K. A. Applegate

K. A. Applegate

K. A. Applegate at the 2013 Texas Book Festival.
Born Katherine Alice Applegate
October 9, 1956
Michigan, US
Pen name L. E. Blair; Katherine Kendall; Beth Kincaid; A. R. Plumb; Pat Pollari
Occupation Writer
Nationality American
Period 1991–2003, 2007-present
Genre Children's fantasy, science fiction, adventure novels
Notable works The One and Only Ivan, Animorphs
Notable awards Newbery Medal
2013
Spouse Michael Grant

Katherine Alice Applegate (born October 9, 1956[1]) is an American writer, best known as the author of the Animorphs, Remnants, Everworld and other book series. She won the 2013 Newbery Medal for her children's novel The One and Only Ivan.[2][3] Applegate's most popular books are science fiction, fantasy, and adventure novels. She won the Best New Children's Book Series Award in 1997 in Publishers Weekly. Her book Home of the Brave has won two awards. She has recently written an early chapters series called Roscoe Riley Rules.

Life and career

Applegate was born on July 19, 1956 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[4] Since then she has lived in Texas, Florida, California, Minnesota, Illinois, North Carolina, and after living in Pelago, Italy for a year, she moved back to Irvine, in Southern California.[5] In 2003, she and her husband, Michael Grant, her co-author on many projects including Animorphs and Everworld, adopted their daughter, Julia, in China.[6] Following the end of Remnants, Applegate took three years off. She is back at work and has written a picture book called Buffalo Storm, a middle reader novel called Home of the Brave and an early chapters series Roscoe Riley Rules with HarperCollins. Her book Home of the Brave has won the SCBWI 2008 Golden Kite Award for Best Fiction,[7] the Bank Street 2008 Josette Frank Award,[8] and is a Judy Lopez Memorial Award honor book.[9]

Applegate won the 2013 Newbery Medal for The One and Only Ivan, illustrated by Patricia Castelao and published by HarperCollins. This annual award, granted by the American Library Association, recognizes the previous year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." The story is written from the viewpoint of a gorilla living in a glass cage in a shopping mall. According to the award committee, "Katherine Applegate gives readers a unique and unforgettable gorilla's-eye-view of the world that challenges the way we look at animals and at ourselves." [2][3]

Selected Works

Picture books

Novels

Animorphs

Collection of Animorphs books.
Main article: Animorphs
Companion books

Remnants

  1. The Mayflower Project (2001)
  2. Destination Unknown (2001)
  3. Them (2001)
  4. Nowhere Land (2002)
  5. Mutation (2002)
  6. Breakdown (2002)
  7. Isolation (2002)
  8. Mother, May I? (2002)
  9. No Place Like Home (2002)
  10. Lost and Found (2003)
  11. Dream Storm (2003)
  12. Aftermath (2003)
  13. Survival (2003)
  14. Begin Again (2003)

Everworld

Main article: Everworld
  • Everworld #1: Search for Senna (1999)
  • Everworld #2: Land of Loss (1999)
  • Everworld #3: Enter the Enchanted (1999)
  • Everworld #4: Realm of the Reaper (2000)
  • Everworld #5: Discover the Destroyer (2000)
  • Everworld #6: Fear the Fantastic (2000)
  • Everworld #7: Gateway to the Gods (2000)
  • Everworld #8: Brave the Betrayal (2000)
  • Everworld #9: Inside the Illusion (2000)
  • Everworld #10: Understand the Unknown (2000)
  • Everworld #11: Mystify the Magician (2001)
  • Everworld #12: Entertain the End (2001)

Making Out

Publication dates are based upon the original publication when the series was titled Boyfriends/Girlfriends

  • Zoey Fools Around (1994)
  • Jake Finds Out (1994)
  • Nina Won't Tell (1994)
  • Ben's In Love (1994)
  • Claire Gets Caught (1994)
  • What Zoey Saw (1994)
  • Lucas Gets Hurt (1994)
  • Aisha Goes Wild (1994)
  • Zoey Plays Games (1996)
  • Nina Shapes Up (1996)
  • Ben Takes a Chance (1996)
  • Claire Can't Lose (1996)
  • Don't Tell Zoey (1996)
  • Aaron Lets Go (1996)
  • Who Loves Kate? (1996)
  • Lara Gets Even (1996)
  • Two-Timing Aisha (1996)
  • Zoey Speaks Out (1996)
  • Kate Finds Love (1997)
  • Never Trust Lara (1997)
  • Trouble with Aaron (1997)
  • Always Loving Zoey (1997)
  • Lara Gets Lucky (1997)
  • Now Zoey's Alone (1997)
  • Don't Forget Lara (1998)
  • Zoey's Broken Heart (1998)
  • Falling for Claire (1998)
  • Zoey Comes Home (1998)

Summer series

This series was originally published as Making Waves in the UK

Roscoe Riley Rules

  1. Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs (2008)
  2. Never Swipe a Bully's Bear (2008)
  3. Don't Swap Your Sweater for a Dog (2008)
  4. Never Swim in Applesauce (2008)
  5. Don't Tap-Dance on Your Teacher (2009)
  6. Never Walk in Shoes That Talk (2009)
  7. Never Race a Runaway Pumpkin (2009)

Miscellaneous

See also

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