Character Education Books for Children Junior High and Up

Jean Ferris is the author of many books, including Invincible Summer and All That Glitters, which were both ALA Best Books for Young Adults. She lives in Coronado, California. more

Kathe Koja is the author of Straydog, which Booklist called “a searing, beautiful book for young readers.” She lives in the Detroit area. more

Ruth White is the author of many novels, including the Newbery Honor Book Belle Prater’s Boy and its sequel, The Search for Belle Prater, as well as Weeping Willow, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Ms. White lives in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. more

JOAN DASH is the author of several notable books for youngreaders. She lives in Seattle, Washington. DUS ?AN PETRIC ? IC ´has illustrated many acclaimed children’s books. He lives inToronto, Ontario. more

WILL WEAVER is the author of numerous books for young adults. His most recent novel, Full Service, was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and Kirkus Reviews, in a starred review, hailed it as “pitch perfect” and “superb.” He lives in Bemidji, Minnesota.. more

Gabrielle Zevin is the author of a novel for adults, Margarettown. She lives in New York City. more

LISA LEVCHUK teaches high school English and lives in Easthampton, Massachusetts. This is her first book. more

BRENDAN HALPIN was a high school English teacher for ten years. He is the author of How Ya Like Me Now. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts. more

Pat Hughes is a copy editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer. A first-time novelist, the author lives in Narberth, Pennsylvania. more

JANET MCDONALD 91953-2007) was the author of three books set in the Brooklyn projects: Chill Wind, for which she received the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent; Spellbound, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; and Twists and Turns, an ALA Quick Pick for... more

KATHE KOJA is the author of several notable books for young adults that have been acclaimed for their psychological intensity, including The Blue Mirror and Buddha Boy, both ALA Best Books for Young Adults, and, most recently, Kissing the Bee. She lives near Detroit,... more

I grew up in a family that loved literature and theater. My mother, Sheila Soloman Klass, is a college English professor who has published eighteen novels, including many for young adults. My father, Morton Klass, was a professor of anthropology at Barnard College. But... more

Phillip Hoose is the author of We Were There, Too!: Young People in U.S. History, which was a National Book Award Finalist and was selected an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and an ALA Notable Book. He lives in Portland, Maine. more

Valerie Hobbs is the author of many acclaimed books for young adults, including Sonny's War and Tender. She lives in Santa Barbara, California. more

JANET MCDONALD (1953-2007) was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She is the author of the adult memoir Project Girl and many acclaimed books for teens, including Chill Wind, for which she received the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent, and, most... more

PETER CAMERON’s work has appeared in The New Yorker and he is the author of several novels for adults, including Andorra and The City of Your Final Destination. He lives in New York City. more

Valerie Hobbs is the author of several middle grade and young adult novels, such as Letting Go of Bobby James, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. She lives in Santa Barbara, California. more

Carolyn Lehman is the author of the Christopher Award–winning novel Promise Not to Tell. She teaches children’s literature, writes extensively for children and adults, and is active in survivor advocacy. She lives in Arcata, California. more

RANDY POWELL is the author of several novels for young adults, including Run If You Dare and Three Clams and an Oyster, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. He lives in Seattle, Washington. more

JEAN FERRIS is the author of many novels for young people, including Of Sound Mind, Bad, and Across the Grain, all ALA Best Books for Young Adults. She lives in San Diego, California. more

I was an only child and my parents and I moved a lot, so it was sometimes hard for me to make and keep friends. Books became my friends, and that helped me become a writer. I made up stories and acted them out, and when I was about eight, I wrote my first story outside of... more

PETER GOULD is a youth theater director, a physical comedy performer, and a playwright whose works have been performed all over the world. He lives in Brattleboro, Vermont. more