KL Going
KL Going (born August 21, 1973) is the award-winning author of numerous books for children and teens. Her first novel, Fat Kid Rules the World was named a Michael Printz Honor Book by the American Library Association, and was included on YALSA's Best Books for Young Adults list and their list of Best Books for the Past Decade. Her books have been Booksense picks, Scholastic Book Club choices, Junior Library Guild selections, New York Public Library Best Books for the Teenage, and winners of state book awards. They've been featured by Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and Children's Book Council as Best Books of the year. Her work has also been published in Korea, Italy, Japan, Germany, Spain, and the UK, and her novel Fat Kid Rules the World was adapted into a film
Rhinebeck, New York, USA
1973-08-21
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Michael Printz Honor
1973-08-21
Kelly Louise Going
KL Going in Gardiner, New York in 2015
Ashton Paul
Fiction for children and young adults
American
Writer
1973
William and Linda Going
Dustin Adams
author
KL Going (born August 21, 1973) is the award-winning author of numerous books for children and teens. Her first novel, Fat Kid Rules the World was named a Michael Printz Honor Book by the American Library Association, and was included on YALSA's Best Books for Young Adults list and their list of Best Books for the Past Decade. Her books have been Booksense picks, Scholastic Book Club choices, Junior Library Guild selections, New York Public Library Best Books for the Teenage, and winners of state book awards. They've been featured by Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and Children's Book Council as Best Books of the year. Her work has also been published in Korea, Italy, Japan, Germany, Spain, and the UK, and her novel Fat Kid Rules the World was adapted into a film. It premiered at the SXSW Film Festival and won an Audience Award. Going began her career working at Curtis Brown, Ltd., one of the oldest literary agencies in New York City. She used this inner knowledge of publishing to write Writing and Selling the Young Adult Novel—a how-to book for aspiring writers, published by Writer's Digest. She has also written short stories for several anthologies and multiple picture books.
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1973
Kelly Louise Going