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Kelly Louise Going

ケリー・ルイーズ・ゴーイング

Kerī Ruīzu Gōingu

Aliases: K.L. Going

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1973-08-21 （Rhinebeck, New York, U.S.）
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Rhinebeck, New York → New Orleans, Louisiana → New York City → Cold Spring, New York → Upstate New York

Career

Occupations
Writer
Active Years
2003-
Affiliations
Curtis Brown, Ltd., Merritt Bookstore, Homestead School

Awards

Michael L. Printz Award
2004
Work: Fat Kid Rules the World
Category: Honor Book
Organization: American Library Association
Result: Honor

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Fat Kid Rules the World

2003 YA fiction

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 does not know how to play the drums.

friendshipself-discoverymusic
Adaptations
  • [Film] Fat Kid Rules the World / Matthew Lillard (2012)

Saint Iggy

2006 YA fiction

Iggy Corso who is kicked out of school for allegedly threatening a teacher. He finds himself seeking to do something good.

redemptiongrowth

King of the Screw Ups

2009 YA fiction

Liam Gellar who is kicked out of his home and forced to move in with his glam-rocking, cross-dressing uncle.

familysuccess

Bibliography

  • Fat Kid Rules the World
  • Saint Iggy
  • King of the Screw Ups
  • The Liberation of Gabriel King
  • The Garden of Eve
  • Pieces of Why
  • Dog in Charge
  • Pablo the Poet
  • Bumpety, Dunkety, Thumpety-Thump
  • Can't Stop Kissing That Baby
  • The Shape of the World
  • Writing and Selling the Young Adult Novel

Adaptations

  • Fat Kid Rules the World adapted into a film, premiered at SXSW and won Audience Award.

Translations of Works

  • Published in Korea, Italy, Japan, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

Legacy

American writer of books for children and teens, Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book, works translated internationally and adapted to film.