Author+Focus


 * Author Focus - Week of May 2-6, 2011 **

Gordan Korman
Korman's Swindle is the 3-5 list winner of the 2011 William Allen White Award.
 * = **Click on photo to meet Gordan Korman** = ||
 * [[image:GordonKorman.jpg width="213" height="250" link="@http://www.gordonkorman.com/"]] ||

**Author Focus - Week of April 25-29, 2011 **

**Sarah Weeks**
Sarah Weeks likes to write books about kids because she loves kids. She likes the way they talk to each other and the things they think are funny. Two of her books have been on the William Allen White list in years past: __**//So B. It//**__ and **__//Jumping the Scratch//__**. Read all about her and her books by clicking on her picture. If you've read a book by Sarah, go to the "Discussion" page and tell us what you read and how you liked it.





= **﻿Author Focus - Week of April 18-22, 2011** =

=__Karen Hesse __= Karen Hesse loves writing children's books. She says children are, "...the most challenging, demanding, and rewarding of audiences." When she is asked why she writes for children she often replies, "I can't think of anyone I'd rather write for.” Learn all about her newest book by watching this video: media type="youtube" key="q0bmQaVNCTg" height="390" width="640" align="center"

= Author Focus - Week of April 11-15, 2011 =

=__Ben Mikaelson __= ====Did you know that Ben Mikaelson owns a real, honest-to-goodness, live bear? He does! If you would like to read all about it and see other books he's written, click on his photo and you will be redirected to his website. ====
 * [[image:Ben_Mikaelsen.jpg link="@http://benmikaelsen.com/"]] || Some of the books Ben has written are:
 * Touching Spirit Bear
 * The Ghost of Spirit Bear
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Red Midnight
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Petey
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tree Girl ||

= <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Author Focus - Week of April 4-8, 2011 =

=__<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lois Lowry __=

====<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lois Lowry has won the Newbery Award twice: in 1990 for //Number the Stars// and again in 1994 for //The Giver//. Read all about Lois Lowry's new book: //Bless this Mouse//. Click on her photo below to go to her webpage. ==== ==== <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden; text-align: left;">﻿ ====