Author Kate Klise Visits Westgate!!!!
Westgate students were fortunate enough to have acclaimed author Kate Klise spend 45 minutes talking to them about how to write a book! She made it fun and interesting and gave us new ideas for how to structure our writing. Klise was quite entertaining! She kept her audience's attention for the whole assembly!
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A very brief snippet of her talk with us!
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Information on Kate Klise:
Catherine "Kate" Klise (born 1963) is an American author. She has written many award-winning children's books, most of which are illustrated by her sister, M. Sarah Klise. Their popular Regarding series is presented in a scrapbook style format, with letters, journal entries, and related ephemera telling the story. She is also known for her picture books as well as the bestselling 43 Old Cemetery Road series. Kate Klise's first adult novel, In the Bag, was released in 2012.
Kate Klise was the fourth of six children born to educational film producer Thomas and Marjorie Klise. Raised in Peoria, Illinois, she attended Marquette University and spent fifteen years working as a correspondent for People magazine.[2] She currently resides on a farm with a pond near Norwood, Missouri , where she has many friends who she describes as kind, generous, and always thoughtful. "My nicest characters always resemble them," said Kate Klise. She is a vegetarian, who loves tomato sandwiches. .[3]
Catherine "Kate" Klise (born 1963) is an American author. She has written many award-winning children's books, most of which are illustrated by her sister, M. Sarah Klise. Their popular Regarding series is presented in a scrapbook style format, with letters, journal entries, and related ephemera telling the story. She is also known for her picture books as well as the bestselling 43 Old Cemetery Road series. Kate Klise's first adult novel, In the Bag, was released in 2012.
Kate Klise was the fourth of six children born to educational film producer Thomas and Marjorie Klise. Raised in Peoria, Illinois, she attended Marquette University and spent fifteen years working as a correspondent for People magazine.[2] She currently resides on a farm with a pond near Norwood, Missouri , where she has many friends who she describes as kind, generous, and always thoughtful. "My nicest characters always resemble them," said Kate Klise. She is a vegetarian, who loves tomato sandwiches. .[3]
Published work:
- Regarding the Fountain (1998) ISBN 0-613-17849-1
- Letters From Camp (1999)
- Trial by Journal (2001)
- Regarding the Sink (2004) ISBN 0-15-205544-4
- Shall I Knit You a Hat? (2004)
- Deliver Us From Normal (2005)
- Regarding the Trees (2005) ISBN 0-15-206090-1
- Why Do You Cry? (2006)
- Far From Normal (2006)
- Regarding the Bathrooms (2006) ISBN 0-15-205164-3
- Imagine Harry (2007)
- Regarding the Bees (2007)
- Little Rabbit and the Night Mare (2008)
- 43 Old Cemetery Road: Book One: Dying To Meet You (2009)
- Little Rabbit and The Meanest Mother on Earth (2009)
- 43 Old Cemetery Road: Book Two: Over My Dead Body (2009)
- Stand Straight, Ella Kate (2010)
- Grounded (2010)
- 43 Old Cemetery Road: Book Three: Till Death Do Us Bark (2011)
- 43 Old Cemetery Road: Book Four: The Phantom of the Post Office (2012)
- In the Bag (2012)
- Grammy Lamby and the Secret Handshake (summer 2012)
- Homesick (fall 2012)
Source: Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Klise
