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Edited by Connie G. Rockman
An essential source of
information about the creators of books for children and teenagers, Eighth
Book profiles 202 authors and artists. Their works span fiction,
poetry, non-fiction, and picture books, and represent a range of
talents and viewpoints that exemplify the rich variety of children’s
literature today. Readers will find information on new arrivals in the
field as well as established authors of fiction, poetry, and
nonfiction.
Each entry includes a
substantial bibliography of works by and about the subject, many
including websites. A convenient cumulative index of all eight books
in the series appears in this volume, plus a list of major awards and
citations that recognize excellence in literature for children and
young adults.
A perfect addition to
any reference collection, Eighth Book offers:
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Lively anecdotes, important
observations, and an account of each author’s and artist’s
career.
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Lists best known works of each
author and illustrator—an aid for readers’ advisory.
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Presents first-person sketches in
which authors and illustrators speak directly and naturally to
young readers.
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Offers valuable insight for parents
and educators seeking information on the books their children are
reading.
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Includes 15 new, up-to-date articles
on notable authors and illustrators profiled in earlier volumes in
the series.
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Photographic portraits and
autographs illustrate entries.
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A perfect starting point for further
research with lists of additional biographical sources.
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Cross references to pen names make
finding favorite authors easy.
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Cumulative index in each volume
guides readers to profiles in other Junior Authors &
Illustrators volumes.
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592 pages
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Illustrated
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2000
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ISBN
0-8242-0968-0
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$110
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$120 (outside the U.S. and Canada)
Profiled in Eighth Book
of Junior Authors & Illustrators:
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Alma Flor Ada |
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Lloyd Alexander |
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Jennifer Armstrong |
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Tedd Arnold |
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Mary Jane Auch |
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Mary Azarian |
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Alan Baker |
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T. A. Barron |
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Joan Bauer |
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June Behrens |
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Raymond Bial |
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Tom Birdseye |
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Christina Björk |
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Judy Blume |
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Larry Dane Brimner |
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William J. Brooke |
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Don Brown |
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Joseph Bruchac |
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Carolyn Buehner |
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Mark Buehner |
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Clyde Robert Bulla |
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Michael Caduto |
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Stephanie Calmenson |
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Janell Cannon |
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Eric Carle |
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Nancy Carlson |
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Deborah Chocolate |
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Sook Nyul Choi |
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Beverly Cleary |
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Andrew Clements |
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Carolyn Coman |
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Caroline B. Cooney |
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Ilene Cooper |
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Susan Cooper |
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Lucy Cousins |
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Helen Craig |
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Christopher Paul Curtis |
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Doug Cushman |
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Jane Cutler |
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Debbie Dadey |
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Marguerite Davol |
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Lulu Delacre |
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Edward F. Dolan |
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Roy Doty |
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Sharon M. Draper |
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Betsy Duffey |
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Kate Duke |
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Rebecca Emberley |
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Barbara J. Esbensen |
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Margery Facklam |
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Tom Feelings |
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Carol Fenner |
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Leonard Everett Fisher |
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Ralph Fletcher |
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Dennis Brindell Fradin |
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Suzanne Freeman |
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Jean Fritz |
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Carmen Lomas Garza |
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Kathlyn Gay |
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Jean Craighead George |
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Adèle Geras |
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Lucía González |
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Libba Moore Gray |
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Adele Griffin |
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Nikki Grimes |
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Susan Guevara |
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Jessie Haas |
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Margaret Peterson Haddix |
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Wendy Anderson Halperin |
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Joyce Hansen |
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Cheryl Harness |
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Ted Harrison |
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Selina Hastings |
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Michael Hays |
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Karen Hesse |
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Will Hillenbrand |
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Ron Hirschi |
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Katherine Holabird |
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Dorothy Hoobler |
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Thomas Hoobler |
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Cheryl Willis Hudson |
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Wade Hudson |
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Trina Schart Hyman |
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Anne Isaacs |
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Nina Jaffe |
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Steve Jenkins |
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Dolores Johnson |
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Stephen T. Johnson |
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Marcia Thornton Jones |
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G. Brian Karas |
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Peg Kehret |
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True Kelley |
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Patrice Kindl |
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Natalie Kinsey-Warnock |
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Satoshi Kitamura |
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Sheila Solomon Klass |
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Leah Komaiko |
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E. L. Konigsburg |
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Virginia Kroll |
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Jane Kurtz |
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Elaine Landau |
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Nancy Larrick |
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Dom Lee |
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Jeanne M. Lee |
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Marie G. Lee |
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Frané Lessace |
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Alison Lester |
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Helen Lester |
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Julius Lester |
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Gail Carson Levine |
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Betsy Lewin |
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E. B. Lewis |
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Megan Lloyd |
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Jonathan London |
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Nancy Luenn |
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P. J. Lynch |
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Roger MacBride |
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Amy MacDonald |
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Gregory Maguire |
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Fran Manushkin |
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Ron Maris |
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Geraldine McCaughrean |
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Hilary McKay |
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Patricia McMahon |
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Colin McNaughton |
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Holly Meade |
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Angela Shelf Medearis |
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Milton Meltzer |
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Margaret Miller |
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Wendell Minor |
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Ken Mochizuki |
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Tololwa Mollel |
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Pat Mora |
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Ann Morris |
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Patricia Mullins |
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Robert Munsch |
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Stuart J. Murphy |
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Donna Jo Napoli |
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John Neufeld |
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Matt Novak |
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Anne Sibley O'Brien |
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Kevin O'Malley |
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Mary Pope Osborne |
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Steven Otfinoski |
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Steve Parker |
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Tom Paxton |
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Marcus Pfister |
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Andrea Davis Pinkney |
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Gloria Jean Pinkney |
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Connie Porter |
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Marjorie Priceman |
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Bonnie Pryor |
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Gloria Rand |
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Peggy Rathmann |
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Lynn Reiser |
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Eric Rohmann |
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Connie Roop |
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Peter Roop |
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Barry Root |
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Kimberly Bulcken Root |
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Phyllis Root |
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Michael J. Rosen |
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Gayle Ross |
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J. K. Rowling |
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Robert Sabuda |
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Marilyn Sadler |
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Graham Salisbury |
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Steve Sanfield |
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Alice Schertle |
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Steven Schnur |
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Alan Schroeder |
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Tres Seymour |
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David Shannon |
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Ann Shelby |
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Judy Sierra |
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Erica Silverman |
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Chris K. Soentpiet |
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Javaka Steptoe |
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Sarah Stewart |
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Janet Morgan Stoeke |
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George Sullivan |
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Simms Taback |
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Mark Teague |
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Jane Resh Thomas |
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Joyce Carol Thomas |
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Rob Thomas |
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Valerie Tripp |
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Eugene Trivizas |
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Michael O. Tunnell |
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Nancy Van Laan |
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Janice VanCleave |
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Ellen Stoll Walsh |
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Kate Waters |
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Gloria Whelan |
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Walter Wick |
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Juan Wijngaard |
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Karen Lynn Williams |
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Rita Williams-Garcia |
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Elvira Woodruff |
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Jacqueline Woodson |
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Tim Wynne-Jones |
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Charlotte Zolotow |
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