Author+Spotlight

**Author Spotlight**
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= //Matt Christopher// =
 * writes mainly about sports
 * //"Matt Christopher is the writer young readers turn to when they're looking for fast-paced, action-packed sports novels. He is the best-selling author of more than one hundred sports books for young readers." --from author's website//
 * visit his website: []

= //Eoin Colfer// =
 * well-known for Artemis Fowl series
 * visit his website: @http://eoincolfer.com/books/
 * Artemis Fowl website



=// Sarah Dessen //=
 * from Chapel Hill, NC
 * writes stories mainly about teenage girls
 * award-winning books
 * visit her website: []



= //Lois Lowry// =
 * has written many award-winning books for children and young adults
 * writes stand-alone books and series books
 * visit her website: []



= //Jeanne DuPrau// =
 * //Born in 1944 in California and still lives there//
 * //an avid reader as a child//
 * //well-known for the Ember Series//
 * visit her website: []
 * **[|City of Ember movie Trailer]**

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=//** Walter Dean Myers **//=
 * almost dropped out of school
 * writes mainly about teenage boys
 * stories often incorporate sports or kids who get into trouble
 * visit his website: []

//**Kick,**// **by Walter Dean Myers** //"Have you ever thought of writing a fan letter to your favorite author? Maybe you should. When Walter Dean Myers received a fan letter from high school student Ross Workman, he suggested they write a book together. Really. The result is Kick, a story told in two voices. Myers wrote the chapters from the point of view of a seasoned police sergeant who agrees to mentor a troubled young kid, and Workman wrote the alternating chapters giving voice to the young kid//." --from goodreads.com review by Jbachelder