Katherine Applegate
Applegate has written mostly children's books. Her most famous is The One and Only Ivan, the story of a gorilla who lives caged in a shopping mall. This book won a Newbery Medal in 2013, which is given to America's best children's book. Another popular series she created, Animorphs has been turned into a Nickelodeon television show. In 2012 Eve and Adam was recorded to be an audio book with Macmillan Audio. Along with her amazing books she also has a husband and two daughters.