Katherine Applegate
Born: 10-09-1956
Katherine Applegate is a celebrated American author known for her compelling children's and young adult novels. She won the Newbery Medal for her novel "The One and Only Ivan," which highlights her talent for blending heartwarming storytelling with important themes. Applegate's diverse works, including the popular "Animorphs" series, showcase her ability to engage young readers with imaginative plots and relatable characters. Her writing often emphasizes empathy, friendship, and environmental awareness.
Book summaries for books written by Katherine Applegate
Quotes
Humans waste words. They toss them like banana peels and leave them to rot.
Memories are precious ... they help tell us who we are.
I paint until the colors sing.
You can tell if a painting is finished if you look at it and think, I'm glad I'm done with that.
I like colorful tales with black beginnings and stormy middles and cloudless blue-sky endings.
I am not quite sure where home is right now, but I know it's out there somewhere.
I have to be as strong as an oak.
It's never too late to find your voice.
You can't always judge people by the things they done. You got to judge them by what they are doing now.
I think that's the bravest thing I've ever seen a human do.
What is it you have to say? That's the only question that matters.
I like to imagine that the world is one big machine. You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and type of parts they need.