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*Distinguished Children's Authors for Upper Elementary-Middle School Students
*B.B Alston https://www.bbalston.com/books/
*Tom Angleberger http://origamiyoda.com/
*Katherine Applegate https://twitter.com/kaaauthor
*Jonathan Auxier http://www.thescop.com/
*Lynne Banks Reid http://www.lynnereidbanks.com/
*Annie Barrows http://www.anniebarrows.com/
*Frank Baum http://baum.thefreelibrary.com/
*Ce Ce Bell https://cecebell.wordpress.com/
*Jim Benton http://www.jimbenton.com/
*Jeanne Birdsall http://www.jeannebirdsall.com/
*Aaron Blabey www.aaronblabeybooks.com/
*Judy Blume http://www.judyblume.com/
* Kimberly Brubaker Bradley http://www.kimberlybrubakerbradley.com/
*Michael Buckley
*Francis Hodgson Burnett http://burnett.thefreelibrary.com/
*Lewis Carroll http://lcsna.org/carroll/
*Sarwat Chadda www.greenhouseliterary.com/authors/sarwat-chadda/
*Soman Chianani somanchainani.com/
*Svelana Chmakova svetlania.com/
*Choose Your Own Adventure http://www.cyoa.com/public/index.html
*Andrew Clements http://www.andrewclements.com/
*Beverly Cleary http://www.beverlycleary.com/
*Jerry Craft jerrycraft.com/
*Sharon Creech http://www.sharoncreech.com/
*Christopher Paul Curtis nobodybutcurtis.com/books
*Roald Dahl http://www.roalddahl.com/
*Justin Dean www.justinwritesbooks.com/
*Kate DiCamillo http://www.katedicamillo.com/
*Eleanor Estes http://www.embracingthechild.org/aestes.html
*Lisa Fipps authorlisafipps.com/
*Andy Griffiths http://www.andygriffiths.au
*Erin Hunter http://www.warriorcats.com/warriorshell.html
*Victoria Jamieson http://www.victoriajamieson.com/
*Padraig Kenny https://www.chickenhousebooks.com/authors/padraig-kenny/
*Kazu Kibiuishi www.boltcityproductions.com/
*Jeff Kinney http://www.wimpykid.com/
*E.L Konigsburg http://www.librarypoint.org/Konigsburg
*Gordon Korman http://gordonkorman.com/
*Madeleine L'Engle www.madeleinelengle.com/
*Gail Levine Carson http://gailcarsonlevine.blogspot.com/
*C.S Lewis http://cslewis.drzeus.net/
*Grace Lin gracelin.com/
*Astrid Lindgren http://www.astridlindgren.se/
*Lois Lowry http://www.loislowry.com/
*David Lubar http://www.davidlubar.com/
*Shannon Messenger shannonmessenger.com/
*Megan McDonald http://www.meganmcdonald.net/
*Jenny Nimmo http://www.jennynimmo.me.uk/
*Scott O'Dell http://www.scottodell.com/
* Mo O' Hara http://www.moohara.co.uk/
*Kenneth Oppel www.kennethoppel.ca/
*Mary Pope Osborne www.mthclassroomadventures.org/gift-time/marys-story
*R.J Palacio http://rjpalacio.com/
*Katherine Paterson http://www.terabithia.com/
*Gary Paulsen http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/
*Sara Pennypacker http://www.sarapennypacker.com/
*Dav Pilkey http://www.pilkey.com/
*Lincoln Pierce http://www.bignatebooks.com/
*Wilson Rawls http://library.thinkquest.org/5385/
*Rick Riordan http://www.rickriordan.com/
*J.K Rowling http://www.jkrowling.com/\
*Rachel Renee Russell http://www.dorkdiaries.com/
*Pam Munoz Ryan www.pammunozryan.com/
*Louis Sachar http://www.louissachar.com/
*Dan Santat theauthorvillage.com/presenters/dan-santat/
*Brian Selznick http://www.theinventionofhugocabret.com/about_brian_bio.htm
*Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) http://www.seussville.com/
*Shel Silverstein http://www.shelsilverstein.com/
*Lane Smith http://www.lanesmithbooks.com/
*Jeff Smith http://www.boneville.com/
*Lemony Snicket http://www.lemonysnicket.com/
*Jerry Spinelli http://www.jerryspinelli.com/
*Rebecca Stead rebeccasteadbooks.com/
*R.L Stine http://rlstine.com/
*Jonathan Stroud http://www.jonathanstroud.com/
*Tui T. Sutherland tuibooks.com/
*39 Clues (different authors) http://www.the39clues.com/info/about
*E.B White http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/harperchildrens/kids/gamesandcontests/features/charlottesweb/default.aspx
*N.D Wilson http://ndwilson.com/
*Zack Zombie zackzombie.net/