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A portrait of the author of the Goosebumps series, telling readers what R.L. Stine was like as a kid, how he became a writer, and where he gets his ideas

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9780545828901, titled "It Came from Ohio!: My Life As a Writer" | Revised edition (Scholastic, April 28, 2015), cover price $6.99
9780590939447 | Reprint edition (Apple, April 1, 1998), cover price $3.99 | About this edition: A portrait of the author of the Goosebumps series, telling readers what R.
9780590366748, titled "It Came from Ohio!: My Life As a Writer" | Scholastic, April 1, 1997, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A portrait of the author of the Goosebumps series, telling readers what R.
9780590366748, titled "It Came from Ohio!: My Life As a Writer" | Scholastic, April 1, 1997, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A portrait of the author of the Goosebumps series, telling readers what R.
9780395663004, titled "Insight Guides Barbados" | 2nd edition (Apa Productions, October 1, 1992), cover price $21.95 | also contains Insight Guides Barbados
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9780606135283 | Reprint edition (Demco Media, April 1, 1998), cover price $11.30 | About this edition: A portrait of the author of the Goosebumps series, telling readers what R.

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9780606370356, titled "It Came from Ohio!: My Life As a Writer" | Turtleback Books, April 28, 2015, cover price $17.20 | also contains It Came from Ohio!: My Life As a Writer
9780613021265 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $11.55

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Product Description: This biography introduces readers to the five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, Walter Dean Myers. Readers will learn about Myers’s childhood in Harlem, his difficulty in school with a speech impediment, and the inspiration behind his award-winning titles...read more

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9781624036675 | Checkerboard Library, January 1, 2015, cover price $25.65 | About this edition: This biography introduces readers to the five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, Walter Dean Myers.

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Product Description: An examination of the life and work of African-American author and storyteller Zora Neale Hurston, who has been recognized for her substantial contribution to American literature and southern African-American folklore. This book discusses her difficult personal life and nomadic existence, and how these struggles impacted her various written works...read more

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9780766062757 | Enslow Pub Inc, January 1, 2015, cover price $27.94 | About this edition: An examination of the life and work of African-American author and storyteller Zora Neale Hurston, who has been recognized for her substantial contribution to American literature and southern African-American folklore.

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9780766062764 | Enslow Pub Inc, January 1, 2015, cover price $12.88 | About this edition: An examination of the life and work of African-American author and storyteller Zora Neale Hurston, who has been recognized for her substantial contribution to American literature and southern African-American folklore.

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Product Description: Growing up African American in the middle part of the twentieth century, James Baldwin saw firsthand the ugly racism that scarred the United States. Further complicating his identity was the fact that he was openly gay at a time when homosexuality was a crime in almost all states...read more

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9781477778975 | Rosen Young Adult, January 1, 2015, cover price $35.60 | About this edition: Growing up African American in the middle part of the twentieth century, James Baldwin saw firsthand the ugly racism that scarred the United States.

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Product Description: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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9781624036699 | Checkerboard Library, January 1, 2015, cover price $25.65 | About this edition: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Product Description: Although still in the early stages of her career, Kiera Cass has enjoyed the kind of success most writers only dream of. After publishing her first novel, The Siren, in 2009, she went on to write The Selection, a dystopian young adult novel set in a future version of the United States in which girls are selected by lottery to compete for the position of Princess...read more

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9781477779149 | Rosen Young Adult, January 1, 2015, cover price $35.60 | About this edition: Although still in the early stages of her career, Kiera Cass has enjoyed the kind of success most writers only dream of.

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Product Description: Her books fly off the shelves, and throngs of fans flock to the theatres to see Cassandra Clare's stories and characters brought to the silver screen. Although Clare writes for a young adult audience, her best-selling novels continue to enchant readers of all ages...read more

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9781477779125 | Rosen Young Adult, January 1, 2015, cover price $35.60 | About this edition: Her books fly off the shelves, and throngs of fans flock to the theatres to see Cassandra Clare's stories and characters brought to the silver screen.

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9781624036682 | Checkerboard Library, January 1, 2015, cover price $25.65

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9781624036668 | Checkerboard Library, January 1, 2015, cover price $25.65

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9781624036705 | Checkerboard Library, January 1, 2015, cover price $25.65

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Product Description: This biography introduces reader to L. Frank Baum, the best-selling author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Readers will learn about Baum’s childhood in New York, his work as a writer, actor, and traveling salesman, and the inspiration for his famous book that continues to be popular today...read more

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9780387572697, titled "Betriebliche Expertensystem-Anwendungen" | Springer Verlag, November 1, 1993, cover price $79.00 | also contains Betriebliche Expertensystem-Anwendungen

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9781624036651 | Checkerboard Library, January 1, 2015, cover price $25.65 | About this edition: This biography introduces reader to L.

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Product Description: Chemist Isaac Asimov was acclaimed for his fiction and nonfiction writing. As a Russian Jewish immigrant, Asimov told stories from an early age. Among the most celebrated is his Foundation Trilogy, which earned numerous awards and led him to become one of the most widely respected authors of the twentieth century...read more

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9781477776896 | Rosen Young Adult, August 1, 2014, cover price $35.60 | About this edition: Chemist Isaac Asimov was acclaimed for his fiction and nonfiction writing.

Product Description: Author of children and young adult novels, Blume is noted for writing about numerous controversial topics important to teens such as racism, divorce, and bullying.

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9781627128445 | Cavendish Square, August 1, 2014, cover price $12.93 | About this edition: Author of children and young adult novels, Blume is noted for writing about numerous controversial topics important to teens such as racism, divorce, and bullying.

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9781627128438 | Cavendish Square, July 15, 2014, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Author of children and young adult novels, Blume is noted for writing about numerous controversial topics important to teens such as racism, divorce, and bullying.

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9781627128506 | Cavendish Square, August 1, 2014, cover price $12.93

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9781627128490 | Cavendish Square, August 1, 2014, cover price $29.93

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A biography of the author best known for her book, "Miracle's Boys," provides details on her childhood, career, and personal achievements.

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9781627128575 | Cavendish Square, August 1, 2014, cover price $12.93 | About this edition: A biography of the author best known for her book, "Miracle's Boys," provides details on her childhood, career, and personal achievements.

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9781627128551 | Cavendish Square, August 1, 2014, cover price $29.93

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9781627128476 | Cavendish Square, August 1, 2014, cover price $12.93

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9781627128469 | Cavendish Square, August 1, 2014, cover price $29.93

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Product Description: Author and illustrator of, among others, Where the Wild Things Are.

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9781627128414 | Cavendish Square, August 1, 2014, cover price $12.93 | About this edition: Author and illustrator of, among others, Where the Wild Things Are.

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9781627128407 | Cavendish Square, August 1, 2014, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Author and illustrator of, among others, Where the Wild Things Are.

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Product Description: Newberry Award honoree and author of Ella Enchanted and others.

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9781627128537 | Cavendish Square, August 1, 2014, cover price $12.93 | About this edition: Newberry Award honoree and author of Ella Enchanted and others.

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9781627128520 | Cavendish Square, August 1, 2014, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Newberry Award honoree and author of Ella Enchanted and others.

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9781489606655 | Weigl Pub Inc, July 15, 2014, cover price $13.95
9781590362921 | Weigl Pub Inc, June 1, 2005, cover price $9.95

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9781489606648 | Weigl Pub Inc, July 15, 2014, cover price $28.55
9781590362860 | Weigl Pub Inc, July 29, 2002, cover price $26.00

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Product Description: Laura Ingalls Wilder brought stories of homesteading on the American prairies in the late 1800s to millions of readers in her Little House series. The true-to-life tales of triumph and tragedy, wholesome, lovable characters and a unique frontier backdrop of the Little House series have forever engrained Ingalls Wilder amongst truly remarkable writers...read more

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9781489606617 | Weigl Pub Inc, July 15, 2014, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Laura Ingalls Wilder brought stories of homesteading on the American prairies in the late 1800s to millions of readers in her Little House series.

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9781489606600 | Weigl Pub Inc, July 15, 2014, cover price $28.55 | About this edition: A biography of American author Laura Ingalls Wilder, who is best known for her "Little House" books, plus a chapter of creative writing tips.
9781590360279 | Weigl Pub Inc, July 1, 2002, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: A biography of American author Laura Ingalls Wilder, who is best known for her 'Little House' books, plus a chapter of creative writing tips.

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Product Description: Mark Twains classic stories, from The Prince and the Pauper to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, have been read by millions of readers young and old. This remarkable writers humorous and clever stories often drew from his considerable and diverse life experiences, and continue to be read and taught in universities and colleges because of their historical relevance...read more

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9781489606730 | Weigl Pub Inc, July 15, 2014, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Discusses the life and work of children's author Maurice Sendak.
9781590364857 | Weigl Pub Inc, August 1, 2008, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Discusses the life and work of children's author Maurice Sendak.

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9781489606723 | Weigl Pub Inc, July 15, 2014, cover price $28.55 | About this edition: Mark Twains classic stories, from The Prince and the Pauper to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, have been read by millions of readers young and old.
9781590364840 | Weigl Pub Inc, July 30, 2006, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: Discusses the life and work of children's author Maurice Sendak.

Beverly Cleary wrote delightful and funny stories about identifiable characters like Ramona Quimby, the star of many of her books, including Beezus and Ramona, and Ramonas World. Cleary has written books for all age levels, including two autobiographies, A Girl From Yamhill and My Own Two Feet. Her humor, insight, and honesty have helped this remarkable writer create truly memorable characters and stories.

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9781489606570 | Weigl Pub Inc, July 15, 2014, cover price $13.95

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9781489606563 | Weigl Pub Inc, July 15, 2014, cover price $28.55 | About this edition: Beverly Cleary wrote delightful and funny stories about identifiable characters like Ramona Quimby, the star of many of her books, including Beezus and Ramona, and Ramonas World.
9781590360309 | Weigl Pub Inc, July 1, 2002, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: A biography of American author Beverly Cleary, who is best known for her books featuring Ramona Quimby, plus a chapter of creative writing tips.

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By John Aycock (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9781626190009 | History Pr, April 8, 2014, cover price $16.99

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