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| Alexander Pushkin is one of Russia's greatest writers. | Anne Frank : 'When I write, I can shake off all my cares.' | Anne Lamott is an acclaimed novelist whose work mirrors life. | Ariel Durant was a writer, scholar and philosopher. |
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| Bruce Coville first wanted to become a writer when he was in the sixth grade. | Carl Sandburg wrote poems, stories and nonfiction about Americans and American life. | Dr. Seuss was an artist who also wrote charming, absurd rhymes. | Elizabeth Jane Cochrane (Nellie Bly) was a journalist who went around the world in 72 days. |
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| Frances Ellen Watkins devoted her life to speaking out against slavery. | Gabriel Garcia Marquez received the Nobel Prize in Literature for his words. | Helen Adams Keller wrote about her own life and education. | Henry David Thoreau wrote Civil Disobedience. |
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| J.K.Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter books. | J.R.R. Tolkien created a complete fictional world in The Lord of the Rings. | James Baldwin was a famed novelist and essayist. | James Herriot inspired Sarah Cowan to become a veterinarian. |
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| Jorge Luis Borges : his fiction imagines alternative realities. | Judy Blume : her novels depict life's problems with insight and gentle humor. | Jules Verne predicted the future of science. | Ken Saro Wiwa was a Nigerian writer, environmentalist and human rights activist. |
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| Langston Hughes was nicknamed the Poet Laureate of Harlem. | Laura Ingalls Wilder offered young readers a glimpse of American life in the 1800s. | Leo Buscaglia wrote many inspirational books about his work in counseling. | Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women, Little Men, Jo's Boys, and many others. |
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| Madeleine L'Engle 's most famous novel is A Wrinkle In Time. | Mark Twain was a prolific author and beloved American humorist. | Maya Angelou is a writer and poet. | Michael Crichton is the father of the 'techno thriller.' |
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| Nawal El Saadawi continued writing while in prison, her words could not be silenced. | Nikki Tate writes books for kids who like horses. | Oriana Fallaci is an important Italian journalist. | Plato 's writings have influenced Western thought for almost 2500 years. |
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| Pramoedya Ananta Toer wrote his Buru trilogy inside the walls of an Indonesian prison. | Ray Bradbury reaches out across time and space to touch readers. | Robert Penn Warren was the first Poet Laureate of the United States. | Sequoyah Inventor of the Cherokee alphabet. |
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| Stephen King is one of the best known horror writers | Studs Terkel celebrates stories of the common man. | Terry Goodkind is the author of the Sword of Truth Series. | Vaclav Havel despite censorship, wrote plays that helped keep the hope of freedom alive.... |
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| William Shakespeare is Kate's writer hero. |