CREDIT LIST
(updated 1/24/09)
Alden R. Carter
1113 W. Onstad Dr.
Marshfield, WI 54449-1732
715-389-1108 (Work & FAX)
715-387-6559 (Home)
715-897-3658
acarterwriter@tznet.com
http://www.aldencarter.com
Represented by:
William Reiss
John Hawkins and Associates, Inc.
71 W. 23rd St.
Suite 1600
New York, NY 10010
<reiss@jhaliterary.com>
INTRODUCTION
Named to the Wisconsin Library Association's list "Notable Wisconsin
Authors" in 2002, Alden R. Carter joined the company of Laura Ingalls
Wilder, Carl Sandburg, Sterling North, George Shannon, and Kevin Henkes
among the state's finest writers. His thirteen novels,
twenty-three nonfiction titles, and seven picture books have won
numerous honors including six American Library Association Best Book
awards.
Mr. Carter has made over 600 presentations in
schools and at conferences nationwide. With humor and a
knack for communicating with young people, he combines advice on
writing with sound lessons for growing up. "I write for young
people because I'm always astonished at their courage," he
explains. "They deserve good stories and when they want to talk
in my imagination or in person, I listen."
For his picture books for and about children with
disabilities, Mr. Carter was named iParenting “Dad of the Month” for
January 2005.
CREDIT LIST
NEW YOUNG ADULT FICTION
WALKAWAY, young adult novel, Holiday House (fall 2008).
Selected to Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers from Voice of
Youth Advocates (VOYA).
ADULT FICTION
BRIGHT STARRY BANNER: A NOVEL OF THE CIVIL WAR. Soho Press, March 2004.
Best Civil War Novel of 2004 from The Military Order
of Stars and Bars
Kirkus starred review
Publishers Weekly starred review
ADULT NONFICTION
AUSCHWITZ VETERINARIAN: FIVE YEARS IN THE DEATH CAMPS by Tadeusz
Kowalczyk, D.V.M. Edited by Alden R. Carter, Brush Wolf Press,
spring 2003. Available in print or free download form from
<http://www.brushwolfpress.com>.
BROTHER TO THE EAGLE: THE CIVIL WAR JOURNAL OF SGT. AMBROSE ARMITAGE,
8TH WISCONSIN INFANTRY. Edited with annotations by Alden R.
Carter. Booklocker (2006).
CHINA: FROM THE FIRST CHINESE TO THE OLYMPICS. Booklocker
(2008). Also appropriate for young adults.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
GROWING SEASON, young adult novel, Coward-McCann (a division of the
Putnam Publishing Group), April 1984. Berkley/Pacer paperback, 1985.
Available in Braille from the National Library Service for the Blind.
Awards and Citations:
An American Library Association Best Book for Young
Adults.
Nominated in March 1994 for the ALA list The Best of
the Best: the 100 Best Young Adult Books of the Last 25 Years.
Winner of the Council for Wisconsin Writers' Best
Juvenile Book Award.
Listed in Books for You: A Booklist for Senior High
School Students, Tenth Edition, published by the National Council of
Teachers of English.
Designated a best High Interest/Easy Reading book by
the NCTE.
Nominated for the South Carolina Best Young Adult
Book Award.
Listed in What Do Young Adults Read Next from Gale
Research.
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
WART, SON OF TOAD, young adult novel, Putnam Pacer Books, Sept. 1985.
Berkley/Pacer paperback, 1986. Available on tape from the
National Library Service for the Blind.
Awards and Citations:
An American Library Association Best Book for Young
Adults.
Nominated in March 1994 for the ALA list The Best of
the Best: the 100 Best Young Adult Books of the Last 25 Years.
Winner of the Young Readers' Choice Award sponsored
by the Alabama Library Association.
A New York Public Library Best Book for the Teenage.
A Los Angeles Public Library Best Book for Young
Adults.
A Child Study Association Best Book for Young Adults.
Selected by the ALA's Young Adult Services Committee
as a Best Book for Reluctant Readers.
Nominated for the South Carolina Best Young Adult
Book Award.
Listed in Books for You: A Booklist for Senior High
School Students and Your Reading: A Booklist for Junior High and Middle
School Students, published by the National Council of Teachers of
English.
Listed in What Do Young Adults Read Next from Gale
Research. Recommended in Rip-Roaring Reads for
Reluctant Teen Readers by Gale W. Sherman and Bette D. Ammon (Libraries
Unlimited,
1993).
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
SHEILA'S DYING, young adult novel, G. P. Putnam's Sons, April 1987.
Scholastic Point paperback, 1987. Published in German as Abschied
von Sheila by Erika Klopp Verlag, Berlin & Munich, 1993.
Awards and Citations:
An American Library Association Best Book for Young
Adults.
Nominated in March 1994 for the ALA list The Best of
the Best: the 100 Best Young Adult Books of the Last 25 Years.
A New York Public Library Best Book for the Teenage.
A Los Angeles Public Library Best Book for Young
Adults.
Selected by the ALA's Young Adult Services Committee
as a Best Book for Reluctant Readers.
Winner of the Council for Wisconsin Writers' Best
Juvenile Book Award.
Chosen as one of the outstanding books of the year by senior high
school students participating in the University of Iowa's Books for
Young Adults Program.
Selected for Books for You: A Booklist for Senior High School Students
and Your Reading: A Booklist for Junior High and Middle School
Students, published by the National Council of Teachers of English.
Designated a best High Interest/Easy Reading book by
the NCTE.
Listed in What Do Young Adults Read Next from Gale
Research.
Recommended in Medical Humanities: Literature, Arts
& Medicine, a web site maintained by Felice Aull, Ph.D., of New
York University.
Recommended in Confronting Cancer, a web site
maintained by the Lincoln, Nebraska, Public Library.
Named by the German society of women medical doctors
as a Honor Book in the Die Silberne Feder (Silver Feather Award) for
books written for young people confronting the sickness of friends and
family.
Recommended on the Houston Public Library Balanced
Approach to Reading: At Home Reading List.
Suggested on the San Jose Public Library's Losing
Someone Reading List.
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
UP COUNTRY, young adult novel, G. P. Putnam's Sons, May 1989.
Scholastic Point paperback, 1991. Scholastic Point Signature
paperback edition, November 1998. Puffin paperback, fall 2004.
Awards and Citations:
Named a 1989 ALA Best Book by unanimous vote.
Selected in March 1994 for the ALA list The Best of
the Best: the 100 Best Young Adult Books of the Last 25 Years.
A New York Public Library Best Book for the
Teenage.
Awarded starred reviews by School Library Journal
and Booklist.
A Booklist Editors' Choice Book.
Wisconsin Library Association Outstanding
Achievement Award.
Listed in Best Books for Junior High Readers,
published by R. R. Bowker Co.
Listed in What Do Young Adults Read Next from Gale Research.
Named to the South Dakota Young Adult Reading
Program's Best Books List.
Nominated for the Michigan Best YA Book Award.
Selected for the 1991-92 master list of the Virginia
Young Readers' Program. Nominated for the Nevada
Young Readers' Award.
Recommended on Booklists for Kids, a web site
maintained by the Lake Oswego Public Library, Lake Oswego, OR.
Named to 150 Books: A Sesquicentennial Collection of
Books of Wisconsin from the Polk Library at the University of
Wisconsin--Oshkosh.
Listed in All-Star Books for Young Adults a web site
from the Mount Prospect, IL, Public Library.
Recommended in Panache Post, the Farmington, MI,
Public Library home page.
ROBODAD, young adult novel, G. P. Putnam, fall 1990. Published in
paperback as DANCING ON DARK WATER by Scholastic Point, 1994.
Awards and Citations:
A New York Public Library Best Book for the Teenage.
Selected as Best Children's Fiction Book of the Year
by the Society of Midland Authors.
Listed in Ward & Thompson's The Best of 1990:
Picture Books, Juvenile, and YA Fiction.
Selected for Your Reading: A Booklist for Junior
High and Middle School Students, published by the National Council of
Teachers of English.
Listed in What Do Young Adults Read Next from Gale
Research.
DOGWOLF, young adult novel, Scholastic Inc., fall 1994. Scholastic
Point Signature paperback, 1996.
Awards and Citations:
A New York Public Library Best Book for the Teenage.
An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
Booklist boxed review.
Featured in English Journal's Jan. 96 list of
recommended multicultural books.
Listed on the Taos Pueblo list of recommended YA
books concerning Native Americans.
Named to 150 Books: A Sesquicentennial Collection of
Books of Wisconsin from the Polk Library at the University of
Wisconsin--Oshkosh.
Listed in Multicultural Juvenile Literature from the
Calvin T. Ryan Library at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, young adult novel, Scholastic Inc.,
fall 1995. Point Signature edition, Feb. 1999.
Awards and Citations:
An American Library Association Best Book for Young
Adults.
A New York Public Library Best Book for the Teenage.
Booklist starred review.
Nominated for the 1998 Garden State Teen Book
Awards.
Nominated for Wyoming's Soaring Eagle Young Adult
Book Award.
Nominated for the Heartland Award for Excellence in YA Literature.
Nominated for the Virginia Young Readers' Award.
Nominated for the Black-eyed Susan Award from the
Maryland Educational Media Organization.
Recommended in Booktalking Off The Shelf: Books for
Older Young Readers, a web site maintained by the Champaign, Illinois,
Public Library.
Listed on the Booklist Youth Archive of Best Books
for Young Adults.
A recommended book for teens on the web site
maintained by the Palm Beach, Florida, Public Library.
Listed in Tales of Survival, a web page maintained
by the Kent, Michigan, Public Library.
A recommended book for young readers by the Rogers
Library of the University of Arkansas.
Named to the Indiana Practitioners' List of
Recommended Young Adolescent Books.
Recommended on the Houghton Mifflin web site
Education Place: Books of Survival.
Recommended on the SciWeb Diabetes Information
Center web site.
Recommended by the Volusia Medical Resource Network.
Bookstore: a project of the American Diabetes Association.
Recommended by the Unofficial Diabetes Bookstore.
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
BULL CATCHER, young adult novel, Scholastic Press, spring 1997. Point
Signature edition, Feb. 2000.
Awards and Citations:
Named to the American Library Association's list
Best Books for Young Adults as one of 1997's Top 10 Fiction Books.
Winner of the Heartland Award for Excellence in YA
Literature.
An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.
An American Library Association Quick Pick for
Reluctant Readers.
Winner of the Arthur Tofte Juvenile Fiction Book
Award sponsored by the Council for Wisconsin Writers.
Wisconsin Library Association Outstanding
Achievement Award.
Nominated for the Virginia Young Readers' Award.
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
CRESCENT MOON, young adult historical novel, Holiday House, Dec. 1999.
A New York Public Library Best Book for the Teenage.
BROTHER’S KEEPER, young adult novel for challenged readers, Scholastic
Education, fall 2003.
LOVE, FOOTBALL, AND OTHER CONTACT SPORTS, young adult fiction, Holiday
House, April 2006.
Booklist starred review.
A Booklist Top 10 Sports Books for Youth
A Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year
Outstanding Achievement Award, Wisconsin Library
Association.
NONFICTION BOOKS
SUPERCOMPUTERS (with Wayne LeBlanc), Franklin Watts, April 1985.
Awards and Citations: Selected for Your Reading: A Booklist for Junior
High and Middle School Students, published by the National Council of
Teachers of English.
MODERN CHINA, Franklin Watts, Feb. 1986.
Awards and Citations: Recognized by the Council for Wisconsin Writers
as one of the year's best books for young adults.
MODERN ELECTRONICS (with Wayne LeBlanc), Franklin Watts, Aug. 1986.
Awards and Citations:
A New York Public Library Best Book for the Teenage.
Selected for Your Reading: A Booklist for Junior
High and Middle School Students, published by the National Council of
Teachers of English.
Listed in Best Books for Junior High Readers,
published by R. R. Bowker Co.
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE FOR AN UPDATED EDITION)
RADIO: FROM MARCONI TO THE SPACE AGE, Franklin Watts, Aug. 1987.
Awards and Citations:
A Children's Book Council/National Science Teachers'
Association Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children.
Listed in The Young Adult Reader's Adviser from R.
R. Bowker.
Cited numerous times as a source by Cinemedia
Centre, East Melbourne, Australia, on its web site Adventures in
CyberSound.
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE FOR AN UPDATED EDITION)
ILLINOIS, Franklin Watts, Aug. 1987.
Awards and Citations: Selected for Your Reading: A Booklist for Junior
High and Middle School Students, published by the National Council of
Teachers of English.
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION SERIES:
COLONIES IN REVOLT, Franklin Watts, Aug. 1988.
Awards and Citations: Included in the Didax Book Set with the fiction
of Jean Fritz from Carol Hurst's Literature Picks.
DARKEST HOURS, Franklin Watts, Aug. 1988. Awards and
Citations: Included in the Didax Book Set with the fiction of Jean
Fritz from Carol Hurst's Literature Picks.
AT THE FORGE OF LIBERTY, Franklin Watts, Aug. 1988.
Awards and Citations: Included in the Didax Book Set with the fiction
of Jean Fritz from Carol Hurst's Literature Picks.
BIRTH OF THE REPUBLIC, Franklin Watts, Aug. 1988.
Awards and Citations: Recommended in Best Books for Junior High
Readers, published by R. R. Bowker; Included in the Didax Book
Set with the fiction of Jean Fritz from Carol Hurst's Literature
Picks.
Available on CD or as a download from the author’s
web site at http://www.aldencarter.com.
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
THE SHOSHONI, Franklin Watts, Aug. 1989. Hardcover and softcover
editions. Listed in numerous bibliographies of recommended
books on Native Americans. Available on CD or as a download from
the author’s web site at http://www.aldencarter.com.
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
LAST STAND AT THE ALAMO, Franklin Watts, Jan. 1990. Awards
and Citations: Listed on the Discovery Channel School Page. Cited
frequently in bibliographies on the Alamo for children and young
adults. Available on CD or as a download from the author’s web site at
http://www.aldencarter.com.
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, Franklin Watts, Jan. 1990. Awards and
Citations: Cited frequently in bibliographies on Gettysburg for
children and young adults.
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
THE COLONIAL WARS: CLASHES IN THE WILDERNESS, Franklin Watts, Aug.
1992. Hardcover and softcover editions.
Awards and Citations: Recommended by the Social Studies School Service.
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE, Franklin Watts, Aug.
1992. Hardcover and softcover editions.
Awards and Citations:
Recommended by the Social Studies School
Service.
Listed by the Eastern National On-line Catalog of
the National Park Service.
THE WAR OF 1812: SECOND FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE, Franklin Watts, Aug.
1992. Hardcover and softcover editions.
Awards and Citations:
Wisconsin Library Association Outstanding
Achievement Award.
Recommended by the Social Studies School
Service.
Listed on the Houghton-Mifflin Learning Place web
site under Frontier & Statehood
Bibliography.
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
THE MEXICAN WAR: MANIFEST DESTINY, Franklin Watts, Aug. 1992. Hardcover
and softcover editions. Awards and Citations: Recommended by the
Social Studies School Service.
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
THE CIVIL WAR: AMERICAN TRAGEDY, Franklin Watts, Aug. 1992. Hardcover
and softcover editions.
Awards and Citations:
Recommended by the Social Studies School Service.
Listed by the Eastern National On-line Catalog of
the National Park Service.
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR: IMPERIAL AMBITIONS, Franklin Watts, Aug.
1992. Hardcover and softcover editions.
Awards and Citations:
Named Best Juvenile Nonfiction Book of 1992 by the
Council for Wisconsin Writers.
Recommended by the Social Studies School
Service.
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
BATTLE OF THE IRONCLADS: THE MONITOR AND THE MERRIMACK, Franklin Watts,
1993. (REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
CHINA PAST--CHINA FUTURE, Franklin Watts, spring 1994.
Awards and Citations:
A New York Public Library Best Book for the Teenage.
Named Best Juvenile Nonfiction Book of 1994 by the
Council for Wisconsin Writers.
Recommended by the Information Division of the
Taipei Economic & Cultural Office, Republic of China, in New York.
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
PICTURE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
MAMA LION’S MIGRAINE, illustrations by Martha Ives, Pfizer Inc.,
2004. Available at no charge by Pfizer Corp. in English and seven
foreign languages by Pfizer. Rights and script for an expanded
commercial version available from the author.
PHOTO-PICTURE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
I'M TOUGHER THAN ASTHMA! (with Siri M. Carter), photographs by Dan
Young, Albert Whitman & Co., spring 1996. Paperback edition,
May 1999.
Awards and Citations:
An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.
Nominated for the Orbis Pictus Award for
Outstanding Nonfiction for Children, sponsored by the National Council
of Teachers of English.
Wisconsin Library Association Outstanding
Achievement Award.
A Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice.
Named by the Wisconsin Department of Public
Instruction to its recommended list of children's books about
disabilities and health issues.
Recommended by Parent Books.
Recommended by mediaconsult.com.
Recommended by the Directorate for Educational and
Human Resources Programs on its Science, Books, & Films Best Books
List.
Recommended on Allergies & Asthma, a web site
maintained by the Beverly Public Library.
Recommended by the Childhood Asthma Task Force,
Genessee Valley, MI.
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
BIG BROTHER DUSTIN, photographs by Dan Young with Carol Shadis Carter,
Albert Whitman & Co., spring 1997. A picture book about Down
syndrome.
Awards and Citations:
Winner of an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal
Award.
A Sesame Street Parents Reviewer's Choice.
Named by the Wisconsin Department of Public
Instruction to its recommended list of children's books about
disabilities and health issues.
A Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice.
Wisconsin Library Association Outstanding
Achievement Award.
Recommended on the web page of River Street School:
Roots & Wings Educational Catalog.
Recommended on the Children's Main List, Illinois
Resource Center
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
SEEING THINGS MY WAY, photographs by Carol Shadis Carter, Albert
Whitman & Co., fall 1998. A picture book about vision impairment.
A Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice.
A Children's Book Committee Best Children's Book
from Bank Street College of Education.
An Outstanding Book for Young People with
Disabilities from the International Board on Books for Young People
(IBBY).
Selected for Exceptional Parent Library.
Recommended on the Children's Main List, Illinois
Resource Center
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
DUSTIN'S BIG SCHOOL DAY, photographs by Dan Young and Carol Shadis
Carter, Albert Whitman & Co., spring 1999.
Recommended by Parent Council
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
STRETCHING OURSELVES: KIDS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY, photographs by
Carol Shadis Carter, Albert Whitman, Inc., spring 2000.
Winner of an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award.
Wisconsin Library Association Outstanding
Achievement Award.
Recommended by The Journal of Bibliotherapy and
Reading
Recommended in Reach magazine
Recommended by Parent Council
Available on CD or as a download from the author’s web site at
http://www.aldencarter.com.
(REPRINT RIGHTS AVAILABLE)
I'M TOUGHER THAN DIABETES, photographs by Carol Shadis Carter, Albert
Whitman, Inc., fall 2001.
Wisconsin Library Association Outstanding
Achievement Award.
Bank Street College Children's Book Committee Best
Books of the Year
Acher/Eckblad Children's Picture Book Award from the
Council for Wisconsin Writers
UPCOMING
THE SCHOLAR AND THE TIGER: A MEMOIR OF FAMINE AND WAR IN REVOLUTIONARY
CHINA. By David Wen-Wei Chang and Alden R. Carter, Rowan &
Littlefield, 2008.
THE SEA EAGLE: THE CIVIL WAR MEMOIR OF LCDR WILLIAM BARKER CUSHING, USN.
Edited and annotated by Alden R. Carter, Rowan & Littlefield,
2008.
An as yet untitled book for young adults on China's economic
development since the death of Mao. Twenty-First Century Books,
2010.
SELECTED ARTICLES, SHORT STORIES, AND PLAYS
"Characters that Connect," ALAN Review, fall 1988.
"Don't Fake out the Kids," SIGNAL Journal, summer 1997.
Two entries in THE YOUNG READER'S COMPANION TO AMERICAN HISTORY
(Houghton Mifflin, 1994): "The War of 1812" and "The Spanish-American
War."
“The Mythical Hundred Page Book,” in Young Adult Library Services, a
magazine from the American Library Association, fall 2003.
"Tree House" published in CONNECTIONS: SHORT STORIES BY OUTSTANDING
WRITERS FOR YOUNG ADULTS, Editor Donald R. Gallo, Delacorte Press, fall
1989. Dell paperback, fall 1990. Chinese edition by Children's
Publishing House of Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. British
rights sold to William Collins Publishers, London. Audio rights
purchased by Listening Library. Reprinted in To Be Somebody, a school
text from D. C. Heath and Co., Lexington, MA, 1994.
"No Win Phuong" published in JOIN IN: MULTIETHNIC SHORT STORIES BY
OUTSTANDING WRITERS FOR YOUNG ADULTS, edited by Donald R. Gallo,
Delacorte Press, fall 1993. Awarded a Dorothy by Voice of Youth
Advocates (VOYA) as Best Anthology for Young Adults of 1993.
"Bull Catcher," young adult short story, published in the Jan. 12, 1996
edition of Scholastic Scope.
"The Gully," young adult short story, published in the March 21,
1997 edition of Scholastic Scope. Reprinted in SNAPSHOTS
(Pleasant Co., 2003).
"Trashback" published in NO EASY ANSWERS: SHORT STORIES ABOUT TEENAGERS
MAKING TOUGH CHOICES, edited by Donald R. Gallo, Bantam Doubleday Dell,
fall 1997. An American Library Association Best Book for Young
Adults. An American Library Association Quick Pick for Reluctant
Readers.
"A Good Game," young adult short story, SCHOLASTIC SCOPE, Oct. 5, 1998.
"Pig Brains," young adult short story, in ON THE EDGE, edited by Lois
Duncan, Simon & Schuster, fall 1999.
"Y2K.chatrm43," young adult short story, in TIME CAPSULE, edited by
Donald R. Gallo, Bantam, Doubleday, Dell, fall 1999.
"Satyagraha," young adult short story, in ON THE FRINGE, edited by
Donald R. Gallo, Dial, spring 2001. A YALSA Best Book.
“The Swede,” young adult short story, in FIRST CROSSING: STORIES OF
IMMIGRANT TEENS, edited by Donald R. Gallo, Candlewick, 2004.
"Driver's Test" published in CENTER STAGE: ONE ACT PLAYS FOR YOUNG
ADULT READERS AND ACTORS, edited by Donald R. Gallo, Harper & Row,
1990. Paperback edition published by Harper Trophy, fall 1991.
“When Your Adult Loved One Has Cancer,” booklet from the National
Cancer Institute, 2005. (No credit given author/collaborator.)
“When Your Sibling Has Cancer,” booklet from the National Cancer
Institute, 2005. (No credit given author/collaborator.)
WORKS IN PROGRESS/AVAILABLE
MAMA LION’S MIGRAINE, expanded version including MAMA LION’S MIGRAINE:
A PLAY.
GLASSES ARE COOL. Children’s picture book. Third-graders Pete and
Siri have to get glasses. Pete thinks it's exciting, but Siri hates the
idea. Can he convince her that glasses really are cool? Script
and photographs available.
MONSTERS IN THE MARSH. Children’s picture book about the remarkable
marsh creatures of the iron age discovered and assembled by sculptor
and ferrontologist Clyde Wynia. Proposal and sample photographs
available.
HEY, CAN YOU SPELL DYSLEXIA? Children’s picture book. Karen, a
fourth grader, battles with her anger, fear, and schoolmates on her way
to a triumph over dyslexia. Précis available.
FIRST BIKE RIDE TO SCHOOL. Children’s picture book. On an autumn
weekend, Katie prepares for her first bike ride to school by learning
bicycle care and riding safety. Her parents are nervous, but she is
full of confidence on Monday morning. Précis available.
OFF THE WALL: ME AND ADHD. A fourth-grader with ADHD describes his life
with attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder. ("My mom says I'm 'off the
wall' in the morning before I get my pill. And I guess she's right.
There's just so much to do, so much to get started, that I'm bouncing
from one thing to another too fast to get anything done. That's when
Mom says, 'Erik, sit down!'") Précis available.
NO IF, ANDS, AND BUTTS: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE SMOKE. Why do people
smoke and what's likely to happen when they do. Presented with
hard-hitting photographs and facts. Précis available.
FIRST ALATEEN MEETING. Overcoming fear and embarrassment, a
thirteen-year-old from an alcoholic home attends her first Alateen
meeting, where she is surprised to find not only comfort but laughter
and optimism. Précis available.
A IS FOR ATTILA: AN ALPHABET BOOK FOR ARMCHAIR VISIGOTHS OF ALL AGES.
Picture book. Script available.
GÉRARD'S RACE, children's picture book. Script available.
SALT IN HER HAIR, children's picture book. Script available.
THE CHILDREN'S BIG ABC BOOK OF PHOBIAS. Script available.
Poems by Linda Aschbrenner. Twenty-six amazing, disgusting, and
satisfying phobias.
"Mountain Cat," adult short story.
"Ferris Wheel," adult short story.
"Automat," adult short story.
"Sweet Willie, Dancing on Air," adult short story.
RIGHTS AVAILABLE
GROWING SEASON, young adult novel. Reprint, dramatic, and foreign.
WART, SON OF TOAD, young adult novel. Reprint, dramatic, and foreign.
SHEILA'S DYING, young adult novel. Reprint, dramatic, and foreign.
ROBODAD (Dancing on Dark Water), young adult novel. Reprint, dramatic,
and foreign.
DOGWOLF, young adult novel. Reprint, dramatic, and foreign.
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, young adult novel. Reprint, dramatic,
and foreign.
BULL CATCHER, young adult novel. Reprint, dramatic, and foreign.
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION SERIES: COLONIES IN REVOLT; DARKEST HOURS; AT
THE FORGE OF LIBERTY; BIRTH OF THE REPUBLIC. Available for reprint as a
series or in a single-volume revision. Foreign rights also available.
ILLINOIS, young adult nonfiction. Reprint and foreign.
RADIO: FROM MARCONI TO THE SPACE AGE, young adult nonfiction. Reprint
and foreign.
MODERN ELECTRONICS, young adult nonfiction. Available for reprint in an
updated version. Foreign rights also available.
THE SHOSHONI, young adult nonfiction. Reprint and foreign.
THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, young adult nonfiction. Reprint and foreign.
LAST STAND AT THE ALAMO, young adult nonfiction. Reprint and foreign.
THE COLONIAL WARS: CLASHES IN THE WILDERNESS, young adult nonfiction.
Reprint and foreign.
THE WAR OF 1812: SECOND FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE, young adult nonfiction.
Reprint and foreign.
THE MEXICAN WAR: MANIFEST DESTINY, young adult nonfiction. Reprint and
foreign.
THE CIVIL WAR: AMERICAN TRAGEDY, young adult nonfiction. Reprint and
foreign.
THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR: IMPERIAL AMBITIONS, young adult nonfiction.
Reprint and foreign.
CHINA PAST--CHINA FUTURE, young adult nonfiction. Reprint and foreign.
BATTLE OF THE IRONCLADS: THE MONITOR AND THE MERRIMACK, young adult
nonfiction. Reprint and foreign.
STRETCHING OURSELVES: KIDS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY, children's picture
book, photographs by Carol Shadis Carter. Reprint and foreign.
BIG BROTHER DUSTIN, children's picture book, photographs by Dan Young.
Reprint and foreign.
DUSTIN'S BIG SCHOOL DAY, children's picture book, photographs by Dan
Young and Carol Shadis Carter. Reprint and foreign.
I’M TOUGHER THAN ASTHMA, children's picture book, photographs by Dan
Young. Reprint and foreign.
SEEING THINGS MY WAY, children's picture book, photographs byI Carol
Shadis Carter. Reprint and foreign.
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
SEVENTH BOOK OF JUNIOR AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS, H. W. WILSON (1995).
"Alden R. Carter" in SOMETHING ABOUT THE AUTHOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY SERIES,
VOLUME 18, pp. 77-94. (Gale Research, 1994).
SPEAKING FOR OURSELVES TOO: MORE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES BY NOTABLE
AUTHORS FOR YOUNG ADULTS, pp. 25-27, edited by Donald R. Gallo
(National Council of Teachers of English, 1993).
TWENTIETH-CENTURY YOUNG ADULT WRITERS, pp. 105-106 (St. James Press,
1993).
SOMETHING ABOUT THE AUTHOR, VOL. 67, pp. 40-43 (Gale Research, 1992).
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE REVIEW, VOL. 22, pp. 16-23 (Gale Research, 1991).
REVIEWS AND RESOURCES
Mr. Carter's work has been favorably reviewed in Publishers Weekly,
ALAN Review, Booklist, School Library Journal, Horn Book, Kirkus
Review, VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates), American Bookseller,
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices, The English Journal,
Wisconsin Academy Review, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
(University of Chicago), Children's Book Review Service Bulletin, The
Book Report, Book Buzz, Kliatt YA Paperback Book Guide, Midwest Review
of Books, BayViews, Pediatric Mental Health, Christian Library Journal,
Catholic Library World, Reviews from Parent Council, Library Lane,
Church Media Library Magazine, Appraisal: Science Books for Young
People, San Diego Union, Des Moines Register, Minneapolis Star and
Tribune, Houston Post Dispatch, Houston Chronicle, and numerous other
magazines, newspapers, and school media center publications. A number
of reviews are reprinted in Gale Research Inc.'s Children's Literature
Review, Vol. 22 and Gale Research's Something About the Author, Vol.
67.
Many of Mr. Carter's draft manuscripts, notes, and galleys are
available to students and researchers in the State Historical Society
of Wisconsin's collection housed in the special collections section of
the W. D. McIntyre Library at the University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire.
MISCELLANEOUS AWARDS
Wisconsin Arts Board Developmental Grant, 1990.
Wisconsin Arts Board New Works Grant, 1992.
Wisconsin Arts Board Governor’s Grant, 2005.
Cited in the Governor's Proclamation declaring Discover Wisconsin
Writers Week, 1992: "WHEREAS, Wisconsin has inspired many writers in
the past, such as Mel Ellis, Edna Meudt, Mountain Wolf Woman, Felix
Pollak and Larry Shue; and WHEREAS, many writers today, such as Alden
Carter, Merle Curti, Marguerite Henry, Herbert Kubly, and Jessica Saiki
are carrying on this states's fine tradition of letters; NOW,
THEREFORE, I, TOMMY G. THOMPSON, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, do
hereby proclaim October 4 through October 10, 1992, DISCOVER WISCONSIN
WRITERS WEEK and encourage all citizens to honor the writers of
Wisconsin during this week of celebration."
SPEAKING
Mr. Carter speaks frequently to adult and young adult groups. He is
willing--indeed prefers--to design programs to meet the needs of a
particular audience. Among the topics he often addresses: the creative
process; improving your writing; writing the young adult novel; and
getting published. Inquiries regarding Mr. Carter's availability and
fees for speeches and school visits can be made to the author at
acarterwriter@tznet.com or 715-389-1108.
SAMPLE PROGRAMS
I Couldn't Be Batman, So I Took Next Best: Making Dreams Come True. A
program for elementary students. Contents: pursuing dreams; how stories
are found and written; questions; reprise on making dreams come true.
Dreams on Paper: the Creative Process. A program for young adults from
middle school through high school with variations to fit age groups.
Contents: the process of becoming a writer; where writers find stories;
creating characters; writing and rewriting; a little about the
publishing industry; your First Amendment rights; how to improve your
writing; why I write for young adults; a few gentle words about
surviving the teenage years.
The Elephant’s Q-tip: an Exercise in Creativity. A program for
elementary and middle school students. Mr. Carter constructs an
odd contraption of a brick, a broomstick, Duck tape, and a rope.
What is it? His explanation: an elephants’ Q-tip. Students
then write and share their alternative solutions. (Clubs and the
like not allowed.) Guaranteed to inspire both creativity and an
excitement about writing.
Whack It with a Webster's: Improving your Writing. A program or
workshop for middle school students and older. Contents: basic writing,
organizational, research, and rewriting skills with an emphasis on
writing school papers.
Hooked on Reality: the Art of Nonfiction. A program or workshop for
junior high or high school students in English, history, or science
classes. Contents: how nonfiction books are researched and written;
research tools; organizing the essay or report; supporting your
opinions; crediting your sources; writing and rewriting skills.
The Creative Forge: Turning Ideas into Fiction. A program or workshop
for creative writing students. Contents: choosing your form; plotting;
creating characters; writing dialogue; pacing your story; avoiding
amateur errors; becoming a professional.
Of Toads, Cameras, Editors, and Asthma: How We Wrote and Photographed a
Picture Book. A program for any age, delivered collectively or
individually by Siri M. Carter (age 16), Dan Young (a lot older), and
Alden R. Carter (even older yet).
From Pen to Press: An Extended Writers' Workshop. Contents and number
of days can be tailored for students from upper elementary through
adult.
I’m Tougher than ………..: Writing about and Overcoming our Fears. A
workshop of one to three days adaptable for children from first grade
through high school. Mr. Carter shows slides of his books
I’m Tougher than Diabetes and I’m Tougher than Asthma. Students
then set about creating their own “book” about how they are “tougher”
about than a fear or problem.
Creating a Children’s Picture Book in the Classroom. A one or two
day workshop for teachers, on creating an I’m Tougher Than…. picture
book.
How to Get Published without Going Mad in the Process. Author of
nearly forty books including novels, nonfiction, and children’s picture
books, Alden Carter talks about the business of publishing and
surviving as a writer. Young writers or adults.
Special Books for Special Kids: Creating Photo-Essays about Challenged
Children. A slide presentation on the Carters' books on asthma,
Downs syndrome, vision disabilities, and cerebral palsy.
Dreams in Abundance. An inspirational speech for
graduations, National Honor Society inductions, etc.
LECTURES FOR ADULTS
“China, 2008: A Layman’s Look at the World’s Emerging Superpower.”
“Bright Starry Banner: Writing a Civil War Novel for Adults.”
“Brother to the Eagle: a Reading from the Civil War journals of Sgt.
Ambrose Armitage, 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.”
"Love, Football and Other Contact Sports: a reading from Mr. Carter's
recent collection of stories with hints on short story writing."
"Of Curve Balls and High Heat: How I Came to Write a Baseball Novel."
"Of Wolves and Fire: the Writing of a Young Adult Novel."
"Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Writing Young Adult Adventure
Fiction."
"Of Wolves and Fire, Canoes and White Water: Darkness and Hope in the
Young Adult Novel."
"Characters that Connect: Writing Fiction for Young Adults."
"In 6,000 Words or Less: Writing Nonfiction for Children and Young
Adults."
"Writing to Sell: Techniques, Packaging, and Marketing."
"Don't Lie to the Kids: the Ethics of Writing for Young Adults."
"Love, Life, and Potato Salad: Reality and the Young Adult Novel."
"Sifting the River of Memory: Writing Historical Fiction for the Y2K
Generation."
SPEAKING REFERENCES
Dr. Donald R. Gallo, editor, former ALAN President, 34540 Sherbrook
Park Rd., Solon, OH 44139. Phone: 216-542-0206. E-mail:
<GalloDon@aol.com
John H. Bushman, Director, The Writing Conference, Inc., P.O. Box 664,
Ottawa, KS 66067. Phone: 913-242-0407. E-mail:
<jbushman@writingconference.com>
Leila Christenbury, Assistant Professor, English Education, Virginia
Commonwealth University, 2131 Oliver Hall, 1015 West Main St., VCU Box
2020, Richmond, VA 23284-0001. E-mail:
<LChristenbury@EDUNET.soe.vcu.edu>
Merilyn Grosshans, former Las Vegas High School librarian, 7060
Picaroon, Las Vegas, NV 89128. Phone: 702-255-2241.
Dr. Arthea J. S. "Charlie" Reed, former editor of the ALAN Review,
Univ. of North Carolina at Asheville, 1 University Heights, Asheville,
NC 28804-3299. Phone: 704-251-6420.
Richard Halle, Past Chairman, Junior High/Middle School Assembly,
National Council of Teachers of English, c/o Marshfield Junior High
School, 900 E. 4th St., Marshfield, WI 54449-4595. Phone: 715-387-1240.
William Dietsche, retired Reading Coordinator, Marshfield Public
Schools, Marshfield, WI. Phone: 715-384-3481. E-mail:
<frogg@commplusis.net>
Ann Kakacek, retired teacher, Antioch Community High School, Antioch,
IL. Phone: 715-395-1048
Dr. James Alexander, Emeritus Professor, Dept. of English,
UW—Marshfield, 412 S. Cypress, Marshfield, WI 54449. Phone:
715-384-2201.
Don E. Beyer, author/ retired Writing Coordinator, Marshfield School
District, Marshfield, WI. Phone: 715-387-1549. E-mail:
<dbeyer@tznet.com>
Dean Markwardt, former Director of Learning Resources, Marshfield
School District, Marshfield, WI, 54449. Phone: 715-384-9029. E-mail:
<deanlois@charter.net>
Dr. Tim Hirsch, Emeritus Professor, Dept. of English, UW-Eau Claire,
Eau Claire, WI. Phone: 715-836-2644 (home). E-mail:
<hirschtj@uwec.edu>
James Erdman, Gifted & Talented Resource Coordinator, Eau Claire
Public Schools, 500 Main St., Eau Claire, WI 54701. Phone:
715-833-3415. E-mail: <erdmanjm@uwec.edu>
Susan Laskowski, Librarian, Wheatland Center School, 6606 368th Ave.,
Burlington, WI 53105. Phone: 262-537-2216.
Cindy Dahl, South Middle School, 2115 Mitscher Ave., Eau Claire, WI
54701. Phone: 715-832-8484 Ext. 223.
Dr. Betty Poe, Asst. Professor, Dept. of English, Radford University,
Radford, VA 24142-6935. Phone: 540-831-5406.
Robin Mills, Librarian, Washington Jr. High School, 2101 Division
Street, Manitowoc, WI 54220. Phone: 920-683-4757.
Carla L. Burmeister, LMC Director, Osseo-Fairchild Middle School,
Osseo, WI 54758. Phone: 715-597-3141.
Amy Drake, 8th Grade Communications, Mosinee Middle School, 700 High
St., Mosinee, WI 54455. Phone: 715-693-3660 Ext. 2668.
Terry Kafka, 8th Grade Communications, Mosinee Middle School, 700 High
St., Mosinee, WI 54455. Phone: 715-693-3660. E-mail:
<tkafka@fc.mosinee.k12.wi.us>
Phyllis Sigmond, LRC Director, Lake Country School District, 1800
Vettelson Rd., Hartland, WI, 53029. Phone: 414-367-3606. E-mail:
<Phyllis.Sigmond@lcs.k12.wi.us>
Vonna Pitel, Library/Media Specialist, Cedarburg School District,
W68N611 Evergreen Blvd., Cedarburg, WI 53012. Phone: 414-376-6211.
E-mail: vpitel@cedarburg.k12.wi.us>
Kate Bugher, past Program Chair, Wisconsin Educational Media
Association, 408 Pinehurst Dr., Waunakee, WI 53567. E-mail:
<kbugher@madison.k12.wi.us>
Sandi Kohrt, Media Specialist, Mayville Middle School, 445 N.
Henninger, Mayville, WI 53050.
Sue Auchter, Media Specialist, Kennedy Middle School, Germantown, WI
53022. Phone: 262-502-7425. E-mail:
<sauchter@germantown.k12.wi.us>
Kathy Sanders,Media Specialist, Taylor Prairie School, 900 N. Parkview
St., Cottage Grove, WI 53527. Phone: 608 839-8515 Ext. 2628.
E-mail: KATHY_SANDERS@mononagrove.org
Lori Belongia, Director, Marshfield Public Library, 211 E. 2nd St.,
Marshfield, WI 54449. Phone: 715-384-8494. E-mail:
labmfld@wctc.net
Linda Aschbrenner, Editor, Free Verse, M233 Marsh Rd., Marshfield, WI
54449. Phone: 715-387-8058. E-mail: wordzoo@dwave.net
SPEAKING RECORD
Assembly on Literature for Adolescents at the 1987 Convention of the
National Council of Teachers of English, Los Angeles, CA.
Mountain-Plains Regional Library Association Conference, Omaha, NE.
Western Louisiana Library Convention, Calcasieu Parish Lib., Lake
Charles, LA.
Wisconsin Library Association Convention, Eau Claire, WI.
TRI-ALSA (Indiana Public Library Association) Convention, Fort Wayne,
IN.
Society of Children's Book Writers--Northwest Summer Retreat, Silver
Falls, OR.
Annual Children's Author Symposium, Hutchinson Public Library,
Hutchinson, KS.
Chippewa Valley Student Press Organization Fall Convention, Eau Claire,
WI. (twice)
Central Wisconsin Educators Convention, Wausau, WI.
Wisconsin Regional Writers Association Convention, Oshkosh, WI.
La Crosse, WI Public Library.
Marshfield, WI Public Library. (twice)
Eau Claire, WI Public Library.
University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire. (twice)
University of Wisconsin--Stevens
Point.
University of Wisconsin--Marshfield/Wood County Center. (several times)
Marshfield High School, Marshfield, WI. (numerous times)
Marshfield Junior High School, Marshfield, WI.
Washington School, Marshfield, WI. (several times)
Columbus High School, Marshfield, WI.
Appleton, WI Public Schools.
Ft. Wayne, IN Public Schools.
New London, WI Public Schools.
John Muir Middle School, Wausau, WI.
Neillsville, WI Writers' Club.
Marshfield, WI Women's Club.
Marshfield, WI Optimists'
Club.
Jefferson Elementary School, Wausau, WI.
National Honor Society Banquet, Marshfield, WI.
American Association of School Librarians, Salt Lake City, UT.
Clark County School Library Association Reading Conference, Las Vegas,
NV, Jan. 1990.
Southern Desert Correctional Institute, Indian Springs, NV.
Las Vegas, NV Public Schools. (twice)
University of Wisconsin--La Crosse Extension.
Friends of the Marshfield Public Library. (twice)
Maryland Educational Media Organization Convention.
Marshfield, WI P.E.O. (both chapters)
Annual Writers' Workshop, Lawrence High School, Lawrence, KS.
North Dakota Library Association, Minot, ND.
Washington Communication Conference, Seattle, WA.
Celebrate the Book Festival, Lake Geneva, WI. (three times)
National Council of Teachers, Middle School Assembly, Atlanta, GA.
Edgewood Middle School, Highland Park, IL.
Central Wisconsin Reading Association, Wisconsin Rapids, WI.
Park Falls Public Library, Park Falls, WI.
Park Falls Public Schools, Park Falls, WI.
South Dakota Library Association, Huron, SD.
Huron Public Schools, Huron, SD.
North Carolina Association of School Librarians, High Point, NC.
High Point Central High School, High Point, NC.
Annual Children's Literature Festival, Central Missouri Univ.,
Warrensburg, MO.
Farmington Community Library, Farmington Hills, MI.
Farmington Hills public schools, Farmington Hills, MI.
Cranbrook School, Bloomfield, MI.
Cooke Middle School, Northville, MI.
Kingsbury School, Oxford, MI.
Oxford Middle School, Oxford, MI.
English Festival, UW-Parkside & Carthage College, Kenosha, WI.
Wisconsin Public Radio luncheon, Stevens Point, WI.
Study tour of the Friends of the L. E. Phillips Memorial Public
Library, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
Arts in Action Workshop, Wausau, WI.
Neillsville, WI Public Schools.
National Council of Teachers of English regional conference, Madison,
WI.
Education for Employment, Career Workshop, Marshfield Junior High
School, Marshfield, WI.
Fond du Lac Public Schools, Fond du Lac, WI.
Kiel Public Schools, Kiel, Wisconsin. (Twice.)
Memorial High School, Eau Claire, WI.
North High School, Eau Claire, WI. (twice)
Small Business Development Center seminar, Marshfield Chamber of
Commerce, Marshfield, WI.
Marshfield Kiwanis Club, Marshfield, WI.
Novello Festival of Reading, Charlotte, NC.
North Carolina Association of Teachers of English.
Auburndale Elementary School, Auburndale, WI.
ALAN workshop, NCTE conference, Orlando, FL.
Maitland Middle School, Maitland, FL.
Rosholt, WI Public Schools.
Antioch, IL Public Library.
Antioch, IL Public Schools. (twice)
St. Charles, IL Public Schools.
Auburndale High School, Auburndale, WI.
Children's Literature Conference, Northern Illinois U. at DeKalb.
Sedgwick Middle School, West Hartford, CT.
Lynnfield Middle School, Lynnfield, MA.
Gordon College, Wenham, MA.
Portland Public Library, Portland, ME.
Frank H. Harrison Middle School, Yarmouth, ME.
The Mike Printz Visiting Writers Workshop, West Topeka High School,
Topeka, KS.
Lawrence High School, Lawrence, KS.
Clark County School Library Association Reading Conference
1996--"Welcoming Back Stars of Past Conferences"--Las Vegas, NV.
Ashland Public Schools, Ashland, WI.
Wheatland Center School, Burlington, WI. (twice)
Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove, IL.
Marshfield Cooperative Preschool, Marshfield, WI.
Second Annual Walk-a-Thon for Asthma, Sauk Prairie, WI.
Moraine Valley Community College Writing Festival, Palos Hills, IL.
Ohio Educational Media Association conference, Cincinnati, OH.
Continuing Education, University of Wisconsin--Marshfield Center.
The 17th Annual Writing Conference, Inc., Lawrence, KS.
Wausau West High School, Wausau, WI.
South Middle School, Eau Claire, WI, April 1997.
Delong Middle School, Eau Claire, WI, April 1997.
Northstar Middle School, Eau Claire, WI, April 1997.
Metro-Meridian Alternative High School, Wichita, KS. (Phone
conference.)
International Reading Association Convention, Atlanta, GA, May 1997.
Hartland Schools, Hartland, WI.
Celebrate the Book Festival, Lake Geneva, WI. Nov. 1997.
Wheatland Center School, Burlington, WI, Nov. 1997.
Wausau West High School, Wausau, WI. Apr. 1998.
Young Writers Conference, Park Ridge, IL. May 1998.
Grant Elementary School, Marshfield, WI. Sept. 1998.
Grant Elementary School, Wausau, WI. Sept. 1998.
Mosinee Middle School, Mosinee, WI. Oct. 1998
Waupaca, WI, Public Library. Nov. 1998.
Park Falls, WI, Public Library. Nov. 1998.
Starved Rock Reading Council, Peru, Illinois. April 1999.
Marshfield Writers' Club, Marshfield, WI. May 1999.
McMillan Public Library, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Sept. 1999.
Writing Conference, Inc., Fall Literature Festival, Lawrence, KS, Oct.
14, 1999.
Washington Jr. High, Manitowoc, WI, Oct. 20-21, 1999.
Manitowoc Public Library, Manitowoc, WI, Oct. 20, 1999.
Osseo-Fairchild Public Schools, Osseo, WI, Oct. 22, 1999.
Mosinee Public Schools, Mosinee, WI, Oct. 27, 1999.
La Grange, Illinois, Public Schools, Jan. 13, 2000.
Elroy Public Schools, Elroy, WI, Feb. 10, 2000
Cedarburg, WI, Public Schools, Mar. 3, 2000.
LeRoy, NY, Public Schools, Mar. 30, 2000.
Batavia, NY, Public Schools, Mar. 31, 2000.
Mind Sparks Books, Madison, WI, April 2, 2000.
Wisconsin Educational Media Association Conference, Madison, WI, April
3-4, 2000.
UW-Marshfield/Wood County Center, April 6, 2000.
Mayville, WI, Public Schools, April 10, 2000.
Germantown, WI, Public Schools, April 11, 2000.
Mound View Elementary, Elk Mound, WI, April 13, 2000.
Stratford Elementary School, Stratford, WI, April 20, 2000.
Gilman Middle School, Baltimore, Maryland, May 10, 2000.
Marshfield High School, Marshfield, WI, June 1, 2000.
Univ. of WI--Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI, June 5, 2000.
River Plaza, Eau Claire, WI, June 5, 2000.
University of Wisconsin Summer Writers' Institute, Madison, WI, Aug.
3-4, 2000.
"Free Verse" at the Marshfield Public Library, Sept. 6, 2000.
Wisconsin Regional Writers Conference, Wausau, WI, Sept. 23, 2000.
Michigan Council of Teachers of English, Sept. 29, 2000.
Appleton Public Library, Appleton, WI, Oct. 16, 2000.
Wareham, MA, Public Library and schools, Oct. 18-20, 2000.
Chippewa Valley Museum, Eau Claire, WI, Oct. 21, 2000.
Stone Bank School, Oconomowoc, WI, Nov. 13, 2000.
Very Special Arts conference, Stevens Point, WI, Jan. 18, 2001.
Necedah Public Schools, Necedah, WI, Jan. 31, 2001.
Appleton Public Schools, Appleton, WI, Feb. 2001.
Taylor Prairie School, Cottage Grove, WI, Mar. 2001.
Rudolph, WI, Elementary School, Oct. 6, 2001
Southwestern Wisconsin Library System convention, New Richmond, WI,
Oct. 11, 2001
Vesper, WI, Elementary School, Oct. 17, 2001.
Southern Prairie Area Educational Agency, Ottumwa, Iowa, March 7-8,
2002.
Altoona, WI, Public Schools, May 1, 2002.
Fox Lake, IL, Public Schools, May 9, 2002.
Writer's Workshop for Teachers, Univ. of Wisconsin, Platteville, July
10-11, 2002.
Young Writers' Camp, Neenah, WI, Aug. 22, 2002.
Wisconsin Library Assoc. conference, Middleton, WI, Oct. 31, 2002.
Mosinee Schools, Mosinee, WI, March 2003.
Wisconsin Association of Public Librarians conference, Stevens Point,
WI, May 2003.Chetek, WI, Public Schools, Feb. 4, 2003
Marshfield Noon Rotary, May 2003.
Mid-Wisconsin Federated Library System, Brownsville, WI, Oct. 21, 2003.
Wisconsin Festival of the Book, Madison, WI, Oct. 26, 2003.
Viterbo University, La Crosse, WI, Nov. 13, 2003.
Marshfield Public Library, Marshfield, WI, April 15, 2004.
Wisconsin Educational Media Assoc., April 19, 2004.
Civil War Preservation Trust convention, Nashville, TN, April, 2004.
Wilkesboro Public Library, Wilkesboro, NC, May 3, 2004.
Wood County Historical Society, Marshfield, WI
Mama Lion’s Migraine Radio Tour, New York City, June 21-22; Chicago,
June 23-24;
Murfreesboro National Battlefield, Murfreesboro, TN, new visitor’s
center dedication, Sept. 18, 2004.
Hastings Books, Murfreesboro, TN, Sept. 19, 2004.
Linebaugh Public Library, Murfreesboro, TN, Sept. 20, 2004.
Smyrna Public Library, Smyrna, TN, Sept. 21, 2004.
Nashville Public Library, Nashville, TN, Sept. 23, 2004.
Battle of Franklin Re-enactment, Spring Hill, TN, Oct. 1-3, 2004.
Jackson, TN, public library, Oct. 5, 2004
Novello Festival of Reading, Charlotte, NC, Oct. 9, 2004.
West Virginia Book Festival, Charleston, WV, Oct. 16-17, 2004.
Chippewa Valley Book Festival, Eau Claire, WI, Oct. 22-24, 2004.
Eau Claire, WI, public schools Oct. 22
Borders Books 4:30 Oct. 22
Chippewa Valley Museum noon Oct. 23
Walden Bookstore, 3:00 Oct. 23
UW—Eau Claire, 4:30 Oct. 23
Nashville Health Fair, Nashville, TN, Nov. 12-13, 2004
Mama Lion’s Migraine Tour stop, Birmingham, MS, Nov. 2004.
Mama Lion’s Migraine Tour stop, Columbus, OH, Nov. 2004.
Mosinee Adult Education, Mosinee, WI, Dec. 2, 2004.
St. Croix Civil War Round Table, Jan. 2005.
Wheatland Center School, Burlington, WI, Feb. 2005.
Oak Creek, WI, Public Schools, Feb. 2005.
Flambeau Middle School, Tony, WI, Feb. 2005.
Ladysmith Public Library, Ladysmith, WI, Feb. 2005.
Children’s Literature Network Festival, Rice Lake, WI, Feb. 2005.
Portage, WI, High School, April 2005.
Wisconsin Title 1 Spring Conference, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, April 2005.
Marshfield Sunrise Rotary, Marshfield, WI, Nov. 10, 2005.
Phillips Public School, Phillips, WI, Jan. 2-6, 2006.
Wausau Alternative High School, Wausau, WI, Jan. 24, 2006.
Appleton Public Schools, Appleton, WI, Feb. 2, 2006.
Appleton Public Library, Appleton, WI, Feb. 2, 2006.
Wisconsin State Reading Association, Milwaukee, WI, Feb. 4, 2006.
The Northwest Wisconsin Reading Council, Rice Lake, WI, April 1, 2006.
Southern Kentucky Bookfest, Bowling Green, KY, April 7-8, 2006.
Silver Lake College, Manitowoc, WI, April 20, 2006.
Stephenson Public Schools, Stephenson, MI, May, 2006.
Thimbleberry Books, Marshfield, WI, Oct. 2007.
Book World, Marshfield, WI, Dec. 2007.
Wisconsin Educational Media Association, Madison, WI, Mar. 25, 2007
Waterloo Public Schools, Waterloo, WI, Mar. 26, 2007.
Pittsville Public Schools, Pittsville, WI, Apr. 17, 2007.
Pittsville Public Library, Pittsville, WI, Apr. 17, 2007.
Wood County Historical Society, Marshfield, WI, Apr. 30, 2007.
Appleton Public Schools, Appleton, WI, May 14, 2007.
Marshfield High School, Marshfield, WI, June 4, 2007.
Waterloo, WI, Public School, fall 2007.
Festival of the Book, Madison, WI, fall 2007.
Marshfield Public Library, Marshfield, WI, Feb. 11, 2008.
Johnson Creek Historical Society, Johnson Creek, WI, Mar. 17, 2008.
RESUME
NAME: Alden R. Carter
ADDRESS: 1113 W. Onstad Dr., Marshfield, WI 54449
PHONE: 715-389-1108 (office & fax) 715-387-6559 (home)
E-MAIL: acarterwriter@tznet.com
WEB SITE: http://www.aldencarter.com
PERSONAL DATA:
Date of birth: 4/7/47.
Place of birth: Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Occupation: writer.
Marital status: married.
Spouse's occupation: photographer and fabric artist.
Children: Brian Patrick (born 2/15/83), Siri Morgan
(born 7/23/87).
Hobbies: canoeing, hiking, bicycling, camping,
reading, traveling.
Memberships: Council for Wisconsin Writers, Society of Children's Book
Writers, Society of Midland Authors, Chicago Reading Round Table,
Sierra Club, Audubon Society, Civil War Preservation Trust.
EDUCATION:
Memorial High School, Eau Claire, WI. Dates:
1962-1965.
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dates:
1965-1969.
Degree: BA. English &
humanities
Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana. Dates:
1975-1976.
Degree: teaching certification in
English and history
MILITARY SERVICE:
Officer, U.S. Navy, 1969-1974
Rank on discharge: Lieutenant senior grade (O-3)
Awards: COMCRUDESLANT Letter of Appreciation;
COMPHIBLANT Letter of Commendation; Nomination Navy Achievement Medal
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Prior to 1969: various part-time jobs
1969-1974: U.S. Navy
1974-1975: independent land developer
1976-1980: English and journalism teacher,
Marshfield Senior High, Marshfield, WI; advisor to newspaper and
yearbook
1980- :writer (13 novels, 23
nonfiction books & 7 picture books)/speaker (schools, libraries,
workshops & conferences in 26 states)
REFERENCES:
--William Reiss, Agent, John Hawkins Agency, 71 W. 23rd St., Suite
1600, New York, NY 10010. Phone: 212-807-7040. E-mail:
<reiss@jhaliterary.com>
--Julie Amper, Senior Editor, Holiday House, 425 Madison Ave., New
York, NY 10017. Phone: 212-688-0085. E-mail:
<jamper@holidayhouse.com>
--Refna Wilkin, retired Executive
Editor, Books for Young Readers, The Putnam Publishing Group, 310 W
94th St., New York, NY 10025-6849. Phone: 212-316-1023. E-mail:
<rwilkin35@aol.com>
--Lorna Greenberg, Senior Editor, Franklin Watts Inc., 95 Madison Ave.
11th Floor, New York, NY 10016. Phone: 212-447-7788. E-mail:
LRG17@aol.com
--Abby Levine, Senior Editor, Albert Whitman & Co., 6340 Oakton
St., Morton Grove, IL 60053-2723. Phone: 800-255-7675. E-mail:
<alevine@awhitmanco.com>
--Chris Crutcher, novelist, E3405 Marion Ct., Spokane, WA 99210. Phone:
509-448-6469. E-mail: <Stotan717@aol.com>
--Donald R. Gallo, Editor, 34540 Sherbrook Park Rd., Solon, OH 44139.
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