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Many children's authors have websites filled with wonderful information about themselves, their books and characters, and about the craft of writing.  Which authors have you read? Canadian Authors: Constance Horne - author of Nykola & Granny, The Accidental Orphan, Emily's Woo Monica Hughes - author of My Name is Paula Popowich, Ghost Dance Caper, The Keeper of the Isis Light Julie Lawson - author of White Jade Tiger, Cougar Cove, Goldstone Jean Little - author of From Anna, The Belonging Place, Willow and Twig Celia Barker Lottridge - author of Ticket to Curlew, Wings to Fly, The Wind Wagon Kit Pearson - author of A Handful of Time, Awake and Dreaming, The Sky is Falling Eric Wilson - author of Tom & Liz Austen mysteries, such as Vancouver Nightmare, Spirit in the Rainforest, The Green Gables Detective, The Emily Carr Mystery Other Authors: Avi - author of Ragweed, Poppy, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Blue Heron, Midnight Magic, The Barn, No More Magic, and many more John Bellairs - author of The House With a Clock in Its Walls, The Trolley to Yesterday, The Mansion in the Mist Judy Blume - author of Freckle Juice, Superfudge, Are You There God It's Me Margaret Betsy Byars - author of The Midnight Fox, The Summer of the Swans, The Bingo Brown books Beverly Cleary - author of the Ramona books, Henry Huggins, Socks, Dear Mr. Henshaw, and more Sharon Creech - author of Chasing Redbird, Walk Two Moons, Bloomability Roald Dahl - author of The Witches, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, and more Jean Craighead George - author of Julie of the Wolves, My Side of the Mountain, One Day in the Tropical Rainforest, There's an Owl in the Shower Patricia Reilly Giff - author of The Kids of the Polk Street School series, Lily's Crossing Brian Jacques - author of the Redwall series Phyllis Reynolds Naylor - author of The Fear Place, The Grand Escape, Josie's Troubles, Shiloh, Shiloh Season, Saving Shiloh, Alice series Katherine Paterson - author of Lyddie, Bridge to Terabithia, The Great Gilly Hopkins, The Master Puppeteer, Of Nightingales That Weep Gary Paulsen - author of Hatchet, The River, Dunc & Amos series J. K. Rowling - author of Harry Potter Louis Sachar - author of Holes, Sideways Stories From Wayside School, Wayside School is Falling Down Lemony Snicket - author of The Series of Unfortunate Events Jerry Spinelli - author of Maniac Magee, Crash, The Library Card, Wringer