Books Alive! with Avi

Avi has written across the spectrum of genres for children from suspense thriller to his Newbery Award winning Crispin. He shares a bit of his boyhood and the source of his writing...

Books Alive! with Margaret Peterson Haddix

Margaret Peterson Haddix is the bestselling author of the Hidden Children series and now her new series, THE MISSING. She writes science fiction, realistic fiction and fantasy for readers beginning as young as eight for DEXTER THE TOUGH and reaching all the way into...

Books Alive! with Ally Carter

Ally Carter writes the Gallagher Girls books aimed at girls 11-15. These girls are being trained as secret agents and have amazing talents and abilities. The one thing that really seems to challenge them is boys! Ally also wrote The Heist Society again aimed at 10-15...

Books Alive! with Tamora Pierce

With legions of fans trailing her, Tamora Pierce writes action adventure books with female protagonists. They’re set in slightly fantastic and medieval feeling settings and spiced with magical creatures but the stories themselves center on girls becoming women...