Showing posts with label birthdays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birthdays. Show all posts
Happy Birthday, J.K. Rowling!
Joanne Rowling (J.K. Rowling) was born in July 1965 in England. In college, she earned her degree in both French and Classics, and then worked as a researcher at Amnesty International. She started writing the Harry Potter series during a delayed train trip (Manchester to London King’s Cross), and during the next five years, she outlined the plots for each book and also began writing the first novel.
Joanne then moved to Portugal, where she taught English as a foreign language. In 1992 she got married and in 1993 she gave birth to a daughter (Jessica). When the marriage ended, she and Jessica returned to the UK to live in Edinburgh, where Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone was eventually completed. The book was published under the name J.K. Rowling. The “K”, for Kathleen, was added at the request of her her publisher, who thought that a woman’s name would not appeal to the target audience of young boys.
Today, J.K. Rowling lives in Edinburgh with her husband and three children. Her latest book is her first novel for adults! It's called The Casual Vacancy and was published in English in September 2012.
Check out J.K Rowling's website here!
A big day for author birthdays!
Today is a big day for author birthdays! Three very famous children's writers were born on various November 29ths throughout history-- Louisa May Alcott (1832), C.S. Lewis (1898), and Madeleine L'Engle (1918). Those are some big names!
Why not check out a book by one of those big names? Here four by each author to get you started:
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Brownie and the Princess & Other Stories by Louisa May Alcott
Eight Cousins: Or, The Aunt Hill by Louisa May Alcott
Eight Cousins: Or, The Aunt Hill by Louisa May Alcott
Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott
The Chronicals of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle
An Acceptable Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle
The Arm of the Starfish by Madeleine L'Engle
...or stop by the library for lots more recommendations.
Happy November 29th!
The Chronicals of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle
An Acceptable Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle
The Arm of the Starfish by Madeleine L'Engle
...or stop by the library for lots more recommendations.
Happy November 29th!
Happy Birthday, John Green!
Today marks the 35th birthday of one of my favorite YA authors, John Green.
In honor the day (as he's one of my favorites), I've decided to compile of list of fun John Green facts that you may or may not already know!
1. He grew up in Orlando, Florida.
2. He currently lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. However he used to live in New York City, and before that, in Chicago.
3. He graduated from Indian Springs School in Alabama, then got a B.A. from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.
4. He has never considered writing a book for adults. YA only!
5. He has a YouTube account, which he and his brother, Hank, collaboratively update pretty frequently. According to his website, since January 2007, the two brothers have made more than 950 videos, which have been viewed more than 235 million times!
6. For several years, he wrote commentaries for Chicago Public Radio and, sometimes, for "All Things Considered" on NPR.
7. He has an interesting Tumblr.
8. He also has an interesting Twitter!
9. He is always working on a novel (although not always a novel that pans out into anything). His typical writing work day starts at 8am and ends at 6pm.
10. He and his friends and fans (partularly his YouTube buddies) have a sort of "group" (Ok, I admit, I can't find the right word for this so "group" will have to suffice) called the Nerdfighters. The Nerdfighters are a sort of active "group" of people who do things like communicate online through YouTube and John's Tumblr. Also, they create videos like the today-appropriate 2009 birthday video below:
Put one of the following John Green books on hold today:
Looking for Alaska
An Abundance of Katherines
Paper Towns
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
The Fault In Our Stars
Happy Birthday, Avi
Happy Birthday, Avi!
Avi (who's name is really Edward Irving Wortis) was born on December 23, 1937, making him 74-years-old today. Avi was born in New York City and grew up in Brooklyn with parents and his twin sister, Emily. He's written more than 70 books for children and young adults and has won both Newbery Honor awards and a Newbery Medal.
To learn more about Avi, check out his homepage.
Or reserve a copy of one of his books below:
Nothing But The Truth
Something Upstairs : A Tale of Ghosts
The Barn
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Iron Thunder : The Battle Between the Monitor and the Merrimac : A Civil War Novel
The Good Dog
Or take a look in our OPAC for more books by Avi!
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