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K. A. Applegate

1956 - Today

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Katherine Alice Applegate (born October 9, 1956), known professionally as K. A. Applegate, is an American young adult and children's fiction writer, best known as the author of the Animorphs, Remnants, and Everworld book series. She won the 2013 Newbery Medal for her 2012 children's novel The One and Only Ivan. Applegate's most popular books are science fiction, fantasy, and adventure novels. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of K. A. Applegate has received more than 498,117 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). K. A. Applegate is the 6,916th most popular writer (down from 6,165th in 2019), the 14,913th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,253rd in 2019) and the 1,069th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Message
Juvenile fiction, Fantasy, Metamorphosis
1996
The Deception (Animorphs)
Science fiction, Metamorphosis
2000
The andalite chronicles
Fantasy, Juvenile fiction, Metamorphosis
His name is Elfangor-Sirinial-Shamtul. An Andalite war-prince. The one who gave five young humans the ability to morph into any animal they touch. They are still out there, fighting an evil so powerful there isn't a moment that goes by when they can actually feel safe. Their story continues. But *this* is how it all began.
1997
The Reunion [Animorphs 30]
1999
The Hork-Bajir Chronicles
Science fiction, Fiction, Life on other planets
Aldrea, a young member of the outpost the Andalite race has placed on the planet of the Hork-Bajir, must help her native friend Dak when the ruthless, parasitic Yeerks try to enslave his people.
1998
The visitor
American Science fiction, Fantasy, Extraterrestrial beings
1996

Page views of K. A. Applegates by language

Over the past year K. A. Applegate has had the most page views in the with 22,665 views, followed by Spanish (4,263), and Persian (2,911). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Bulgarian (498.75%), Simple English (44.63%), and Arabic (44.11%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, K. A. Applegate ranks 6,916 out of 7,302. Before her are Natalya Vorozhbyt, Mark Manson, Alexey Dreev, Vicenç Pagès, Sidney Lanier, and Henry Louis Gates Jr.. After her are Elena Chizhova, Prvoslav Vujcic, Doris Kareva, Heston Blumenthal, Jenny Han, and Mohamed Mbougar Sarr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, K. A. Applegate ranks 712. Before her are Stephen Bray, Jeff Merkley, Charles L. Bennett, Bryan Trottier, Willie Banks, and Tetsuro Miura. After her are Jay C. Buckey, Terry Date, Andy Gill, Ernesto Labarthe, Salvatore Cordileone, and Mukesh Rishi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, K. A. Applegate ranks 14,913 out of 20,380. Before her are Billy Gould (1963), Henry Louis Gates Jr. (1950), George W. Norris (1861), Lisa Leslie (1972), Billy Casper (1931), and Dale Bumpers (1925). After her are Brenda Russell (1949), Dave England (1969), Mitchel Musso (1991), Rupert Crosse (1927), Toby Huss (1966), and Glenn Beck (1964).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, K. A. Applegate ranks 1,069. Before her are Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875), Paul Attanasio (1959), Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1973), Mark Manson (1984), Sidney Lanier (1842), and Henry Louis Gates Jr. (1950). After her are Jenny Han (1980), Matthew Weiner (1965), Doris Kearns Goodwin (1943), Meghan McCain (1984), Alfred Gough (1967), and Jeff VanderMeer (1968).

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