Get to Know Your Author Core 4 by Jody Furniss https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5 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 2017-10-13 02:26:00 UTC 2026-02-24 09:48:53 UTC hello@padlet.com Ally Condie (example by Mrs. Furniss) furnissjm https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196678418 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 takes place is 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 02:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196678418 Margret Peterson Haddix https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196895096 By: Ayden Roach

The author I am presenting to you is Margret Peterson Haddix. She is my favorite author ever. She has one of the best series ever in my opinion, which is the Among the Hidden series.

I was surprised to find out that Margret grew up in Ohio which is where I use to live for a few years. I was also kind of surprised about her living on a farm, but I'm also not surprised. The reason I'm not as surprised is because in the Among the Hidden series the main character lives on a farm with his dad mom and 2 brothers. I was also surprised when I learned that her mother was a nurse.

I feel like Margret wrote those books because she wanted to make up a fun fictional book that showed how some kids had to fight for there freedom and every other 3rd child. I think she also wants to show that everyone has rights. 


]]> 2017-10-13 16:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196895096 W. Bruce Cameron davieseg https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196895638 By: Emily Davies
               My author is W. Bruce Cameron. He wrote the New York Times and USA Today bestseller, A Dogs Purpose. He had a little sister two years younger than him. Something that I was very surprised about him was that when he was in 4th grade he had the patience to sit down and write a 26 page book that was about a little boy that lived in a small town in Chicago.   And he wrote all 26 pages at one time until his arm got tiered. 
            I think that the author wrote this book because he loves dogs.  And really you never know because what happened in the book might have happened to him in real life.  Something that happened in the book is that  there was a fire in the dogs owners house and the owner (Ethan) got trapped in his upstairs bedroom and had to jump out the window.  And he feel into a burning bush and hurt his leg. Maybe that happened in real life to him.
 
            When he was 16 he said the worst thing happened: He sold hid first story. And from then on until 1995.  The reason it was so bad was because it convinced him that writing was going to be easy. But guess what?  It wasn't! 
 Something that I noticed about him from reading hid website is that he is a joker and likes to joke around a lot.
             Thank you for reading my padlet and if you want to find out more information about W. Bruce Cameron here is the website: www.brucecameron.com. 
                   
                    Thank you!



 

]]> 2017-10-13 16:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196895638 Suzanne Collins forresterj https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196895833 By: Jadyn Forrester

The author I would like to tell you about is Suzanne Collins. She is a New York times bestselling author. Suzanne is the author of The Hunger Games trilogy.  One thing that I had no idea about is that she has not written very many books. All of The Huger Games books are  amazing and so are her other ones.

Another thing I was surprised about was that Suzanne I didn't know was that her series,  The Hunger Games, has been sold in 56 territories and 51 languages. That is surprising to me because  the series must be very popular which I can see because I love the Hunger Games.

I think that Suzanne wrote The Hunger Games because she wanted to write a fictional story about things in the could have happened in the past. Or she could have written it because she just wanted to write a action packed book. The Hunger Games is a little romantic too in some parts.

I think she also wrote The Underground Chronicles because she wanted to write  an action book. I think Suzanne added rats in The Underground Chronicles because she loves rats. On her web page she has a picture of herself and a rat nose to nose. ( The rat wasn't real. ).

Thank you for reading my information about Suzanne Collins, if you want to read more information about her or learn what other books she has written you can visit her website, www.suzannecollinsbooks.com . Thank you again for reading my padlet. ]]> 2017-10-13 16:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196895833 Kathrine applegate https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196896197 2017-10-13 16:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196896197 MATTHEW J. KIRBY baughmanbe https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196896229 BY Brodie Baughman,

It should go something like this… Matthew’s ears must have magical powers because he always rubs them for inspiration (and distraction). His childhood was just as rich as any young adult work of fiction. He got spectacular gold rimmed glasses in 6th Grade and compensated in coolness (for the unwelcome addition) by ]]> 2017-10-13 16:51:10 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196896229 Caragh M. O'Brien https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196896389 By: Kennedy Hill

 Caragh M. O'Brien is the author of the Birthmarked Trilogy. Her books include a lot of action and some romance.
       I'm surprised to see that on http://www.caraghobrien.com it shows that Caragh M. O'Brien has written even more books than I thought she did! I was also surprised to figure out that she leads a writing workshop.
    O'Brien states that she got the idea for the Birthmarked Trilogy by the environment she saw when she was taking a trip in the south. There was a drought, and she wondered what it would take to survive those conditions. From there, the trilogy started to form.
I would recommend Caragh's books to anyone who is looking for and action/romance story.]]> 2017-10-13 16:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196896389 Becca Fitzpatrick prattan https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196897302 By: Adrianna Pratt

  Becca Fitzpatrick is the author of Hush;Hush, Cresendo, Silence, Finale all.]]> 2017-10-13 16:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196897302 Jeff Kinney clawsontm https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196898111 by:Trevor clawson
He is the author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid.The website I found this on was About the Author-Jeff Kinney-Diary of a Wimpy kid.He worked on the first book for a long time 8 years to be exact.He took it to a publisher in New York.He went to the university of Maryland.He worked very hard and it was a sucsess.Over all it is an amazing book and author.
]]> 2017-10-13 16:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196898111 Rick Riordan callowayvp https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196898174 By: Victoria Calloway
The author I would like to tell you about is Rick Riordan.He is the author of The Percy Jackson series and The Heroes of Olympus.His books include lots of battles with mythological creatures and fighting to save the world and the people you care about.
 According to RickRoirdan.com/about/#, he was named New York Times best selling author on over twenty books. This really surprised me I know he is an exceptional author but I didn't know that he was that exceptional to everyone else. I was also surprised that Rick used to be a middle school teacher. I always picture him as a world renowned author not a teacher.
 Rick wrote these books because his son,Haley, gave him the idea to take the stories he made up and told his kids as bedtime stories and write them down and make some novels out of it. After rick finished his first book he enjoyed writing it so much he continued on writing, and later once his books published he made a profession out of writing. He is a wonderful author you should really read a series or book of his there are a lot to choose from.]]> 2017-10-13 16:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196898174 The Last KIDS on Earth https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196898668 2017-10-13 16:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196898668 April Henry lindzyjr https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196899735            By: Jalyn Lindzy
April Henry is a award wining author. she loves to visit schools any schools. she has wrote many books here are her books. Count all her bones, The girl i used to be, Blood will tell, The girl who was supposed to die, The body in the woods, The night she disappeared, Girl stolen, Torched, Shock point, Lethal Beauty, A deadly business, A matter of trust, Face of betrayal, Hand of fate, Heart of ice, Eyes of justice. she is a really good author. most of her books are mystery-crime. To get to her website to learn even more about her just look up April Henry.

]]> 2017-10-13 16:59:07 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196899735 Lemony Snicket https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196899752 by Jarrett English
The author of the book A Series of Unfortunate Events is Lemony Snicket or Daniel Handler. He is best known for publishing kids books and for his work under his name Lemony Snicket.

 One thing that I found interesting about this author is that he is a music group called the Gothic Archies. This music group is a self-described goth-bubblegum band created by and largely performed by Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields. I was also suprized at how many books he has written, he has written 30+ books and six novels you can find out more info by clicking the link: www.danielhandler.com/.

Daniel Handler has written a lot of books with despair and sadness, Like A Series of Unfortunate Events.  think he wrote these books because as a child his parents had died and described him as an amateur connoisseur. And now he continues to write about the  lives of the Baudelaire orphans lives. 

Please read these books and get started on the series because when you read one you have to read the rest]]> 2017-10-13 16:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196899752 Eve Bunting crawfordmj https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196900281 By: Maylee  Crawford
The author I would like to tell you about is Eve Bunting she is an amazing author! I was surprised to  learn that she wrote over a hundred books for young readers! I think the author wrote this book because she just wanted to write a ghost story and I think she came up with the story and thought it would be popular. I really love this book called ¨The Presence¨ I don´t want to stop reading it! hopefully you will be interested in this book and check it out sometime!

]]> 2017-10-13 17:00:15 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196900281 Sharon Cameron laneik https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196925105 By: Isabelle Lane
The author I would like to share with you is Sharon Cameron; she wrote the book ROOK. I was very surprised to learn that she taught piano, it is one of her hobbies and she gets paid for it. Sharon never stats why she wrote the book but she loves the olden days. She also loves countries like Scotland and France. She never truly stats  why she wrote the book but I think she wrote the book because she loves the olden days and she knows a lot about the problem that is happening with their society in the end... I think you should really read this book.     ]]> 2017-10-13 17:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/196925105 Big Nate From The Top https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/197159868 By:Lincoln Peirce
Lincoln Peirce wrote all Big Nate book's.He started making books in 
2011.Web at www.comics.com. 
He was thinking of being an actor or a writer because he loved comics a lot.Lincoln Peirce wrote 6 Big Nate books.I think this author wrote this book because when he was a lil kid he loved COMIC book]]> 2017-10-15 20:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/197159868 Rick Roirdan By Landon Barton https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/197326343  The author I chose for my Padlet is Rick Roirdan. He is most famous for his Percy Jackson series of books. I was amazed by how many series and books he wrote. I have  read part of his Kane Chronicles and Percy Jackson series. I was very surprised that He had also wrote the overall story arch of the critically acclaimed 39 Clues books. Even though I have personally not read it many of my friends have and said it was very good. 
 He writes books because his son would ask for a bed time story every night that was exiting. being a social studies teacher he told his son myths. Eventually he ran out of them and asked if he could make some up. He than made the story of Percy Jackson and told it to his son. His son liked it so much he said it should be turned into a story. It was a big hit so he made new stories out of other ancient cultures.]]> 2017-10-16 13:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/197326343 April Henry https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/198478014 Whitney Hull 
This book was written by April Henry. What I found most interesting about the author is that she got inspired by to be an author Ronald Dahl. I think that she wrote this book because she has always loved to write mysteries. This book is about a girl who almost got murdered. Hurting the guy She escaped. Where will she go? She is now being looked for by the people she almost got murdered by. Will they find her? Is she ok?]]> 2017-10-18 22:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/furnissjm/xqje9qk027t5/wish/198478014