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Lin Oliver

Lin Oliver
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Lin Oliver

Lin Oliver is the author of the Who Shrunk Daniel Funk series, and the co-author, with Henry Winkler, of the bestselling Hank Zipzer series. She is a writer and producer of movies, books, and television series for children and families. The co-founder and executive director of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband and sons. Visit her at linoliver.com.

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Secret of the Super-small Superstar will be released on August 31, 2010 in Hardcover, eBook
Aug 31, 2010
Secret of the Super-small Superstar is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Aug 31, 2010
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Secret of the Super-small Superstar
Aug 07, 2010
Revenge of the Itty-Bitty Brothers is now available in Trade Paperback
Mar 09, 2010
Revenge of the Itty-Bitty Brothers will be released on March 09, 2010 in Trade Paperback
Mar 09, 2010
Excerpt:
Chapter 2 from Attack of the Growling Eyeballs
Jul 23, 2009
Revenge of the Itty-Bitty Brothers is now available in Hardcover
Jun 23, 2009
Escape of the Mini-Mummy is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 23, 2009
Attack of the Growling Eyeballs is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 23, 2009
Revenge of the Itty-Bitty Brothers will be released on June 23, 2009 in Hardcover
Jun 23, 2009
Revenge of the Itty-Bitty Brothers is now available in Hardcover
Jun 23, 2009
Escape of the Mini-Mummy will be released on June 23, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Jun 23, 2009
Escape of the Mini-Mummy is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 23, 2009
Attack of the Growling Eyeballs will be released on June 23, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Jun 23, 2009
Attack of the Growling Eyeballs is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 23, 2009
Revenge of the Itty-Bitty Brothers will be released on June 23, 2009 in eBook
Jun 23, 2009

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College Heights Herald, April 19, 2013
...then 10 years ago, Hank Zipzer was born,” he said. “There are now 23 novels that my partner Lin Oliver and I have written. I never thought in a million years that I would be part of writing a book, in my whole life. And I’m now in...
Indian Country Today Media Network, February 13, 2013
...1255 23rd Street NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20037 202-536-3500 Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Lin Oliver, Executive Director 8271 Beverly Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90048 323-782-1010 Spark Teacher Education...
Education Week, December 7, 2012
...disabilities Freak the Mighty by Rodman Filbrick (Scholastic, 1993) Niagara Falls, or Does It? by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver (Grosset & Dunlap, 2003) Consider 12-year-old Catherine in Rules by Cynthia Lord (Scholastic, 2006). Catherine...
Primary Times, December 2, 2012
...as animation rights have been sold to Aardman Feature films. Ghost Buddy: Zero to Hero Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver £5.99, Scholastic Billy Broccoli is a boy with questions: about his new school, his new step-family ... his whole new life, in...
Printing Impressions, November 30, 2012
...funding took a serious hit and publishers stepped up their marketing to kids and parents via bookstores, says Lin Oliver, executive director of the Society of Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators. “Children’s publishing became more of a...
Inside Bay Area, November 29, 2012
...jump off the pages. "Ghost Buddy, Book 2: Mind If I Read Your Mind?" by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver (Scholastic, $17.99, ages 8-12). In the second volume of this delightful series, the sassy ghost Hoover Porterhouse once again tries to make Billy...
Primary Times, November 28, 2012
...as animation rights have been sold to Aardman Feature films. Ghost Buddy: Zero to Hero Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver £5.99, Scholastic Billy Broccoli is a boy with questions: about his new school, his new step-family ... his whole new life, in...
Huffington Post, December 12, 2012
...-- geared to children from ages 7 to 11; his 17 " Hank Zipser " books (co-authored with Lin Oliver) have been on the New York Times Best Seller List. The seasoned actor sat down with The Huffington Post to talk about the recent closing of his Broadway...
Education Week, December 7, 2012
...disabilities Freak the Mighty by Rodman Filbrick (Scholastic, 1993) Niagara Falls, or Does It? by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver (Grosset & Dunlap, 2003) Consider 12-year-old Catherine in Rules by Cynthia Lord (Scholastic, 2006). Catherine...
Primary Times, December 2, 2012
...as animation rights have been sold to Aardman Feature films. Ghost Buddy: Zero to Hero Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver £5.99, Scholastic Billy Broccoli is a boy with questions: about his new school, his new step-family ... his whole new life, in...
Printing Impressions, December 1, 2012
...funding took a serious hit and publishers stepped up their marketing to kids and parents via bookstores, says Lin Oliver, executive director of the Society of Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators. “Children’s publishing became more of a...
Printing Impressions, November 30, 2012
...funding took a serious hit and publishers stepped up their marketing to kids and parents via bookstores, says Lin Oliver, executive director of the Society of Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators. “Children’s publishing became more of a...
Fortune Small Business, November 29, 2012
...funding took a serious hit and publishers stepped up their marketing to kids and parents via bookstores, says Lin Oliver, executive director of the Society of Children's Book Authors and Illustrators. Kids eagerly awaited the next titles, sometimes in...
CNN Money, November 29, 2012
...funding took a serious hit and publishers stepped up their marketing to kids and parents via bookstores, says Lin Oliver, executive director of the Society of Children's Book Authors and Illustrators. Kids eagerly awaited the next titles, sometimes in...