Background
Going was born in Rhinebeck, New New York
( Evie reluctantly moves with her widowed father to Beaum...)
Evie reluctantly moves with her widowed father to Beaumont, New York, where he has bought an apple orchard, dismissing rumors that the town is cursed and the trees haven't borne fruit in decades. Evie doesn't believe in things like curses and fairy tales anymore--if fairy tales were real, her mom would still be alive. But odd things happen in Beaumont. Evie meets a boy who claims to be dead and receives a mysterious seed as an eleventh-birthday gift. Once planted, the seed grows into a tree overnight, but only Evie and the dead boy can see it--or go where it leads.
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(Gabriel King was a born chicken. He's afraid of spiders, ...)
Gabriel King was a born chicken. He's afraid of spiders, corpses, loose cows, and just about everything related to the fifth grade. Gabe's best friend, Frita Wilson, thinks Gabe needs some liberating from his fears. Frita knows something about being brave she's the only black kid in school in a town with an active Ku Klux Klan. Together Gabe and Frita are going to spend the summer of 1976 facing down the fears on Gabe's list. But it turns out that Frita has her own list, and while she's helping Gabe confront his fears, she's avoiding the thing that scares her the most."
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(Gabriel King was a born chicken. He’s afraid of spiders, ...)
Gabriel King was a born chicken. He’s afraid of spiders, corpses, loose cows, and just about everything related to the fifth grade. Gabe’s best friend, Frita Wilson, thinks Gabe needs some liberating from his fears. Frita knows something about being brave— she’s the only black kid in school in a town with an active Ku Klux Klan. Together Gabe and Frita are going to spend the summer of 1976 facing down the fears on Gabe’s list. But it turns out that Frita has her own list, and while she’s helping Gabe confront his fears, she’s avoiding the thing that scares her the most.
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( When the going gets tough, Dog . . . takes a nap Dog ...)
When the going gets tough, Dog . . . takes a nap Dog can Sit. He can Stay. He can even Dance. But when he's in charge, can he keep the cats in line? All one, two, three, four, five of them? Illustrated by Caldecott winner, Dan Santat, and packed full of slapstick silliness and utterly earnest charm, Dog will quickly wiggle his way into preschoolers' hearts.
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( Illustrated by Caldecott winner Dan Santat and written ...)
Illustrated by Caldecott winner Dan Santat and written by Printz Honor winner K. L. Going, this is one doggone funny picture book! When the going gets tough, Dog . . . takes a nap Dog can Sit. He can Stay. He can even Dance. But when he's in charge, can he keep the cats in line? All one, two, three, four, five of them? Full of slapstick silliness and utterly earnest charm, Dog will quickly wiggle his way into preschoolers' hearts. * "With skillful use of repetition, an agreeable and entertaining animal cast, and a tidy ending of the best kind, dog people and cat people alike have reason to approve."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
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( When Iggy Corso gets kicked out of high school, there's...)
When Iggy Corso gets kicked out of high school, there's no one for him to tell. His mother has gone off, his father is stoned on the couch, and the phone's been disconnected, so even the social worker can't get through. Leaving his public housing behind, Iggy ventures into the world to make something of his life. It's not easy when you're sixteen, have no skills, and your only friend is mixed up with the dealer who got your mom hooked. But Iggy is . . . Iggy, and he has the kind of wisdom that lets him see what no one else can. Includes an author's note.
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Going was born in Rhinebeck, New New York
She began writing novels in college and has since published three young adult novels, plus two for middle grade readers age 8 - 12, a picture book, and a reference book titled Writing and Selling the YA Novel published by Writer"s Digest. She also has numerous additional picture books under contract. She has written short stories for several anthologies, including Rush Hour volume 3, Full House, and Number Such Thing as the Real World.
Going"s books have been published by Penguin"s Group United States of America, Harcourt Houghton Mifflin, and Writer"s Digest.
Fat Kid Rules the World was chosen as one of the Best Books of the Past Decade by the American Library Association. Her work has been published in Germany, Japan, South of Korea, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Her first four novels were also released as audio CDs by Listening Library.
Fat Kid Rules the World (2003) tells the story of a 296 pound teenager, Troy, who is befriended by local guitar legend Curt MacCrae. Curt insists they form a band and Troy will be their drummer, only Troy doesn"t know how to play the drums.
He finds himself seeking to do something good in order to change others" minds about him.
King of the Screw Ups (2009) is the humorous tale of Liam Gellar who is kicked out of his home and forced to move in with his glam-rocking, cross-dressing uncle. Determined to get back in his father"s good graces, Liam resolves to do better in school and not fall prey to the insidious popularity that has continuously been his downfall. However, even when he tries to screw up, he screws up. is a novel mixing magic with real life to create a story exploring grief, healing, and growth.
Fat Kid Rules the World - was screened at South by Southwest, winning the audience award for Narrative Spotlight.
Matthew Lillard, director
( Evie reluctantly moves with her widowed father to Beaum...)
( Illustrated by Caldecott winner Dan Santat and written ...)
( When Iggy Corso gets kicked out of high school, there's...)
(Gabriel King was a born chicken. He's afraid of spiders, ...)
(Gabriel King was a born chicken. He’s afraid of spiders, ...)
( When the going gets tough, Dog . . . takes a nap Dog ...)