his website its wright here  James Patterson.com  Thank you for reading my  James Patterson author report. 
                       Happy Reading ]]> 2017-10-13 13:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196793143 wardag https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196794348 For this Padlet, I'm going to be sharing with you the author of The Thickety, J.A. White.

I know this might seem crazy, but probably the biggest surprise for me (ever!) was the fact that J.A. White is a man. The entire time I was reading the series, I thought he was a woman! The "J" stands for Jerry, and the "A" stands for Allen. I nearly fell out of my seat when I read this!

Another interesting fact that I noticed was that J.A. White is a third grade teacher in New Jersey. I was astonished at this because I find it hard to believe that he could be a hard-working teacher, write incredible books, and still have time to spend with his family. He sounds even busier than me!

Another thing that left me stunned was that J.A. White is allergic to all animals, considering the main character in his books is an animal fanatic, even being able to talk to and control all sorts of creatures. Despite his allergies, he allows his three sons to own a hamster. Rebel.

One last shocker to me was the fact that J.A. White has been writing since a young child, and reads all the time. He often reminds me of myself. Hopefully, some day, I might be able to be as successful as he is.

Honestly, I think J.A. White chose to write The Thickety series because he thought differently than other people and decided to express his thoughts and ideas into a story.

I also have an idea why he made a character the way he did. I think he created the character Taff based off of his own sons (or himself). Taff is basically the "comic relief," and considering what I read on his website (http://jawhitebooks.com) and in his books, J.A. White is extremely funny (and a bit sarcastic). If Taff was a real person, I'll bet that he and J. A. White would get along perfectly.

I hope you found this interesting and informational. I definitely would recommend his books to a wide variety of people, and if you do end up reading The Thickety series, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. 

]]> 2017-10-13 13:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196794348 watkinsca https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196927181 I just finished reading this amazing book called If I Stay. I would like to share the author Gayle Forman. Just from reading the book if i stay she already seems like a good author. you should look up her web-sight its called gayleforman.com.
   
She was born on June 5, 1970.Grew up in Los Angeles,CA. She is the age of 47. she has 1 kid named wiila forman. 

The book if i stay is based on a true story. The story If i stay is not about her. She only told the story to see how it felt to be in the girls shoes.When Gayle Forman knew she was writing a story she could feel it happening to her and that's exactly what she wanted.

I was surprised to see that she only made one movie so far. I was thinking to myself, will she ever make any more movies about her other books. When i was reading her website and i when i saw how many books she has wrote i went to the movies that she has made but there was only If i stay but.She has a lot of other books that seem really good to read one day.

I am really glade that she made these books. I'm excited to read more and i'm also really glade i read her web-sight because i got to learn a lot about her and i never knew that she even made so many books.So if i never even read that web-sight then i wouldn't be looking for more of her books to read. So go check out her web-sight and find some of her books they are really good so far.


   ]]> 2017-10-13 18:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196927181 schmitaj https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196929000 I have been reading a international best called the Hunger Games trilogy. I was surprised to find that Collins was not always a author. She started out writing children's television. She also worked for staff on several Nickelodeon shows. Plus she was the head writer for Clifford's Puppy Days and a freelancer for the kids show wow wow wubbzy.
Suzanne Collins started writing children's books when she met an author and illustrator James Proimos. He persuaded her to try writing children's books. Her first books were a series you might of heard of called Gregor the Overlander. Then she moved on to the Hunger Games trilogy. The Hunger Games has been sold in 56 territories and 51 languages.
 I have not read Gregor the Overlander. but I think she wrote it because it said in her biography that she lived in an urban area. One day she was thinking about Alice in Wonderland and how kids in her area are more likely to fall down a man whole than  a rabbit whole.
I hope you give Suzanne Collins book the Hunger Games a try. For more information go her web site at www.suzanncollinsbooks.com.]]> 2017-10-13 18:07:28 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/196929000 zentkl https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/197044674 For this Padlet, I'm  going to be telling you what I thought was interesting about Frances Burnett. When I first started reading one of her books "The Secret Garden", I noticed that her words are really bold and short on each page. I just thought that was interesting! Another thing I thought was sad and interesting was that she used to be rich and she had her own family business, but after that didn't work out, she had to move to an American uncle's log cabin in Rural, Tennessee. Frances loved to make up stories, and as a teenager she began writing them down and selling them to magazines in England and America. To me it looks like she used to be a brave and independent little girl! Also, right before her death at age 74, she said, "With the best tat was in me, I tried to write more happiness into the world." I thought that was cool!
  Frances's friend Louisa May Alcott, otherwise known as the author of, "Little Woman", encouraged her to start writing stories for little children. So she did!! Her first children's novel was, "Little Lord Fauntleroy". Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, and The Secret Garden have stayed in print for almost a century!! Anyways, I hope you found this information interesting and informational, and I hope you read one of her books! Thanks!!
         


]]> 2017-10-14 16:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/197044674 https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/197126974 By: Coleman Clark
The author I would like to share with you is Steve Watkins. Steve Watkins surprisingly wrote a lot of books. I've only read one of his books, Ghosts of War; The Secret of Midway, and I have never heard someone talk about any of his books before. All of the Ghosts of War books are books that I have been really wanting to read. I will put these books in my books to read list.

Another surprising fact is is that Steve Watkins is a yoga teacher! He also is a husband and a father. What hit me the hardest is that Steve Watkins won an award. The specific name of the award is the Golden Kite Award. To me it seems like he had to work extremely hard to achieving this goal.

I think that Steve Watkins chose to write the book is to inform the reader a little about World War Two, and to go along with the Ghost of War books he has written. I think this specific book is a realistic fiction book. You can find all of this information on his website, www.stevewatkinsbooks.com I hope you will have the time to enjoy reading this book, and happy reading!]]> 2017-10-15 16:04:59 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/197126974 https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/197178845 The author am am sharing with you is Ann Byers. She is a school teacher and so it she needed to know about the World War's. The book I am reading is The Hologuast Overveiw . 
If you are into World War 2 you should enjoy a few of her books. The reason I think she wrote this book is that she wanted another way for other kids could learn about World War 2.]]> 2017-10-15 23:49:14 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/197178845 kriegki https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/197185260    Louis Sachar
     The author I will be sharing with you is Louis Sachar.
          Louis surprising wrote a book  named Sideways Stories From Wayside School. This book is about how Louis went to this school and was a Yard teacher. The kids would call him Louis The Yard Teacher. The story is also based on the kids he knew there.  
 
   A interesting fact is that Louis won the National Book Award For Young people Literature in 1998. He  also won the Newbery Medal in 1999. Louis wrote 25 young and adult books. Wow!!
    
   I was also surprised to hear that Louis had a sweater warehouse in the daytime located in Connecticut. Sachar also write for two hours a day. Can you believe it , that must be why he is such a good author. 
 
   I think Sachar wrote this story because all of his other books have been about kids and he wanted to talk about heat. 
   
     He also probably  wrote this because he wanted to tell kids not to do anything bad because you could go to Camp Green Lake, even though we do not have a Camp Green Lake, we still have a Juvenal  for kids.
 
   I hope you found this interesting and informational , I also hope you read one of his books. Hoped you enjoyed!!!]]> 2017-10-16 00:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/197185260 kiddkr https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/197279091 The author is Gayle Forman. She is known for her New York's Times Bestseller if i stay. She also has some more great books such as Just one Day, Just one Year, Where she went, and of cores if i stay.

She makes a lot of sad books those book s iv stated in the 1st paragraph I don't know except for if i stay. She writes really good books even if they are sad.

I wounder when she started writing books or what inspired her. You should so read one of her books I love the book if i stay so I can't wait to read the others. And you should read her books to they just sound so good. If you want to go to her website and learn more about her here is her website   http://gayleforman.com/bio/ . So go check that out. If I got to ask her one question I would ask how do you think to create these amazing books.]]> 2017-10-16 11:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/197279091 studebakerdm https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/197296783 Public School Superhero
When reading the about the author section in my book I was surprised that the Patterson family foundation has awarded over seven million dollars in scholarships to students at 24 different collages. I think James Patterson wrote this book because he has a passion for funny and creative books like Ifunny and Middle school also to entertain kids.]]> 2017-10-16 12:16:06 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/197296783 vieyrazc https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/197436054 John Michael Green was born on August 24, 1997. His parents are Mike and Sydney Green. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana.
He received his early education from Lake Highland Preparatory School and Indian Springs School.

John Green is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, and The Fault in Our Stars. He is also coauthors, with David Levithan, and Will Grayson. All of his books are published in more than 55 languages and over 24 million copies have been made.

]]> 2017-10-16 16:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/197436054 https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/197752215 Caleb HershmanPassage--  it did look like a monster. the animal grunted and snorted as it stared at Aki with beady black eyes. prepare to die! it seemed to say. put down the puppy!, Danny said, suddenly understanding: That was a mother monster.

My author  is that i have chosen is Lauren Tarshis the author of the I Survived series and many other books. Lauren Tarshis was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico with her parents but today she lives in Connecticut with her husband and four kids with a lot of family around her. Lauren Hangs out with her friends during her spare time which she met when she was a young child around 11 years of age.

Lauren has gotten/won the golden kite ward which is a medallion with a kid on it flying a kite.]]> 2017-10-17 12:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/197752215 https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/198386710 My author was born November 4 1967. She wote many book and series ]]> 2017-10-18 17:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/vdr2z58c6bkl/wish/198386710