CREDIT LIST

(updated 10/10/11)

Alden R. Carter
512 N. Schmidt Ave.
Marshfield, WI 54449-1732
Home: 715-387-6559

Fax: call first

Cell: 715-897-3658
Email: acarterwriter@tznet.com
Web cite: http://www.aldencarter.com

Represented by:

William Reiss
John Hawkins and Associates, Inc.
71 W. 23rd St.
Suite 1600
New York, NY 10010

Email: <reiss@jhaliterary.com>

INTRODUCTION

In May 2011, Mr. Carter was honored by the Council for Wisconsin Writers with its Lifetime Achievement Award.

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-five 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.

In October 2009, declining health forced Mr. Carter to curtail his writing and speaking schedule. As of the fall of 2011, he has been unable to resume writing or traveling on a regular basis.

NEWS....NEWS....NEWS

RECENT YOUNG ADULT FICTION

WALKAWAY

a novel from Holiday House

Andy's fed up with his family and all their impossible problems: his dad's drinking, his mother's distance, his brother's bad temper, his sister's silence. He's walking away from them and the whole world they inhabit. He won't miss anyone, except maybe that girl Izzy, but she's way too young for him, anyway. He's going into the woods where he's comfortable, and maybe he'll just keep right on walking, all the way to Northern Michigan. Heck, maybe all the way to Canada. See if they can find him there! But right now, it's all in the going. No one's going to miss him, not for a while, if ever.

And so, not quite believing it himself, Andy's started off into the Wisconsin woods, taking only his rain jacket, the multi-tool jackknife in his pocket, and the survival-kit-in-a-cup he'd read how to make in Outdoor Life. He's leaving everything else behind, including those pills that shrink had told him to take the last time they'd let him out of the hospital. Well, he hadn't needed them then and doesn't need them now. Him and maybe that girl Izzy are about the only sane people he knows.

NOW IN CAVENDISH CLASSICS

WART, SON OF TOAD

Alden Carter's second YA novel is a quarter century old, but--if anything--it can still make readers laugh, cry, groan, and outright spit with anger every bit as readily as it did all those years ago. Because, this time between the covers of the Cavendish Classic edition, Steve Michaels (yeah, the kid they call Wart) still can't make his dad, the other teachers, the girl he likes, the jocks Cummings and Vanik, and even the few friends he has GET THE FLIPPING PICTURE!

Want a hint? Well, I guess you're just going to have to read the book now, aren't you? (But first, you're going to have to find WART, SON OF TOAD in Alden Carter's credit list. And don't whine, it ain't that tough.)

NOW IN BOTH PRINT AND AS E-BOOKS

FROM ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD

The Sea Eagle: The Civil War Memoir of

LT. Cdr. William B. Cushing, U.S.N.

A long-forgotten memoir by one of the Civil War's greatest heroes finds new life with Alden Carter's careful transcription and extensive annotation of Lt. Cdr. Cushing's handwritten text. Carter provides an introduction which noted Civil War historian Chris Fonvielle called "the best short life of Cushing I've ever read."

In Part I of the main text, Cushing writes of his raids amid the capes, inlets, and rivers of the Virginia and Carolina coasts. In the fall of 1864, he mounted his most daring raid, steaming a small launch up the Roanoke River to blow up the feared Confederate ironclad Albemarle. It was a triumph that would make him the youngest lieutenant commander in the history of the Navy. In Part II, Mr. Carter has assembled articles by naval officers--Union and Confederate--recounting operations in which Cushing took part, including the storming of the Fort Fisher, the Confederacy's largest fort. Along with his careful annotation of Cushing's memoir, Carter provides invaluable appendices of the ships and important men Cushing mentions in his memoir.

THE SCHOLAR AND THE TIGER: A MEMOIR OF

FAMINE AND WAR IN REVOLUTIONARY CHINA

Traveling in China in 1984 Alden Carter became close friends with Dr. David Wen-wei Chang, one of America's preeminent China scholars. Chang told Carter of his growth from childhood to young manhood during some of the darkest times China--and the world--had ever known.

Chang Wen-wei (or David W. Chang, as he would later westernize his name) was born in 1929 to a traditional Chinese family in a traditional rural village as a great famine swept across northern China. His father died when he was still an infant and only the iron will of his mother held the family together through the famine and the invasion of the Japanese. Wen-wei's much older brother, Wen-po, joined the Nationalist army, rising through the ranks to become the general his adoring men called "Tiger Chang."

As civil war engulfed China following the defeat of the Japanese, Wen-wei became his ill mother's caregiver. He brought her south for medical treatment in Shanghai, where his brother Wen-po commanded the port defenses. Only weeks later, the Nationalists evacuated by sea, and the Communists peacefully occupied the great city. Wen-wei expected to remain behind to care for his mother and to help build the new China, but then a friend rushed into his apartment to whisper in his ear that Wen-po had been trapped, missing the last Nationalist ship sailing for the safety of Taiwan.

At this point THE SCHOLAR AND THE TIGER morphs from family saga into a thriller filled with narrow escapes, treachery, blackmail, and a final wrenching irony that would tear Wen-wei from his family and his homeland, forcing him to seek a new life in America. Only after thirty years and a brilliant academic career would he be able to return to China to learn the fate of his mother and other loved ones--and perhaps to heal a broken heart.

Two decades and several collaborative projects after their time in China in 1984, Chang and Carter decided to write David's story of the years he'd grown up in a tumultuous China of famine, war, and revolution. Praised by critics, THE SCHOLAR AND THE TIGER has few equals among the personal memoirs of the Chinese experience.

David Wen-wei Chang died in 2010, a year after the publication of his memoir.

CREDIT LIST

ADULT FICTION

BRIGHT STARRY BANNER: A NOVEL OF THE CIVIL WAR. Soho Press, 2004.

Awards and Citations: Best Civil War Novel of 2004 from The Military Order of

Stars and Bars

Kirksu Review starred review

Publishers Weekly starred review

ADULT NONFICTION

THE SEA EAGLE: THE CIVIL WAR MEMOIR OF LT. CDR. WILLIAM B. CUSHING, U.S.N., edited with annotations by Alden R. Carter, Rowman & Littlefield, 2009. Also available as a e-book.

THE SCHOLAR AND THE TIGER: A MEMOIR OF FAMINE AND WAR IN REVOLUTIONARY CHINA by David W. Chang and Alden R. Carter, Rowman & Littlefield, 2009. Also available as a e-book.

CHINA: FROM THE FIRST CHINESE TO THE OLYMPICS, Booklocker, 2008. Also appropriate for young adults

BROTHER TO THE EAGLE: THE CIVIL WAR JOURNAL OF SGT. AMBROSE ARMITAGE, 8^TH WISCONSIN INFANTRY, edited with annotations by Alden R. Carter, Booklocker, 2006.

AUSCHWITZ VETERINARIAN: FIVE YEARS IN THE DEATH CAMPS by Tadeusz Kowalczyk, D.V.M., edited by Alden R. Carter, Brush Wolf Press, 2003. Available in print or as a free download from aldencarter.com/brushwolfpress.html.

YOUNG ADULT FICTION

WALKAWAY, young adult novel, Holiday House, 2008.

Awards and Citations: Selected to Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers from Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

LOVE, FOOTBALL, AND OTHER CONTACT SPORTS, young adult fiction, Holiday

House, 2006.

Awards and Citations: Booklist starred review

A Booklist Top 10 Sports Books for Youth

A Bank Street College of Education Best Childrenπs Book of the Year

Outstanding Achievement Award, Wisconsin Library Association

BROTHERπS KEEPER, young adult novel for challenged readers, Scholastic Education, 2003.

CRESCENT MOON, young adult historical novel, Holiday House, 1999.

Awards and Citations: A New York Public Library Best Book for the Teenage

BULL CATCHER, young adult novel, Scholastic Press, 1997. Scholastic Point Signature edition, 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

BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, young adult novel, Scholastic Inc., 1995. Point Signature edition, 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 Award

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

Indiana Practitioners Recommended Young Adolescent Book

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

DOGWOLF, young adult novel, Scholastic Inc., 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

ROBODAD, young adult novel, G. P. Putnam, 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

UP COUNTRY, young adult novel, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1989. Scholastic Point paperback, 1991. Scholastic Point Signature paperback edition, 1998. Puffin

paperback, 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

School Library Journal starred review

Booklist starred review

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 Young Adult 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, Oregon Public Library

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 website by the Mount Prospect, Illinois Public Library

Recommended in Panache Post from the Farmington, Michigan Public Library

SHEILA'S DYING, young adult novel, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1987. Scholastic Point paperback, 1987. Published in German as Abschied von Sheila, translated by Cornelia Krutz-Arnold, 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 published by the National Council of Teachers of English

Listed in Your Reading: A Booklist for Junior High and Middle School Students, published by NCTE

Designated a best High Interest/Easy Reading book by 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 for 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

WART, SON OF TOAD, young adult novel, Cavendish Classics (2010). Originally published by Putnam Pacer in 1985. 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

GROWING SEASON, young adult novel, Coward-McCann, 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

NONFICTION BOOKS

CHINA PAST≠CHINA FUTURE, Franklin Watts, 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

BATTLE OF THE IRONCLADS: THE MONITOR AND THE MERRIMACK, Franklin Watts, 1993.

THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR: IMPERIAL AMBITIONS, Franklin Watts, 1992. Hardcover and softcover editions.

Awards and Citations: Named Best Juvenile Nonfiction Book of 1992 by the Council for Wisconsin Writers

Recommended by Social Studies School Service

THE CIVIL WAR: AMERICAN TRAGEDY, Franklin Watts, 1992. Hardcover and softcover editions.

Awards and Citations: Recommended by Social Studies School Service

Listed by the Eastern National On-line Catalog of the National Park Service

THE MEXICAN WAR: MANIFEST DESTINY, Franklin Watts, 1992. Hardcover and softcover editions.

Awards and Citations: Recommended by Social Studies School Service

THE WAR OF 1812: SECOND FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE, Franklin Watts, 1992. Hardcover and softcover editions.

Awards and Citations: Wisconsin Library Association Outstanding Achievement Award

Recommended by Social Studies School Service

Listed on the Houghton-Mifflin Learning Place web site under Frontier & Statehood Bibliography

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE, Franklin Watts, 1992. Hardcover and softcover editions.

Awards and Citations: Recommended by Social Studies School Service

Listed by the Eastern National On-line Catalog of the National Park Service

THE COLONIAL WARS: CLASHES IN THE WILDERNESS, Franklin Watts, 1992. Hardcover and softcover editions.

Awards and Citations: Recommended by Social Studies School Service

THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, Franklin Watts, 1990.

Awards and Citations: Cited frequently in bibliographies on Gettysburg for children and young adults

LAST STAND AT THE ALAMO, Franklin Watts, 1990.

Awards and Citations: Listed on the Discovery Channel School Page

Cited frequently in bibliographies on the Alamo for children and young adults

THE SHOSHONI, Franklin Watts, 1989. Hardcover and softcover editions.

Awards and Citations: Listed in numerous bibliographies of recommended books on Native Americans

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION SERIES:

COLONIES IN REVOLT, Franklin Watts, 1988.

DARKEST HOURS, Franklin Watts, 1988.

AT THE FORGE OF LIBERTY, Franklin Watts, 1988.

BIRTH OF THE REPUBLIC, Franklin Watts, 1988.

Awards and Citations: Recommended in Best Books for Junior High Readers, published by R.R. Bowker Co.

Included in the Didax Book Set with the fiction of Jean Fritz from Carol Hurst's Literature Picks

ILLINOIS, Franklin Watts, 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

RADIO: FROM MARCONI TO THE SPACE AGE, Franklin Watts, 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 Co.

Cited numerous times as a source by Cinemedia Centre, East Melbourne, Australia, on its web site Adventures in CyberSound

MODERN ELECTRONICS (with Wayne LeBlanc), Franklin Watts, 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.

MODERN CHINA, Franklin Watts, 1986.

Awards and Citations: Recognized by the Council for Wisconsin Writers as one of the year's best books for young adults

SUPERCOMPUTERS (with Wayne LeBlanc), Franklin Watts, 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.

PICTURE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

MAMA LIONπS MIGRAINE, illustrations by Martha Ives, Pfizer Inc., 2004. Originally made available at no charge by Pfizer Corp. in English and seven foreign languages.

I'M TOUGHER THAN DIABETES, photographs by Carol Shadis Carter, Albert Whitman & Co., 2001.

Awards and Citations: Wisconsin Library Association Outstanding Achievement Award

Bank Street College of Education/Children's Book Committee Best Books of

the Year

Acher/Eckblad Children's Picture Book Award from the Council for Wisconsin Writers

STRETCHING OURSELVES: KIDS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY, photographs by Carol Shadis Carter, Albert Whitman & Co., 2000.

Awards and Citations: 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

DUSTIN'S BIG SCHOOL DAY, photographs by Dan Young and Carol Shadis Carter, Albert Whitman & Co., 1999.

Awards and Citations: Recommended by Parent Council

SEEING THINGS MY WAY, photographs by Carol Shadis Carter, Albert Whitman & Co., 1998. A picture book about vision impairment.

Awards and Citations: 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

BIG BROTHER DUSTIN, photographs by Dan Young with Carol Shadis Carter, Albert Whitman & Co., 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

I'M TOUGHER THAN ASTHMA! (with Siri M. Carter), photographs by Dan Young, Albert Whitman & Co., 1996. Paperback edition, 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, Massachusetts Public Library

Recommended by the Childhood Asthma Task Force, Genessee Valley, Michigan

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, edited by Donald R. Gallo, Delacorte Press, 1989. Dell paperback, 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. "Tree House" was reprinted in To Be Somebody, a school text from

D.C. Heath and Co., Lexington, Mass., 1994.

"No Win Phuong" published in Join In: Multiethnic Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults, edited by Donald R. Gallo, Delacorte Press, 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, 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, 1999.

"Y2K.chatrm43," young adult short story, in Time Capsule, edited by Donald R. Gallo, Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1999.

"Satyagraha," young adult short story, in On the Fringe, edited by Donald R. Gallo, Dial, 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, 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 LIONπS MIGRAINE, expanded version including MAMA LIONπS MIGRAINE: THE PLAY.

GLASSES ARE COOL. Childrenπs 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.

A IS FOR ATTILA: AN ALPHABET BOOK FOR ARMCHAIR VISIGOTHS OF ALL AGES. Picture book. Script available.

GERARDO'S RACE, Alden R. Carter with Cooper Renner, English≠Spanish children's picture book. Script available.

SALT IN HER HAIR, children's picture book. Script available.

THE CHILDREN'S BIG ABC BOOK OF PHOBIAS, Alden R. Carter with poet Linda Aschbrenner, children's picture book, featuring twenty-six amazing, disgusting, and satisfying phobias. Script available.

"Mountain Cat," adult short story.

"Ferris Wheel," adult short story.

"Automat," adult short story.

"Sweet Willie, Dancing on Air," adult short story.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Seventh Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators, H.W. Wilson, 1995.

"Alden R. Carter" in Something about the Author Autobiography Series, vol. 18, Gale Research, 1994.

Speaking for Ourselves Too: More Autobiographical Sketches by Notable Authors for Young Adults, edited by Donald R. Gallo, National Council of Teachers of English, 1993.

Twentieth Century Young Adult Writers, St. James Press, 1993.

Something about the Author, vol. 67, Gale Research, 1992.

Children's Literature Review, vol. 22, 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 Governorπs 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 has given programs and speeches for schools, libraries, and conferences in more than half the states, including Addresses to national conventions of the American Library Association, National Council of Teachers of English, the International Reading Association, and the Civil War Preservation Trust. Speaking inquiries are always welcome by email or phone (see page 1).

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 Elephantπs 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 elephantsπ 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.

Iπm Tougher than äää..: 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 Iπm Tougher than Diabetes and Iπm Tougher than Asthma. Students then set about creating their own ≥book≤ about how they are ≥tougher≤ about than a fear or problem.

Creating a Childrenπs Picture Book in the Classroom. A one or two day workshop for teachers, on creating an Iπm Tougher Thanä. picture book.

How to Get Published without Going Mad in the Process. Author of nearly forty books including novels, nonfiction, and childrenπs 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, 2011: A Laymanπs Look at the Worldπs 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.≤

"Cancer, Diabetes, Alcoholism, and Mental Illness: using medical problems as theme and plot elements in fiction for young adults."

"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

(*denotes recently checked phone numbers and emails)

*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, UWãMarshfield, 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.

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.

Delong Middle School, Eau Claire, WI.

Northstar Middle School, Eau Claire, WI.

Metro-Meridian Alternative High School, Wichita, KS. (Phone conference.)

International Reading Association Convention, Atlanta, GA.

Hartland Schools, Hartland, WI.

Celebrate the Book Festival, Lake Geneva, WI

Wheatland Center School, Burlington, WI.

Wausau West High School, Wausau, WI.

Young Writers Conference, Park Ridge, IL

Grant Elementary School, Marshfield, WI.

Grant Elementary School, Wausau, WI.

Mosinee Middle School, Mosinee, WI.

Waupaca, WI, Public Library.

Park Falls, WI, Public Library.

Starved Rock Reading Council, Peru, Illinois.

Marshfield Writers' Club, Marshfield, WI.

McMillan Public Library, Wisconsin Rapids, WI.

Writing Conference, Inc., Fall Literature Festival, Lawrence, KS.

Washington Jr. High, Manitowoc, WI.

Manitowoc Public Library, Manitowoc, WI.

Osseo-Fairchild Public Schools, Osseo, WI.

Mosinee Public Schools, Mosinee, WI.

La Grange, Illinois, Public Schools.

Elroy Public Schools, Elroy, WI.

Cedarburg, WI, Public Schools.

LeRoy, NY, Public Schools.

Batavia, NY, Public Schools.

Mind Sparks Books, Madison, WI.

Wisconsin Educational Media Association Conference, Madison, WI.

UW-Marshfield/Wood County Center.

Mayville, WI, Public Schools.

Germantown, WI, Public Schools.

Mound View Elementary, Elk Mound, WI.

Stratford Elementary School, Stratford, WI.

Gilman Middle School, Baltimore, Maryland.

Marshfield High School, Marshfield, WI.

Univ. of WI--Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI.

River Plaza, Eau Claire, WI.

University of Wisconsin Summer Writers' Institute, Madison, WI.

"Free Verse" at the Marshfield Public Library.

Wisconsin Regional Writers Conference, Wausau, WI.

Michigan Council of Teachers of English.

Appleton Public Library, Appleton, WI.

Wareham, MA, Public Library and schools.

Chippewa Valley Museum, Eau Claire, WI.

Stone Bank School, Oconomowoc, WI.

Very Special Arts conference, Stevens Point, WI.

Necedah Public Schools, Necedah, WI.

Appleton Public Schools, Appleton, WI.

Taylor Prairie School, Cottage Grove, WI.

Rudolph, WI, Elementary School.

Southwestern Wisconsin Library System convention, New Richmond, WI.

Vesper, WI, Elementary School.

Southern Prairie Area Educational Agency, Ottumwa, Iowa.

Altoona, WI, Public Schools.

Fox Lake, IL, Public Schools.

Writer's Workshop for Teachers, Univ. of Wisconsin, Platteville.

Young Writers' Camp, Neenah, WI.

Wisconsin Library Assoc. conference, Middleton, WI.

Mosinee Schools, Mosinee, WI.

Wisconsin Association of Public Librarians conference, Stevens Point, WI.

Chetek, WI, Public Schools.

Marshfield Noon Rotary.

Mid-Wisconsin Federated Library System, Brownsville, WI.

Wisconsin Festival of the Book, Madison, WI.

Viterbo University, La Crosse, WI.

Marshfield Public Library, Marshfield, WI.

Wisconsin Educational Media Assoc.

Civil War Preservation Trust convention, Nashville, TN.

Wilkesboro Public Library, Wilkesboro, NC.

Wood County Historical Society, Marshfield, WI

Mama Lionπs Migraine Radio Tour, New York City, June 21-22; Chicago, June 23-24;

Murfreesboro National Battlefield, Murfreesboro, TN, new visitorπs center dedication, Sept. 18, 2004.

Hastings Books, Murfreesboro, TN.

Linebaugh Public Library, Murfreesboro, TN.

Smyrna Public Library, Smyrna, TN.

Nashville Public Library, Nashville, TN.

Battle of Franklin Re-enactment, Spring Hill, TN.

Jackson, TN, public library.

Novello Festival of Reading, Charlotte, NC.

West Virginia Book Festival, Charleston, WV.

Chippewa Valley Book Festival, Eau Claire, WI

Eau Claire, WI, public schools

Borders Books

Chippewa Valley Museum

Walden Bookstore

UWãEau Claire

Nashville Health Fair, Nashville, TN.

Mama Lionπs Migraine Tour stop, Birmingham, MS.

Mama Lionπs Migraine Tour stop, Columbus, OH.

Mosinee Adult Education, Mosinee, WI.

St. Croix Civil War Round Table.

Wheatland Center School, Burlington, WI.

Oak Creek, WI, Public Schools.

Flambeau Middle School, Tony, WI.

Ladysmith Public Library, Ladysmith, WI.

Childrenπs Literature Network Festival, Rice Lake, WI.

Portage, WI, High School.

Wisconsin Title 1 Spring Conference, Wisconsin Rapids, WI.

Marshfield Sunrise Rotary, Marshfield, WI.

Phillips Public School, Phillips, WI.

Wausau Alternative High School, Wausau, WI.

Appleton Public Schools, Appleton, WI.

Appleton Public Library, Appleton, WI.

Wisconsin State Reading Association, Milwaukee, WI.

The Northwest Wisconsin Reading Council, Rice Lake, WI.

Southern Kentucky Bookfest, Bowling Green, KY.

Silver Lake College, Manitowoc, WI.

Stephenson Public Schools, Stephenson, MI.

Thimbleberry Books, Marshfield, WI.

Book World, Marshfield, WI.

Wisconsin Educational Media Association, Madison, WI.

Waterloo Public Schools, Waterloo, WI.

Pittsville Public Schools, Pittsville, WI.

Pittsville Public Library, Pittsville, WI.

Wood County Historical Society, Marshfield, WI.

Appleton Public Schools, Appleton, WI.

Marshfield High School, Marshfield, WI.

Waterloo, WI, Public School.

Festival of the Book, Madison, WI.

Marshfield Middle School.

Marshfield Public Library, Marshfield, WI.

Johnson Creek Historical Society, Johnson Creek, WI.

RESUME

NAME: Alden R. Carter

ADDRESS: 512 N. Schmidt Ave., Marshfield, WI 54449

PHONE: 715-387-6559 (home)

FAX: call # above first

CELL PHONE: 715-897-3658

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 (inactive for health reasons)

Marital status: married

Spouse's occupation: photographer and fabric artist

Children: Brian Patrick (born 2/15/83), Siri Morgan (born 7/23/87)

Memberships: Council for Wisconsin Writers, Sierra Club, Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, Civil War Preservation Trust

EDUCATION:

Memorial High School, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 1962-1965

University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1965-1969

Degree: B.A. English & humanities

Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 1975-1976

Degree: teaching certification in English & 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, Wisconsin; advisor to school newspaper and yearbook

1980- : writer (13 novels, 25 nonfiction books & 7 picture books) speaker (schools, libraries, workshops & conferences in 27 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, Children's Press≠Franklin Watts Inc., 90 Old Sherman Tpke., Danbury, CT 06816-0002. Phone: 800-621-1115. E-mail: LRG17@aol.com

≠Abby Levine, Senior Editor, Albert Whitman & Co., 250 South Northwest Highway, Suite 320, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068. 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. 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>

≠Tim Hirsch, Prof. Emeritus of English, Univ. of Wisconsin≠Eau Claire, 1744 Coolidge Ct., Eau Claire, WI 54701. Phone: 715-836-2644. E-mail: <hirschtj@uwec.edu>

≠Leila Christenbury, 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>

≠Dr. Terry C. Ley, Dept. of Curriculum & Teaching, College of Education, 5066 Haley Center, Auburn Univ., AL 36849-5212. E-mail: <leyterr@charter.net>

≠Merilyn Grosshans, former Las Vegas High School librarian, 7060 Picaroon, Las Vegas, NV 89128. Phone: 702-255-2241.

≠Lori Belongia, Director, Marshfield Public Library, 211 E. 2nd St., Marshfield, WI 54449. Phone: 715-384-8494. E-mail: <labmfld@wctc.net>

≠Linda Aschbrenner, Publisher, Marsh River Editions, M233 Marsh Rd., Marshfield, WI 54449. Phone: 715-387-8058. E-mail: wordzoo@dwave.net