Profiles of Emily Dickinson, Willa Cather, Pearl Buck, May Sarton, and Maya Angelou, five women known for their outstanding contributions to American literature. Includes biographical sketches of other notable women authors.

A brief biography of the author of the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series of books.

The author recounts the discoveries, hardships, and triumphs of his early life and the influences that shaped him as a person and writer.

Relates the experiences of children's author Giselle Potter when, at the age of seven, she toured Italy with her family's tiny theater company, The Mystic Paper Beasts.

"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades two through five, this title provides readers with basic information about Gordon Korman"--

Follows the popular children's author through college years during the Depression; jobs including that of librarian; marriage; and writing and publication of her first book, "Henry Huggins."

Introduces the life of renowned children's author and illustrator Ted Geisel, popularly known as Dr. Seuss, focusing on his childhood and youth in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.