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Getting to know My Authors:  [|Anthony Horowitz] [|Susan Cooper] [|John Flanagan] Brief Descriptions of authors:


 * Anthony Horowitz:** (born April 5, 1956) is an English author and screenwriter. He has written many children's novels, including the // Power of Five //, //Alex Rider// and //Diamond Brothers// series and has written over fifty books. He has also written extensively for television, adapting many of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot novels for ITV series. He is the creator and writer of the ITV series //Foyle's War//.


 * Susan Mary Cooper** (born May 23, 1935 ) is a British author best known for // The Dark Is Rising //, an award-winning five-volume fantasy saga set in and around England and Wales. The books incorporate traditional British mythology (Arthurian and folkloric elements) with original material (e.g. "the Old Ones"). She has written works for children, adolescents, and adults.Susan Cooper is also a board member of the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance, a not-for-profit organization in the U.S. that actively advocates for literacy, literature, and libraries.


 * John Flanagan** (born May 22, 1944) is an Australian author. He is currently living in Australia with his family. His best known work is the //Ranger's Apprentice// series, which is about a boy named Will who becomes adopted as a Ranger's apprentice to the grim and mysterious Halt.



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