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