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K.L. Going

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August 21

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K.L. Going is the award winning author of numerous books for children and teens. Her first novel, Fat Kid Rules the World was named a Michael Printz Honor Book by the American Library Association, and was included on YALSA’s Best Books for Young Adults list and their list of Best Books for the Past Decade. Her books have been Booksense picks, Scholastic Book Club choices, Junior Library Guild selections, NY Public Library Best Books for the Teenage, and winners of state book awards. They’ve been featured by Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Kirkus, and Children's Book Council as Best Books of the year. Her work has also been published in Korea, Italy, Japan, Germany, and the UK, and her novel Fat Kid Rules the World is soon to be a ...more

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Average rating: 3.83 · 18,688 ratings · 2,501 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	Fat Kid Rules the World 3.79 avg rating — 8,102 ratings — published 2003 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	King of the Screwups 3.82 avg rating — 2,469 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Garden of Eve 3.93 avg rating — 2,167 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Liberation of Gabriel King 3.95 avg rating — 1,857 ratings — published 2005 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saint Iggy 3.69 avg rating — 1,360 ratings — published 2006 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dog in Charge by K.L. Going (Goodreads Author), Dan Santat (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.95 avg rating — 966 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pieces of Why 4.06 avg rating — 806 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shape of the World: A Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright by K.L. Going (Goodreads Author), Lauren Stringer (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.69 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Next Great Jane 4.02 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bumpety, Dunkety, Thumpety-Thump! by K.L. Going (Goodreads Author), Simone Shin (Illustrations) 3.61 avg rating — 215 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Talking with Clara Gillow Clark about our Highlights workshop, Novel Beginnings

For the second time, Clara Gillow Clark and I are co-faculty for an upcoming workshop at the Highlights Foundation: Novel Beginnings: Building Strong Foundations for Your Novel and Your Career. Here we share some thoughts about writing novels, and about the workshop.

Research. How much research do you do before writing?

Kelly: I do a lot of research, even when writing fiction. In fact, I sometimes t

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A Fire in the Mind: The Life of Joseph Campbell

by Stephen Larsen

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The Collected Poems, 1957-1982

by Wendell Berry

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A History of Reading

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K.L. Going rated a book it was amazing Hill Hawk Hattie by Clara Gillow Clark	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is a wonderful book with an evocative setting and a character who has real personality and will stick with you after you've closed the book. I especially want to recommend this book to any readers in the Delaware Valley or rural NY, NJ, PA area ...more
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“Whats ironic,” he adds, shaking his head, “is that everyone’s so busy trying not to look like they’re looking at you that they’re really not looking at you.”

Wait. So what you’re saying…” I pause. “What you’re saying is…people aren’t really looking at me?”
― K.L. Going, Fat Kid Rules the World

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“You can't create love, Liam. You just have to take it wherever you find it.”
― K.L. Going, King of the Screwups

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“Doesn't it bother you that people don't get it?'

Pete starts to shake his head then he catches himself and holds still.

Nope,' he says. 'If you know what you love, it doesn't matter what other people think. Besides, people are challenged when they're uncomfortable.”
― K.L. Going, King of the Screwups

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