KL Going
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Kelly Louise Going known by her byline KL Going, is an American
author
most widely known for her Michael L. Printz Award
Honor winning Young Adult novel
Fat Kid Rules the World
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,or two for middle grade readers age 18 - 21, and a reference book titled Writing and Selling the YA Novel published by Writer's Digest. She has two picture books under contract.
She has written short stories for several anthologies, including Rush Hour volume 3, Full House, and No Such Thing as the Real World.
Going's books have been published by Penguin's Group USA, Harcourt Houghton Mifflin, and Writer's Digest. Fat Kid Rules the World was chosen as one of the Best Books of the Past Decade by the American Library Association. Her books have been Booksense picks, Scholastic Book Club choices, Junior Library Guild selections, winners of state book awards, and featured by Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, and Children's Book Council as Best Books. Her work has been published in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and the UK. Her first four novels were also released as audio CDs by Listening Library.
Saint Iggy (2006) is the story of Iggy Corso who is kicked out of school for allegedly threatening a teacher. He finds himself seeking to do something good in order to change others' minds about him.
King of the Screw Ups (2009) is the humorous tale of Liam Gellar who is kicked out of his home and forced to move in with his glam-rocking, cross-dressing uncle. Determined to get back in his father's good graces, Liam resolves to do better in school and not fall prey to the insidious popularity that has continuously been his downfall. However, even when he tries to screw up, he screws up.
The Garden of Eve (2007) is a novel mixing magic with real life to create a story exploring grief, healing, and growth.
Pablo the Poet (2013) makes the ordinary - extraordinary.
Can't Stop Kissing That Baby (publishing date unknown)
Bumpety, Dunkety, Thumpety-Thump (publishing date unknown)
, director.
The film rights to King of the Screw Ups is currently under contract.
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most widely known for her Michael L. Printz Award
Michael L. Printz Award
The Michael L. Printz Award is an annual award in the United States for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a school librarian from Topeka, Kansas, who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association...
Honor winning Young Adult novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
Fat Kid Rules the World
Fat Kid Rules the World
Fat Kid Rules the World is a young adult novel published by American author KL Going in 2003. The story follows a suicidal, 296 pound teen, Troy Billings, who befriends a local guitar legend, Curt MacCrae, who insists that they form a band together with Troy playing drums...
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Biography
Goeing began writing novels in college. She has never published any novels under the category of young adult literatureYoung adult literature
Young-adult fiction or young adult literature , also juvenile fiction, is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 14 to 21. The Young Adult Library Services of the American Library Association defines a young adult as "someone between the...
,or two for middle grade readers age 18 - 21, and a reference book titled Writing and Selling the YA Novel published by Writer's Digest. She has two picture books under contract.
She has written short stories for several anthologies, including Rush Hour volume 3, Full House, and No Such Thing as the Real World.
Going's books have been published by Penguin's Group USA, Harcourt Houghton Mifflin, and Writer's Digest. Fat Kid Rules the World was chosen as one of the Best Books of the Past Decade by the American Library Association. Her books have been Booksense picks, Scholastic Book Club choices, Junior Library Guild selections, winners of state book awards, and featured by Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, and Children's Book Council as Best Books. Her work has been published in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and the UK. Her first four novels were also released as audio CDs by Listening Library.
Young Adult fiction
Fat Kid Rules the World (2003) tells the story of a 296 pound teenager, Troy, who is befriended by local guitar legend Curt MacCrae. Curt insists they form a band and Troy will be their drummer, only Troy doesn't know how to play the drums.Saint Iggy (2006) is the story of Iggy Corso who is kicked out of school for allegedly threatening a teacher. He finds himself seeking to do something good in order to change others' minds about him.
King of the Screw Ups (2009) is the humorous tale of Liam Gellar who is kicked out of his home and forced to move in with his glam-rocking, cross-dressing uncle. Determined to get back in his father's good graces, Liam resolves to do better in school and not fall prey to the insidious popularity that has continuously been his downfall. However, even when he tries to screw up, he screws up.
Middle grade fiction
The Liberation of Gabriel King (2005) is a story about Gabriel King and the summer he and his best friend Frita Wilson set out to conquer all their fears.The Garden of Eve (2007) is a novel mixing magic with real life to create a story exploring grief, healing, and growth.
Picture Books
Dog In Charge (2012) find out what happens when Dog is left in charge of the cats.Pablo the Poet (2013) makes the ordinary - extraordinary.
Can't Stop Kissing That Baby (publishing date unknown)
Bumpety, Dunkety, Thumpety-Thump (publishing date unknown)
Movie adaptation
Fat Kid Rules the World - now in pre-production in Seattle, WA. Matthew LillardMatthew Lillard
Matthew Lyn Lillard is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his roles as Stu Macher in Scream, Stevo in SLC Punk , and Shaggy Rogers in the Scooby-Doo film series and the Animated reboot series.-Early life:Lillard was born in Lansing, Michigan, and grew up in Tustin, California...
, director.
The film rights to King of the Screw Ups is currently under contract.
Works
- Fat Kid Rules the World (2003) - Michael L. Printz AwardMichael L. Printz AwardThe Michael L. Printz Award is an annual award in the United States for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a school librarian from Topeka, Kansas, who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association...
Honor 2004 (Young Adult)) - The Liberation of Gabriel King (2005)
- Saint Iggy (2006)
- The Garden of Eve (2007)
- Writing and Selling the Y.A. Novel (2008)
- King of the Screw Ups (2009)