WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL

REBECCA STEAD is a New York Times bestseller, author of "You You Reach Me", winner of Newbery Medal and Boston Universal Music Awards, and Liar & Spy is also the best seller of the New York Times. Children 's novel' s parents' award is included in the main list of several states and the best list of that year. Her recently published book, Goodbye stranger, is the best seller of the Boston Globe novel and the New York Times. She is also the author of First Light, and has been nominated for many state prizes. She lives in New York with her family. Visit her website rebeccasteadbooks.com

Kate DiCamillo received a Newbery Honor winner, WINN-DIXIE, THE TIGER RISING, National Book Award, as a wonderful trip by Edward TULANE of THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX, winner of Newbery Medal, was awarded the Boston Globe Book Award It was also selected as a list. And five books Mercy Watson has appeared including Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book. She lives in Minneapolis

Madeleine L'Engle has written more than 40 books of all ages including beloved A Wrinkle in Time, Newbery medal, Endless Light Ring, Newbery Honor Book, steeply inclined planet American Book Award. And the star trouble of the Austin Family is the fifth book. L'Engle was chosen as a winner by a lifetime contribution to the youth writing of the 1998 Margaret A. Edwards Award. L'Engle was born in New York in 1918. While traveling with Eva Le Gallien of Uncle Harry she wrote her first book, "Little Rain". She encountered Hugh Franklin who was married before his death in 1986. When they were rehearsing Cherry Orchard, they got married in a happy season starring Esel Barrymore.