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 __**Meet William Golding**__  William Golding was a true genius, whether it was about writing the most engrossing novels or creating beautiful poems. He was born on September 19, 1911 in St. Columb, Cornwall- a small village in southwest England. He was born to Alec Golding-a science master at Marlborough Grammar School and Mildred Golding, with one younger and one elder brother along his side. In 1934, William graduated from Oxford University, with an undergraduate degree in English Literature. In 1939, he married Anne Brookfield. Later, he had two children, Judy and David Golding. In 1954, William published his first novel-Lord of the Flies. Many brilliant works followed, such as Free Fall, Pincher Martin and The Inheritors. In 1961, he and his family moved to Virginia, where he occupied himself as a writer-in-residence at Hollins College. William was nominated for Chancellorship of the University of Kent at Canterbury, in 1970, but sadly lost. However, in 1970 he won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Later, in 1980, he won the Brooker Award, and the Literature Nobel Prize, in 1983. A great honor, Queen Elizabeth knighted William in the year of 1988. After moving to Perranarworthal, Cornwall, with his wife, in 1985, William Golding died of heart failure on June, 19, 1993. Even though he has died a tragic death, William Golding was and still is a true and respected writer. For more information on William Golding, please click [|here.]



__**Meet Karen Cushman**__
 ====Karen Cushman-a very gifted author-was born on October 4, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois. Even as a young girl, she used to wander through the entire library, picking up a book here and there. From medical books about anesthetics, to the art of dancing, she read them all. When she was fifty years, old, in 1991, she began writing //Catherine, Called Birdy// (1994)-her first book. This book, along with a few others, won a Newberry Medal. Later, she recieved her //Master of Arts// in Human Behavior and Museum Studies, from Stanford University. Currently, she is at the Museum Studies Department at John F. Kennedy Unviersity in San Francisco, working as an Assistant Director. She now lives in Oakland, California along with her daughter, husband, and many pets. ====

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__**Meet Scott O'Dell**__
====Scott O'Dell (former name Odell Gabriel Scott) was an amazing author, with a genuine talent. He was born on May 23, 1898 in Los Angeles, California. He a ttended several colleges, including Occiddental College (1919), the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1920), Standford University (1920-1921), and the University of Rome La Sapienza (1925). Some of his early jobs included a cameraman in Hollywood, a technical director, a book review editor, and a book columnist. In 1934, O'Dell began writing articles, and fiction and nonfiction books for adults. It wasn't until 1950, that he started composing children's books. In 1972, O'Dell recieved the Hans Christian Andersen Award (also known as the "Little Nobel Prize") for all of his great achivements. Later, in 1976, he recieved the University of Southern Mississippi Silver Medallion, and the Regina Medal, in 1978. The Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction was established in 1981. This $5,000 award recognizes exceptional works of historical fiction, published by a U.S. publisher (in English) and available in North, South, and Central America. O'Dell recieved this award in 1986, by the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. On October 15, 1989, Scott O'Dell died of prostate cancer. Even though he is no longer here, Scott O'Dell and his works are admired throughout the world. ====