Famous Authors and Books
Margaret Mitchell
Gone with the Wind Georgia writer
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little House on the Prairie series
Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Victorian Period
Jack London
The Call of the Wild, White Fang
Alice Walker
The Color Purple Georgia Author Post modern
Erin Hunter
Warriors
Maya Angelou
was an African-American author, poet, dancer, actress and singer. Wrote autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969). a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma. Post Modern
Emily Dickinson
was an American poet. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, to a successful family with strong community ties, she lived a mostly introverted and reclusive life, "Because I could not stop for Death" Victorian
L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables
Robert Frost
(1874-1963) American poet, his work was initially published in England before it was published in America. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. , "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", , "Nothing Gold Can Stay" Modern Period
Sandra Cisneros
A Mexican American author who wrote about her own life and experiences. A famous novel of hers is The House on Mango Street (1984) Post modern
Ray Bradbury
A contemporary American writer of science fiction short stories and novels which deal with moral dilemas, including The Martian Chronicles (1950) and Fahrenheit 451 (1953) Post modern
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American essayist, philosopher, poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement. Wrote "self reliance" (1888), He was against slavery and stressed self-reliance, optimism, self-improvement, self-confidence, and freedom. Victorian
Louisa May Alcott
American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women (1868) Wrote about growing up poor in New England during the Civil War Victorian Period
Stephen Crane
American novelist, short story writer, poet, journalist, raised in NY and NJ; style and technique: naturalism, realism, impressionism; themes: ideals v. realities, spiritual crisis, fears. wrote Red Badge of Courage (1895) about a soldier in Union Army Victorian Period
S.E. Hinton
American writer best known for her young-adult novels set in Oklahoma, especially The Outsiders (1967) Post modern
F. Scott Fitzgerald
American writer famous for his novels and stories, such as The Great Gatsby, capturing the mood of the 1920s. He gave the decade the nickname the "Jazz Age." Modern Period
Daniel Defoe
An English novelist wrote Robinson Crusoe (1791), an exciting tale about a sailor shipwrecked on a tropical island. This book was a commentary on what it took to survive in the 18th century: entrepreneurial ingenuity and the ability to improvise. The Neoclassical period (the Restoration)
Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Robert Louis Stevenson
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Treasure Island
Anne Frank
Dutch-Jewish girl who, with other Jews, hid from the Nazis from 1942 to 1944; she was found and sent to a concentration camp where she died. 1st published in 1952 Diary of a Young Girl Modern Period
W.E.B Du Bois
Famous Georgia African American writer Talked about race
