Profiles fourteen authors who are of interest to young readers, providing information on the life, education, career, and awards of each featured writer, including photographs, reading lists, and current addresses. Contents: James Baldwin (Obituary), Jan and Stan Berenstain, David Macaulay, Patricia MacLachlan, Scott O'Dell (Obituary)m Jerry Pinkney, Jack Prelutsky, Lynne Reid Banks, Faith Ringgold, J.D. Salinger, Charles M. Schulz, Maurice Sendak, P.L. Travers (Obituary), Garth Williams (Obituary).
Profiles ten authors who are of interest to young readers, providing information on the life, education, career, and awards of each featured writer, including photographs, reading lists, and current addresses. Contents: Betsy Byars; Chris Carter; Caroline B. Cooney; Christopher Paul Curtis; Anne Frank; Robert Heinline; Marguerite Henry (obituary) Lois Lowry; Melissa Mathison; Bell Peet; August Wilson.
