KA Applegate
Katherine Alice Applegate (born October 9, 1956 in Ann Arbor , Michigan ) is an American author of books for young people . She mostly publishes under the author name KA Applegate , but has also used various pseudonyms , including Katherine Kendall , AR Plumb and Nicholas Stevens . She is best known for her youth science fiction series Animorphs .
Life
Applegate studied veterinary medicine before she decided to become a writer. She began to write girls' books and romance novels in series from 1993, sometimes under a pseudonym, and she was also the author of two Disney book series.
The first books in the Animorphs series that made her famous were written by Applegate with her husband, the writer Michael Grant , whom she met at the University of Texas college . In the meantime over 50 volumes of the main series have appeared, more in several minor series, a large part of which has been translated into German. The series is about a group of young people who are given the gift of a dying alien to transform themselves into any animal they touch. Animorphs has now also been adapted as a Nickelodeon television series.
Everworld is a 12-volume series of teenage fantasy novels in which four children from our world and a girl from the fantasy world Everworld have to endure all sorts of dangerous adventures.
In 2007, her novel Home of the Brave about a Sudanese refugee in the USA won the Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators .
Her novel The One and Only Ivan was awarded the Newbery Medal in 2013 . The novel is told from the perspective of a gorilla who has been sitting lonely in a glass cage in a shopping center as a visitor attraction for many years. The novel was inspired by a report in the New York Times about the legal battle over the fate of the gorilla Ivan, who had been the showpiece in the B & I Shopping Mall in Tacoma for 26 years . The film version of The Only True Ivan by director Thea Sharrock, a mixture of animation and real film, is scheduled to start in the USA in August 2020.
Applegate also uses a non-human narrator in Wishtree from 2017, here it is Red, an old oak tree who, together with some tree dwellers, tries to help a 10-year-old Muslim girl who is suffering from the hostility of a xenophobic environment - while Red is among the has to suffer increasingly frequent drought summer.
In addition to the series and books published under his own name, Applegate published under a pseudonym:
- as LE Blair: Girl Talk Series
- as Katherine Kendall romance novels for Harlequin Publishing
- as Beth Kincaid: Silver Creek Riders Series
- as AR Plumb and under its own name: Disney's Aladdin
- as Pat Pollari: Barf-O-Rama series
Applegate has two daughters. The family lives in Tiburon , California .
bibliography
Animorphs
- Animorphs - they will change you
The German translations by Christoph Arndt were published by Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg.
- 1 The Invasion (1996)
- English: The Invasion. 1998, ISBN 3-473-34851-1 .
- 2 The Visitor (1996)
- German: The visitor. 1998, ISBN 3-473-34852-X .
- 3 The Encounter (1996)
- German: The encounter. 1998, ISBN 3-473-34853-8 .
- 4 The Message (1996)
- German: The message. 1998, ISBN 3-473-34854-6 .
- 5 Animorphs # 5: The Predator (2011)
- German: The robbery. 1998, ISBN 3-473-34855-4 .
- 6 The Capture (2012)
- German: The booty. 1998, ISBN 3-473-34856-2 .
- 7 The Stranger (1997)
- German: The stranger. 1998, ISBN 3-473-34857-0 .
- 8 The Alien (1999)
- German: The Alien. 1998, ISBN 3-473-34858-9 .
- 9 The Secret (1997)
- German: The secret. 1999, ISBN 3-473-34859-7 .
- 10 The Android (1997)
- German: The Android. 1999, ISBN 3-473-34860-0 .
- 11 The Forgotten (1997)
- German: The uncanny. 1999, ISBN 3-473-34861-9 .
- 12 The Reaction (1997)
- German: The shock. 1999, ISBN 3-473-34862-7 .
- 13 The Change (1997)
- German: The Metamorphosis. 1999, ISBN 3-473-34863-5 .
- 14 The Unknown (1998)
- German: The Unknown. 1999, ISBN 3-473-34864-3 .
- 15 The Escape (1998)
- German: The escape. 2000, ISBN 3-473-34865-1 .
- 16 The Warning (1998)
- German: The warning. 2000, ISBN 3-473-34866-X .
- 17 The Underground (1998)
- German: In the underground. 2000, ISBN 3-473-34867-8 .
- 18 The Decision (1998)
- German: The decision. 2000, ISBN 3-473-34868-6 .
- 19 The Departure (1998)
- German: The exit. 2000, ISBN 3-473-34869-4 .
- 20 The Discovery (1998)
- German: The discovery. 2001, ISBN 3-473-34870-8 .
- 21 The Threat (1998)
- German: The threat. 2001, ISBN 3-473-34871-6 .
- 22 The Solution (1998)
- German: The solution. 2001, ISBN 3-473-34872-4 .
- 23 The Pretender (1998)
- German: Der Erbe. 2001, ISBN 3-473-34873-2 .
- 24 The Suspicion (1998)
- German: The suspicion. 2002, ISBN 3-473-34874-0 .
- 25 The Extreme (1999)
- German: The extreme. 2002, ISBN 3-473-34875-9 .
- 26 The Attack (1999)
- German: The attack. 2002, ISBN 3-473-34876-7 .
- 27 The Exposed (1999)
- German: The Revelation. 2002, ISBN 3-473-34877-5 .
- 28 The Experiment (1999)
- German: The experiment. 2003, ISBN 3-473-34878-3 .
- 29 The Sickness (1999)
- German: The Parasite. approx. 2003, ISBN 978-3-473-34879-4 .
- 30 The Reunion (1999)
- German: Die Rache. 2004, ISBN 3-473-34880-5 .
- 31 The Conspiracy (2000)
- 32 The Separation (2000)
- 33 The Illusion (1999)
- 34 The Prophecy (1999)
- 35 The Proposal (1999)
- 36 The Mutation (1999)
- 37 The Weakness (2000)
- 38 The Arrival (2000)
- 39 The Hidden (2001)
- 40 The Other (2001)
- 41 The Familiar (2000)
- 42 The Journey (2001)
- 43 The Test (2000)
- 44 The Unexpected (2000)
- 45 The Revelation (2000)
- 46 The Deception (2000)
- 47 The Resistance (2000)
- 48 The Return (2000)
- 49 The Diversion (2001)
- 50 The Ultimate (2001)
- 51 The Absolute (2001)
- 52 The Sacrifice (2001)
- 53 The Answer (2001)
- 54 The Beginning (2001)
- Megamorphs
The German translations by Christoph Arndt were published by Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg.
- 1 The Andalite's Gift (1997)
- English: The legacy of the Andalites. Ravensburger Taschenbuch # 2148, 1999, ISBN 3-473-52148-5 .
- 2 In the Time of Dinosaurs (1998)
- English: At the time of the dinosaurs. Ravensburger Taschenbuch # 2161, 2000, ISBN 3-473-52161-2 .
- 3 Elfangor's Secret (1999)
- English: Elfangor's secret. Ravensburger Taschenbuch # 52176, 2001, ISBN 3-473-52176-0 .
- 4 Back to Before (2000)
- The Animorph Chronicles
- The Hork-Bajir Chronicles (1998)
- Animorphs: Visser (1999)
- The Ellimist Chronicles (2000)
- The Animorph Chronicles - The Andalite Chronicles
- 1 Elfangor's Journey (1997, in: KA Applegate: The Andalite Chronicles )
- 2 Alloran's Choice (1997, in: KA Applegate: The Andalite Chronicles )
- 3 An Alien Dies (1997)
- The Andalite Chronicles (1997)
- Alternamorphs / Alternamorph
- the nightmare begins
- 1 The First Journey (1999; with Tonya Alicia Martin)
- 2 The Next Passage (2000; with Emily Costello)
- The first journey / the next encounter. Translated by Christoph Arndt. Ravensburger Buchverlag (Ravensburger Taschenbuch # 54183), Ravensburg 2002, ISBN 3-473-54183-4 (collective edition of 1 and 2).
Novel series
The series are arranged according to the year of publication of the first part.
- Ocean City / Making Waves
- 1 Making Waves (1993)
- 2 tease (1993)
- 3 Sweet (1993)
- 4 Thrill (1993)
- 5 Heat (1994)
- 6 Heat Wave (1994)
- 7 Bonfire (1994)
- 8 Swept Away (1995)
- 9 Shipwrecked (1995)
- 10 Beach Party (1995)
- 11 Forever (1995)
- Making Out / Boyz 'n' girls
Only the first 8 titles in the series are from Applegate. The remaining titles were written by a ghostwriter. The German translations are by Angelika Eisold-Viebig and published by Arena Verlag, Würzburg.
- 1 Zoey Fools Around (1994)
- German: Everything because of Zoey. 1998, ISBN 3-401-04744-2 .
- 2 Jake Finds Out (1994)
- German: Trouble with Jake. 1997, ISBN 3-401-04745-0 .
- 3 Nina Won't Tell (1994)
- German: Nina, secretly in love. 1997, ISBN 3-401-04746-9 .
- 4 Ben's In Love (1994)
- German: Ben, totally crush. 1999, ISBN 3-401-04747-7 .
- 5 Claire Gets Caught (1994)
- German: Typically Claire! 1999, ISBN 3-401-04781-7 .
- 6 What Zoey Saw (1994)
- English: Zoey freaks out. 1997, ISBN 3-401-04782-5 .
- 7 Lucas Gets Hurt (1994)
- German: Lucas - love times two. 1998, ISBN 3-401-04798-1 .
- 8 Aisha Goes Wild (1994)
- English: Aisha is upside down. 1998, ISBN 3-401-04799-X .
- 9 Zoey Plays Games (1996)
- English: Zoey plays with fire. 1999, ISBN 3-401-04721-3 .
- 10 Nina Shapes Up (1996)
- German: Nina did it. 1999, ISBN 3-401-04951-8 .
- 11 Ben Takes a Chance (1996)
- German: Ben's great opportunity. 1999, ISBN 3-401-04952-6 .
- 12 Claire Can't Lose (1996)
- German: Claire wants to know. 2000, ISBN 3-401-05021-4 .
- 13 Don't Tell Zoey (1996)
- English: A rival for Zoey. 2000, ISBN 3-401-05022-2 .
- 14 Aaron Lets Go (1996)
- German: Aaron won't give up. 2000, ISBN 3-401-05030-3 .
- 15 Who Loves Kate? (1996)
- English: Kate, completely enchanted. 2000, ISBN 3-401-05031-1 .
- 16 Lara Gets Even (1996)
- German: Lara doesn't give up. 2001, ISBN 3-401-05032-X .
- 17 Two-Timing Aisha (1996)
- German: Aisha - love in a double pack. 2001, ISBN 3-401-05033-8 .
- 18 Zoey Speaks Out (1996)
- German: Zoey cannot be silent. 2001, ISBN 3-401-05034-6 .
- 19 Kate Finds Love (1997)
- English: Kate, crazy with love. 2001, ISBN 3-401-05276-4 .
- 20 Never Trust Lara (1997)
- German: Lara is playing wrong. 2002, ISBN 3-401-05321-3 .
- 21 Trouble with Aaron (1997)
- German: Aaron can't help it. 2002, ISBN 3-401-05322-1 .
- 23 Always Loving Zoey (1997)
- German: Triumph for Lara. 2002, ISBN 3-401-05381-7 .
- 24 Now Zoey's Alone (1997)
- German: Zoey wants to know the truth. 2003, ISBN 3-401-05480-5 .
- 25 Lara Gets Lucky (1997)
- English: Lara's last game. 2003, ISBN 3-401-05543-7 .
- 26 Zoey's Broken Heart (1998)
- German: Zoey cannot forgive. 2004, ISBN 3-401-05584-4 .
- 27 Falling for Claire (1998)
- English: Claire full of doubt. 2004, ISBN 3-401-05585-2 .
- 28 Zoey Comes Home (1998)
- English: Zoey returns. 2005, ISBN 3-401-05586-0 .
- 29 Don't Forget Lara (1998)
- German: Nina - hopelessly romantic. 2006, ISBN 3-401-05869-X .
- Disney's The Little Mermaid
- 7 King Triton, Beware! (1993)
- 8 The Haunted Palace (1993)
- 9 The Boyfriend Mix-Up (1994)
- Summer / Making Waves
- June Dreams (1995)
- July's Promise (1995)
- August Magic (1995)
- Beaches, Boys, and Betrayal (1996)
- Sand, Surf, and Secrets (1996)
- Rays, Romance, and Rivalry (1996)
- Christmas Special Edition (1996)
- Spring Break Reunion (1996)
- Tan Lines: Sand, Surf, and Secrets; Rays, Romance, and Rivalry; Beaches, Boys, and Betrayal (2008)
- Beach Blondes: June Dreams; July's Promise; August Magic (2008)
- Everworld
The German translations by Christoph Arndt were published by Bertelsmann Verlag, Munich.
- 1 Search for Senna (1999)
- German: The search begins. 2000, ISBN 3-570-12588-2 . Also as: The fight begins. Bertelsmann-Taschenbuch # 30239, 2003, ISBN 3-570-30239-3 .
- 2 Land of Loss (1999)
- German: The cruel deity. 2000, ISBN 3-570-12589-0 . Also as: In the realm of evil. Bertelsmann-Taschenbuch # 30150, 2004, ISBN 3-570-30150-8 .
- 3 Enter the Enchanted (1999)
- English: The pact with the magician. 2000, ISBN 3-570-12590-4 .
- 4 Realm of the Reaper (1999)
- German: In the face of evil. 2000, ISBN 3-570-12591-2 .
- 5 Discover the Destroyer (2000)
- German: In the service of the dragon. 2001, ISBN 3-570-12592-0 .
- 6 Fear the Fantastic (2000)
- German: In the land of Ka Anor. 2001, ISBN 3-570-12593-9 .
- 7 Gateway to the Gods (2000)
- German: The gateway to the gods. 2001, ISBN 3-570-12594-7 .
- 8 Brave the Betrayal (2000)
- German: The god of sacrifice. 2001, ISBN 3-570-12595-5 .
- 9 Inside the Illusion (2000)
- German: Inside the Illusion. 2001, ISBN 3-570-12596-3 .
- 10 Understand the Unknown (2000)
- 11 Mystify the Magician (2001)
- 12 Entertain the End (2001)
- Remnants
- 1 The Mayflower Project (2001)
- 2 Destination Unknown (2001)
- 3 Them (2001)
- 4 Nowhere Land (2002)
- 5 mutation (2002)
- 6 Breakdown (2002)
- 7 isolation (2002)
- 8 Mother, May I? (2002)
- 9 No Place Like Home (2002)
- 10 Lost and Found (2003)
- 11 Dream Storm (2003)
- 12 Aftermath (2003)
- 13 Survival (2003)
- 14 Begin Again (2003)
- Roscoe Riley Rules
- Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs (2008)
- Never Swipe a Bully's Bear (2008)
- Don't Swap Your Sweater for a Dog (2008)
- Never Swim in Apple Sauce (2008)
- Don't Tap-Dance on Your Teacher (2009)
- Never Walk in Shoes That Talk (2009)
- Never Race a Runaway Pumpkin (2009)
- Don't Eat A Hula Hoop (2018)
- Eve and Adam
- 1 Eve & Adam (2012, with Michael Grant)
- German: Eve & Adam. Translated by Wolfram Ströle. Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-473-40104-8 .
- Love Sucks and Then You Die (2013, with Michael Grant)
- Endling
- 1 The Last (2018)
- German: Endling - the search begins. Translated by Herbert Günther and Ulli Günther. dtv, Munich 2020, ISBN 978-3-423-64062-6 .
- 2 The First (2019)
Single novels
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Listen to my Heart (1996)
- German: Be cool, Christopher! Translated by Ellen Würtenberger. Ravensburger Taschenbuch # 8051, 1997, ISBN 3-473-58051-1 .
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Sharing Sam (2004)
- German: Shared love. Translated by Lothar Schneider. Ravensburger Taschenbuch # 8048, 1997, ISBN 3-473-58048-1 .
- Home of the Brave (2007)
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The One and Only Ivan (2012, with Patricia Castelao (Ill.))
- German: The incomparable Ivan. Katherine Applegate. Translated by Ingrid Ickler. Knesebeck, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-86873-694-6 .
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Crenshaw (2015)
- English: Crenshaw: Once a black cat. Translated by Brigitte Jakobeit. Sauerländer, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-7373-5427-1 .
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Wishtree (2017, with Charles Santoso)
- German: tree of wishes. Translated by Katrin Fischer. Ueberreuter Verlag, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-7641-9224-2 (e-book).
- The One and Only Bob (2020)
collection
- Fantastic Tales for Boys (2006, collective edition; with Kathryn Lasky and Emily Rodda)
literature
- Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn , Jörg M. Munsonius, Hermann Urbanek: Lexicon of Fantasy Literature. Fantasy Productions, Erkrath 2005, ISBN 3-89064-566-6 , p. 46.
- John Clute : Applegate, KA In: John Clute, Peter Nicholls : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3rd edition (online edition).
- Daniel Hahn: The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2015, ISBN 978-0-19-105726-7 , sv Applegate, KA
Web links
- Homepage of KA Applegate
- KA Applegate in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Literature by and about KA Applegate in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about KA Applegate in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- KA Applegate in the bibliography of German science fiction ( books , stories )
- KA Applegate in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
- KA Applegate in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- KA Applegate in Fantastic Fiction (English)
- Works by and about KA Applegate at Open Library
- KA Applegate on Goodreads.com (English)
- Review of Eve & Adam on KinderundJugendmedien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to a tweet from Applegate. According to other sources (e.g. ISFDB and SFE ), her date of birth is July 19, 1956.
- ↑ a b Wishtree: Writing about big issues through a gorilla, a giant cat and now - a tree , article by Anja Sostek in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on October 25, 2017, accessed on July 10, 2020.
- ↑ Newbery - Katherine Applegate, Jon Klassen win Newbery, Caldecott Medals , American Library Association notice dated January 28, 2013, accessed July 14, 2020.
- ↑ A Gorilla sulks in a mall as His Future Is debated , report the New York Times of October 17, 1993, accessed on July 11, 2020th
- ↑ About Katherine , accessed July 11, 2020.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Applegate, KA |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Applegate, Katherine Alice (full name); Archer, C. (pseudonym); Benning, Elizabeth (pseudonym); Blair, LE (pen name); Kendall, Katherine (pen name); Kincaid, Beth (pseudonym); Plumb, AR (pseudonym); Pollari, Pat (pseudonym); Stevens, Nicholas (pseudonym) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American science fiction writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1956 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ann Arbor , Michigan , USA |