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Ridley Pearson is an American author of suspense and thriller novels as well as children’s adventure books. His adult novels include the Walt Fleming series, Chris Klick series and the Lou Boldt and Daphne Matthews series. When asked by his daughter how Peter Pan met Captain Hook, Ridley teamed up with Dave Barry to start […]
The Peter and the Starcatchers and Never Land series are two series of children’s adventure books by American authors Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Ridley came up with the concept for the Peter and the Starcatchers series when his young daughter asked him how Peter Pan met Captain Hook, which became a prequel series to […]
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are fictional characters created by American author Mark Twain. Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn are best friends. Huck Finn is based on Mark Twain during his childhood and Sawyer is based on three of Twain’s childhood friends. The characters have appeared in numerous adaptations with more inevitably to be developed […]
Mark Twain was the pen name of American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910). He is best known for his Tom Sawyer & Huck Finn books among many other great novels. His work received universal praise from critics and peers alike, and he counted presidents, artists and royalty among his friends.
Eoin Colfer is an Irish novelist of science fiction, fantasy, adventure and children’s books. He is best known for his Artemis Fowl books. Colfer was asked by Douglas Adams‘ widow to write a sixth book to his Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series, And Another Thing…, which was published in 2009.
A Series of Unfortunate Events is a series of children novels by American novelist Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler). The series follows three children who have been placed in the care of a distant cousin named Count Olaf after their parents have tragically died in a fire. The first three books in the series have been […]
Lemony Snicket is the pen name of American author Daniel Handler. Lemony Snicket is also a character who acts as a narrator in the novels he appears in. He is best known for the A Series of Unfortunate Events children’s series.
How To Train Your Dragon is a series of children’s fantasy novels by British author Cressida Cowell. The main character in the series is Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, a Viking who acts first and thinks second. He’s one of the only humans who can speak Dragonese. A film adaptation of the first book was released […]
Little House is a series of historical fiction children’s books by American author Laura Ingalls Wilder. The series is based on the childhood of Laura Ingalls Wilder, although it is still considered a fiction series rather than non-fiction. The series begins in the 1860’s and is set in the Midwestern United States. It focuses on […]
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957) was an American author of the Little House series – a series of children’s novels based on her own life growing up in a pioneer family. Before gaining fame as a novelist, Laura worked as a teacher as well as on the farm. The Little House series has been adapted several […]