Ages 8-12: Favorite Author

These talented children’s book authors shared their enthralling stories in a compelling and moving way! As part of the 2021 Kids’ Book Choice Awards, kids pick their top 5 Favorite Authors among these distinguished nominees. No Adults Allowed!

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Kids Vote for Favorite Author

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Click on each book title to view more info about the book and author.

• Marguerite Abouet, author of Akissi: Even More Tales of Mischief

• Maryrose Wood, author of Alice’s Farm

• Christina Soontornvat, author of All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team

• Roshani Chokshi, author of Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

• Jim Benton, author of Attack of the Stuff

• Terri Libenson, author of Becoming Brianna

• Kwame Alexander and James Patterson, authors of Becoming Muhammad Ali

• Jacqueline Woodson, author of Before the Ever After

• W. Bruce Cameron, author of Bella’s Story

• Lincoln Peirce, author of Big Nate Aloha!

• Andy Shepherd, author of The Boy Who Grew Dragons

• Mike Jung, author of The Boys in the Back Row

• Jennifer A. Nielsen, author of The Captive Kingdom (The Ascendance Series #4)

• Dav Pilkey, author of Cat Kid Comic Club

• Kate Messner, author of Chirp

• James Ponti, author of City Spies

• Nic Stone, author of Clean Getaway

• Lisa Harkrader, author of Croaked!

• Jen Calonita, author of Cursed

• Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid #15: The Deep End

• Lauren Wolk, author of Echo Mountain

• Dianne K. Salerni, author of Eleanor, Alice, and the Roosevelt Ghosts

• Georgia Dunn, author of Elvis Puffs Out: A Breaking Cat News Adventure

• Liz Kessler, author of Emily Windsnap and the Tides of Time

• Dustin Brady, author of Escape from a Video Game: Mystery on the Starship Crusader

• Daniel Nayeri, author of Everything Sad is Untrue

• Trudi Trueit, author of Explorer Academy: The Star Dunes

• Aaron Reynolds, author of Fart Quest

• Kamilla Benko, author of Fire in the Star

• Eoin Colfer, author of The Fowl Twins Deny All Charges

• Maxine Rose Schur, author of Gullible Gus

• Sara Pennypacker, author of Here in the Real World

• Michael Holland, author of I Ate Sunshine for Breakfast

• John Patrick Green, author of InvestiGators: Take the Plunge

• Valerie Tripp, author of Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad: Absolute Hero

• R.L. Stine, author of Just Beyond: The Horror at Happy Landings

• Shannon Messenger, author of The Keeper of Lost Cities 8.5: Unlocked

• Max Brallier, author of The Last Kids on Earth and the Skeleton Road

• Mary Pope Osborne, author of Late Lunch with Llamas

• Lesa Cline-Ransome, author of Leaving Lymon

• Alan Katz, author of The LieOGRAPHY of Amelia Earhart: The Absolutely Untrue, Totally Made Up, 100% Fake Life Story of a Great American Aviator

• Rebecca Stead, author of The List of Things That Will Not Change

• Jason Reynolds, author of Look Both Ways

• Shannon Watters and Kat Leyh, authors of Lumberjanes Vol. 16

• Shawna Railey, author of The Messy Life of Blue

• Steven Banks, author of Middle School Bites: Tom Bites Back

• Alex T. Smith, author of Mr. Penguin and the Catastrophic Cruise

• Nathan Hale, author of Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #10: Blades of Freedom

• Melissa de la Cruz, author of Never After: The Thirteenth Fairy

• Kashmira Sheth, author of Nina Soni, Sister Fixer

• Owen Davey, author of Obsessive About Octopuses

• Annet Schaap, author of Of Salt and Shore

• Pete Hautman, author of Otherwood

• Anna James, author of Pages & Co.: The Map of Stories

• Polly Horvath, author of Pine Island Home

• Linda Sue Park, author of Prairie Lotus

• Mary Downing Hahn, author of Puppet’s Payback and Other Chilling Tales

• Gillian McDunn, author of The Queen Bee and Me

• A.B.Greenfield, author of Ra the Mighty: The Crocodile Caper

• Sherri Duskey-Rinker, author of Revver the Speedway Squirrel

• Alex Gino, author of Rick

• Carlos Hernandez, author of Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe

• Jeremy Whitley, author of School For Extraterrestrial Girls Volume 1: Girl on Fire

• Chris Grabenstein, author of The Smartest Kid in the Universe

• Stuart Gibbs, author of Spy School Revolution

• Chris Colfer, author of A Tale of Witchcraft…

• Christian McKay Heidicker and William Shivering, authors of Thieves of Weirdwood

• Kelly Yang, author of Three Keys (A Front Desk Novel)

• Rick Riordan, author of The Tower of Nero

• Kwame Mbalia, author of Tristan Strong Destroys the World

• Mike Lupica, author of Turnover

• Varian Johnson, author of Twins

• Dana Simpson, author of Unicorn Playlist

• Karina Yan Glaser, author of Vanderbeekers Lost and Found

• Renee Watson, author of Ways to Make Sunshine

• Erin Entrada Kelly, author of We Dream of Space

• Carrie Turley, author of What if…? A Poppenohna Land Adventure

• Nancy Cavanaugh, author of When I Hit the Road

• Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed, authors of When Stars Are Scattered

• Tae Keller, author of When You Trap a Tiger

• Lois Lowry, author of Willoughbys Return

• Julie Berry, author of Wishes and Wellingtons

• Mary Wissinger, author of Women in Biology

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