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GRADES 6-8 (OLDER READERS)

LLOYD ALEXANDER

A skilled fantasy writer who touches our deepest sense of characters and moral order. The Cat Who Wished To Be A Man The Black Cauldron

AVI

His characters face issues of personal integrity as they grow up in historical or contemporary settings. Nothing But The Truth The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

SUSAN COOPER

Fantasy writer whose characters face the eternal struggle between darkness and light, between good and evil. The Dark Is Rising The Grey King

ROBERT CORMIER

Teenage characters face realities and choices -- not always happy or hopeful ones. The Chocolate War I Am The Cheese

PAULA FOX

She captures strong emotions and vivid images in superb understated and taut writing. Monkey Island One-Eyed Cat

VIRGINIA HAMILTON

Graphic writer who weaves superb plots and vivid characters into realistic, fanciful, folkloric, and historical settings. M.C. Higgins, The Great The People Could Fly

GARY SOTO

He draws upon his Mexican-American heritage to create vignettes in poetry and prose. A Fire In My Hands Living Up The Street

MILDRED TAYLOR

One of the first African-American authors to win major awards writes about the experience of rural Mississippi in the 1930s. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Let The Circle Be Unbroken

CYNTHIA VOIGT

An impressive novelist who addresses thoughtful topics through realistic, fantasy, and historical stories. Homecoming Dicey's Song

RICHARD PECK

Time spent in schools talking with teenagers helps capture the tone, language, and concerns reflected in the gripping, authentic dialogue that permeates Peck's work. Father Figure Are You In The House Alone?

KATHERINE PATERSON

A perceptive writer whose characters and dramatic themes live on in our memories. Bridge to Terabithia Lyddie

WALTER DEAN MYERS

He portrays an authentic view of African-Americans in gripping novels and sound informational books. Fallen Angels Now is Your Time: The African-American Struggle For Freedom

LAURENCE YEP

He probes his heritage for universal themes of growing up in an Asian-American family. Dragonwings Star Fisher

MADELEINE L'ENGLE

She probes the theme that everything in our universe is connected and that all things, even the tiniest microbes, matter. A Wrinkle In Time Ring Of Endless Light

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LLOYD ALEXANDER	A skilled fantasy writer who touches our deepest sense of characters and moral order. The Cat Who Wished To Be A Man The Black Cauldron
AVI	His characters face issues of personal integrity as they grow up in historical or contemporary settings. Nothing But The Truth The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
SUSAN COOPER	Fantasy writer whose characters face the eternal struggle between darkness and light, between good and evil. The Dark Is Rising The Grey King
ROBERT CORMIER	Teenage characters face realities and choices -- not always happy or hopeful ones. The Chocolate War I Am The Cheese
PAULA FOX	She captures strong emotions and vivid images in superb understated and taut writing. Monkey Island One-Eyed Cat
VIRGINIA HAMILTON	Graphic writer who weaves superb plots and vivid characters into realistic, fanciful, folkloric, and historical settings. M.C. Higgins, The Great The People Could Fly
GARY SOTO	He draws upon his Mexican-American heritage to create vignettes in poetry and prose. A Fire In My Hands Living Up The Street
MILDRED TAYLOR	One of the first African-American authors to win major awards writes about the experience of rural Mississippi in the 1930s. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Let The Circle Be Unbroken
CYNTHIA VOIGT	An impressive novelist who addresses thoughtful topics through realistic, fantasy, and historical stories. Homecoming Dicey's Song
RICHARD PECK	Time spent in schools talking with teenagers helps capture the tone, language, and concerns reflected in the gripping, authentic dialogue that permeates Peck's work. Father Figure Are You In The House Alone?
KATHERINE PATERSON	A perceptive writer whose characters and dramatic themes live on in our memories. Bridge to Terabithia Lyddie
WALTER DEAN MYERS	He portrays an authentic view of African-Americans in gripping novels and sound informational books. Fallen Angels Now is Your Time: The African-American Struggle For Freedom
LAURENCE YEP	He probes his heritage for universal themes of growing up in an Asian-American family. Dragonwings Star Fisher
MADELEINE L'ENGLE	She probes the theme that everything in our universe is connected and that all things, even the tiniest microbes, matter. A Wrinkle In Time Ring Of Endless Light