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Katherine Alice Applegate (born October 9, 1956),[2] known professionally as K. A. Applegate or Katherine Applegate, is an American young adult and children's fiction writer, best known as the author of the Animorphs, Remnants, Everworld, and other book series. She won the 2013 Newbery Medal for her 2012 children's novel The One and Only Ivan.[3][4] Applegate's most popular books are science fiction, fantasy, and adventure novels. She won the Best New Children's Book Series Award in 1997 in Publishers Weekly. Her book Home of the Brave has won several awards.[5][6][7] She also wrote a chapter book series in 2008–09 called Roscoe Riley Rules.

Katherine Applegate
Born (1956-10-09) October 9, 1956 (age 65)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Period1991–2012; 2019–present
GenreChildren's fantasy, science fiction, adventure novels
Notable worksThe One and Only Ivan, Animorphs
Notable awardsNewbery Medal
2013
SpouseMichael Grant
Children2[1]

Life and career


Applegate was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[8] Since then, she has lived in Texas, Florida, California, Illinois, and North Carolina. After living in Pelago, Italy for a year, she moved back to Irvine, California. She got her start as a ghostwriter for Sweet Valley Twins.[9] In 1997, she and her husband, Michael Grant, her co-author on many projects, including Animorphs and Everworld, had their first child, who has since come out as a transgender woman.[10] In 2003, they adopted a daughter, Julia, from China.[11] Following the end of Remnants, Applegate took three years off. Upon returning to writing, she wrote a picture book, Buffalo Storm, a middle reader novel, Home of the Brave, and an early chapters series, Roscoe Riley Rules, with HarperCollins. Home of the Brave won the SCBWI 2008 Golden Kite Award for Best Fiction,[12] the Bank Street 2008 Josette Frank Award,[13] and is a Judy Lopez Memorial Award honor book.[14]

Applegate won the 2013 Newbery Medal for The One and Only Ivan, drawn by Patricia Castelao and published by HarperCollins. The annual award, granted by the American Library Association, recognizes the previous year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." The story, based on the real-life Ivan the gorilla, is written from Ivan's viewpoint as he lives in a glass cage in a shopping mall. According to the award committee: "Applegate gives readers a unique and unforgettable gorilla's-eye-view of the world that challenges the way we look at animals and at ourselves."[3][4]


Selected works



Picture books



Animorphs series


Collection of Animorphs books.
Collection of Animorphs books.
Companion books

Everworld series



Remnants series



Making Out series


First edition publication dates are based upon the original publication when the series was titled Boyfriends/Girlfriends. Only the first eight books were written by Applegate. Books 9–28 were ghostwritten.[15] The 28 books in this series are:


Ocean City/Making Waves series


Originally published as Ocean City and republished as Making Waves, this series is unrelated to the Summer/Making Waves series below.[16]


Summer series


This series was originally published as Making Waves in the UK.[citation needed]


Roscoe Riley Rules series



Ivan & Friends series



Endling series



Doggo and Pupper series



Other books



Pseudonyms



References


  1. Grant, Michael (7 February 2020). "According to @Wikipedia, Katherine and I have 3 kids. This is very concerning as we were pretty sure we only had the two. But we're getting old, memory not as reliable as it once was. So, if you come across our 3rd kid, do let them know they should contact us". @MichaelGrantBks. Twitter. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. "But Wiki's a bit off: my BD's 10/9. Also, they seem to have left out my son!" @kaaauthor Twitter, July 18, 2014.
  3. "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). American Library Association (ALA).
      "The John Newbery Medal". ALSC. ALA. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  4. "Newbery – Katherine Applegate, Jon Klassen win Newbery, Caldecott Medals". ALA Press Release. January 28, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  5. "SCBWI | Past Golden Kite Recipients, 2008". www.scbwi.org. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  6. "School Library Journal Best Books of 2007". slj.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  7. "Bank Street - List of Winners, 2008". www.bankstreet.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  8. "Shelf Awareness for Tuesday, January 29, 2013". www.shelf-awareness.com.
  9. "r/IAmA - IAm K.A. Applegate, author of Animorphs and many other books. AMA". reddit. 2011-04-28. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  10. Sostek, Anya. "Writing about big issues through a gorilla, a giant cat and now -- a tree". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  11. Coutu, Aaron. "Rhode Island Teen Book Award: Home of the Brave". Rhode Island Teen Book Award Committee. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  12. "The Society of Children's Book Writers and illustrators Announces the winners and honorees of the 2007 Golden Kite Awards" (PDF). 5 February 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-05.
  13. "Bank Street - Children's Book Committee". www.bankstreet.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  14. "Women's National Book Association". wnba-books.org. Archived from the original on 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  15. "K.A. Applegate Questions & Answers". Everworld Fantasy. Archived from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  16. "Ocean City/Making Waves Series". Goodreads. Retrieved 28 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. Applegate, Katherine. "Books". Retrieved 28 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. "Endling The Last". Harper Collins Publishers.
  19. Applegate, Katherine. [9781250621009 "Doggo and Pupper Save the World"]. Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved 28 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)



На других языках


- [en] Katherine Applegate

[ru] Эпплгейт, Кэтрин

Кэтрин Элис Эпплгейт (англ. Katherine Alice Applegate; род. 1956) — американская писательница, автор книг для взрослых и детей в жанре фантастики и фэнтези. Среди её произведений — популярные книжные серии Аниморфы, Выжившие  (англ.) (рус. , Everworld  (англ.) (рус. и другие.



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