LINDA
JOY
SINGLETON
With plots involving twins, cheerleaders, ghosts,
psychics and clones, Linda Joy Singleton has published over 25 Middle-grade and Young Adult
Books.
Her REGENERATION series from Berkley Books was
chosen by the ALA as a 2001 Quick Pick Choice for reluctant young adult readers.
It was also released in foreign and large-print editions, plus it was optioned
by Fox for a year. And TWIN AGAIN,
the first book in the series, MY SISTER THE GHOST, won the Eppie Award for the
best children’s book in 2003.
Linda
has two new magical, mysterious series starting in Fall 2004:
·
STRANGE ENCOUNTERS #1. OH, NO! UFO!
11 year
old Cassie who has out of this world
adventures
on family trips.
·
THE SEER #1. DON’T DIE, DRAGONFLY
Sabine Rose is a teen detective with a 6th
sense for
solving mysteries.
When she’s not writing, she enjoys life in the
country with a barnyard of animals including horses, cats, dogs and pigs.
She especially loves to hear from readers and speaking at schools and
libraries. She collects vintage
series books like Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden and Judy Bolton.
Some of her current favorite authors are Jeanne DuPrau, Margaret Peterson
Haddix, Eva Ibbottson, Bruce Coville, Gordon Korman, Peg Kehret, Nancy Werlin,
Joan Bauer, Kathryn Reiss and Nancy Farmer.
When Linda is asked why she’d rather write for
kids than adults, she says, “I love seeing the world through the heart of a
child, where magic is real and every day begins a new adventure. I hope to inspire them to reach for their dreams.
Writing for kids is a gift, a responsiblity, and an honor."
