LITERACY ADVOCATE
TEACHER CHAMPION
CREATIVE INNOVATOR

Alane Adams is a literacy advocate and founder of the Rise Up Foundation which has supported thousands of teachers with classroom needs since 2008. In 2020, Alane created Between The Pages, an award-winning video series that teaches students how books get written to inspire them to write their own stories. Alane also oversees Alane Adams Studios which has created award-winning animated shorts designed to inspire kids to create their own narratives. She is the author of several middle-grade series and four historical picture books set in the 1920s.

When Alane is not on Zoom, she’s out hiking somewhere in the world or hanging out with her family in Southern California.

Between The Pages

Between The Pages is the award-winning video series created by Alane to replicate her popular in-school author talks. The video segments are designed to get your students excited about reading by taking them between the pages of a book, teaching them all the fundamental steps an author undertakes when writing a story. These videos will help students understand the important elements of story and provide insights into how authors write.

Between The Pages Jr.

Between The Pages Jr. is the companion video series created by Alane to replicateher popular author talk and is specially designed for younger students Grades K-2. The video segments are designed to get your students excited about reading by helping young students understand what an author is and how stories are created. The series focuses on the importance of imagination and problem solving in story-telling and includes an animated Read Along of Alane’s picture book The Egg Thief.

Books by Alane Adams

Drawing on Norse mythology, Legends of Orkney™ is a spell-binding series of middle-grade adventure fantasy novels by Alane Adams.

Legends of Olympus is “a sensational twist on Greek mythology with an adventure full of heart, action-packed moments fit for the legends, an emotional journey, and the strength of friendship.”

Legends of Olympus is “a sensational twist on Greek mythology with an adventure full of heart, action-packed moments fit for the legends, an emotional journey, and the strength of friendship.”

A prequel series to the Legends of Orkney™ trilogy, Kirkus Reviews says of The Witches of Orkney: “bright, brave characters star in this exhilarating tale of magic and mystical creatures.”

Picture Books by Alane Adams