After decades of writing about children’s literature, author Anita Silvey was encouraged to try her hand at writing a book for children. She published her first, a work of narrative nonfiction, in 2008.
Even with almost 30 books under this belt, Author Jerry Spinelli thinks writing a book is a huge accomplishment. Ideas keep coming — from his first book,Space Station Seventh Grade to Maniac Magee, which won the Newbery Medal award, to his Stargirl series, which is being developed into a movie.
Kicking cans, blowing horns, shouts of victory. Author Jerry Spinelli remembers all the details about the football game that led him to his first publication and the launch of his career.
You heard it hear first - John Green used to read “The Babysitters Club” books, and it wasn’t until high school that he began reading seriously and thinking critically about literature.
