While Suzanne Collins’s contributions to many areas of American life are in themselves extraordinary, her writings are the key to her widespread and lasting influence. Suzanne Collins was born in Harford, Connecticut and she was born on Augest 10, 1962. Her father Lt. Col. Michael John Collins was an Air Force pilot, they move to several places when she was still a child such as New York and Brussels. She is also the youngest child of four.Since her father fought in the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and acquired the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bronze Star and also is a history teacher before so he always talked about history to his kids, that is the reason why it is a big topic for Collins. She graduated high school from Alabama School
Ann Rinaldi has written many books for young teenagers, she is an Award winning author who writes stories of American history and makes them become real to the readers. She has written many other books such as A Break with Charity, A Ride into Morning, and Cast two Shadows, etc. She was born in New York City on August 27, 1934. In 1979, at the age of 45, she finished her first book.
A person that influenced Sandra heavily was her mother. Her mother was the type to take her away from the traditional tasks a girl her age does, but to have her read and develop great imagination and intellect. Her mother loved the library, every saturday she would take her kids down there and read. Soon Sandra found a true love for the library too and it became her second home. “I’m a writer because of the Chicago Public Library.”
Maya Angelou was born on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri. In her early years, Angelou was an author, screenwriter, actress, dancer and poet. Her and her brother had a difficult childhood as her parent’s split up when she was young and they were relocated to live with their paternal grandmother in Arkansas. It is in Arkansas where Angelou experienced the true horrors of her childhood. Along with encountering racial prejudices and discrimination, Angelou dealt with feelings of abandonment and rejection, which stemmed from her parents lack of presence in her life. However, the worst of Angelou’s childhood came at age seven, when her mother’s boyfriend raped her. He was later murdered in response to the sexual assault. The assault itself
The life of Zora Hurston has been covered in mystery, mostly because of her literary work! Zora Neale Hurston was born January 7, 1891 in Eatonville, Florida Zora was the 5th of 8 children to Rev. John Hurston and Lucy Hurston. When Zora’s mother died, she was neglected and abandoned. Zora looked up to her mother for everything; understanding, support, protection, and encouragement. From that point she had no direction in life. In 1904 her father remarried and sent her to a private
Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the most respected and established poets of all time. Gwendolyn Brooks was born in Topeka, Kansas, on June 7, 1917. Shortly after her birth her family moved to Chicago, Illinois where she was raised. Gwendolyn Brooks’ parents were very supportive of their daughter’s passion for reading and writing. Gwendolyn Brooks had a true gift from God and it was writing. Gwendolyn Brooks’ mother discovered her talent for writing when she was seven. When she was thirteen she published her poem, “Eventide” which appeared in American Childhood. (Bio.com)
Born in 1945, Suzanne Jurmain is the author of Freedom’s Sons. After completing high school in New York, Suzanne attended University of California where she would receive her Bachelor of Arts. In 1949 at the age of 4, Suzanne Jurmain became an actress. She was on the TV guide in Los Angeles, California and in 1966 she would become an assistant editor. She was known for writing several books, such as, From Trunk to Tail, Once upon a Horse, Freedom’s Sons, and The Forbidden Schoolhouse. In 2005 Suzanne received a Golden Kite award. Suzanne Jermain was good at reading in school. One thing she could never excel in was math. She was an editor, museum tour guide, and actress until she would settle on the perfect job, writing children books. Suzanne
Born in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England in May 1935, Susan Cooper attended Slough High School before going up to Oxford University. At Somerville College she read English. During her time at Oxford she was the first woman ever to edit the University magazine, Cherwell. After graduating with an MA in English, she began work as a reporter on the Atticus Column of London's The Sunday Times (her first boss was Ian Fleming). She later became a feature writer.
Anne Sexton was born Anne Gray Harvey on November 9, 1928 in Newton, Massachusetts to Ralph Churchill and Mary Gray Staples Harvey (Discovering Biographies 1). From then on, Sexton spent most of her life in the affluent, upper-middle class suburbs of Boston (Discovering Biographies 2). According to many of the experiences described in her poems, she led a very unhappy childhood that’s horrifying memories affected her throughout her life.
Collins was born on August 10th, 1962 in Hartford, Connecticut. Her father was a solider for U.S Air Force, he has been fight in Vietnam War. Because her father is a solider, so when she was young, her and her family moves a lot, she have been in living in places like New York City and Brussels. For her family, learn history was an important subject, most reason is her father was taught the college level and he like share his military experience for them also the memory for Vietnam War.
Throughout history, there have been many influential writers who have in one way or another affected the way in which we look at life. One of those writers is Louise Erdrich. Louise Erdrich was born on July 6, 1954 in Little Falls Minnesota. Since she was very young, she began to write stories because she was encouraged by her father to do so. She then went on to college to pursue her career and majored in English and Creative writing. She got married in October of 1981 and due to difficulties with her husband, they divorced after fifteen years of marriage. They had six children in total three of their children were adopted, and the other three the couple had together. Louise Erdrich has written many stories and books, and many of the books
O’Conor was born in Savannah, Georgia on March 25, 1925. “As the only child of devout Catholic parents in the South, religion played a major role in her upbringing and helped shape her into the type of writer she would become” (Rodriguez). She grew up in a time where women were expected to get married and stay home, however, O’Connor decided to take a different route and enrolled in College to pursue an education. She had discovered her passion for writing when she was in High School and this served as her inspiration to continue learning. She graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree in literature in 1947. Flannery O’Conor is considered one of the most famous writers of the Southern Gothic genre.
The person that I am doing is Maya Angelou. Who is Maya Angelou. Born on April 4, 1928, from St. louis Missouri. Maya angelou was an american poet, and civil rights activist . I did Maya angelou because she tells her life in the book and it tells how she was a little girl. I know why the caged birds sing tells her life up to when she was a teenager. What she fought through and all the things that happened in her life.
On June 17, 1917, Gwendolyn Brooks was born in Topeka, Kansas to Keziah and David. After Brooks’ birth, the family moved to Chicago where Brooks spent her childhood and remained until death. She was an avid writer from the young age of seven and at thirteen, Gwendolyn had her first published poem in the American Child magazine. After graduating from Woodrow Wilson Junior College in 1936, Brooks joined the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Youth Council. She then married Henry Blakely II in 1939 and gave birth to her son a year later, and then also gave birth to her daughter.
Joyce Carol Oates was born on June 16, 1938 in Lockport, New York. Oates parents, despite their tenuous existence, encouraged her creative development and she began to form narratives even before she was able to write. Even before she graduated from Syracuse, her talent as a young writer was nationally
Charlotte Perkins Gilman was born on July 3rd, 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut. “Gilman suffered a traumatic and poverty-stricken childhood, but read ethics and philosophy to gain control