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Cabot, Meg
Meg Cabot was born in Bloomington, Indiana and is an author that believes in creating happy endings. She has written more than 80 books for adults and teens, many of which have been New York Times #1 Bestsellers and sold over twenty-five million…
Yancey, Rick
Rick Yancey is a Florida native, having been born in Miami and then growing up in central Florida with his adopted family. He is the author of fifteen novels and a memoir, and the recipient of a Michael L. Printz Honor for his novel, The…
Tags: Author, Biography, Floridian, Rick Yancey
King, Stephen
Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine in 1947 and sold his first professional short story in 1967 to Startling Mystery Stories. As a high school English teacher he spent his evenings and weekends writing short stories and working on novels. After…
Blume, Judy
Judy Blume is a one of America’s most beloved authors and a committed anti-censorship activist. One of her most well-known titles is Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, a beloved book for adolescent girls that addresses the taboo subject of…
Tags: Author, Biography, Floridian, Judy Blume
In the Unlikely Event
In 1987, Miri Ammerman returns to her hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey, to attend a commemoration of the worst year of her life. Thirty-five years earlier, a succession of airplanes fell from the sky, leaving a community reeling. Against this…
Tags: 1950s, Adult Fiction, Airplanes, Fiction, Floridian, Judy Blume
The 5th Wave
After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.
Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of…
Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of…
Barry, Dave
Dave Barry has been a professional humorist ever since he discovered that professional humor was a lot easier than working. For many years he wrote a newspaper column that appeared in more than 500 newspapers and generated thousands of letters from…
Tags: Author, Biography, Dave Barry, Floridian