Stephanie S. Tolan
Stephanie S. Tolan | |
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| Born | 1942 (age 81–82) Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Children's author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Masters |
| Alma mater | Purdue University |
| Period | 1978–present |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Notable works | Surviving the Applewhites |
| Notable awards | Newbery Medal Honor |
Stephanie S. Tolan (born 1942 in Ohio) is an American author of children's books. Her book Surviving the Applewhites received a Newbery Honor in 2003.[1] She obtained a master's degree in English at Purdue University. Tolan is a senior fellow at the Institute for Educational Advancement. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband.[2][3] Her papers are kept at the University of Central Missouri.
Bibliography
[edit]Children's books
[edit]- 1978 Grandpa and Me Scribners
- 1980 The Last of Eden, Warne
- 1981 The Liberation of Tansy Warner, Scribners
- 1981 No Safe Harbors
- 1983 The Great Skinner Strike, Atheneum Books
- 1983 A Time to Fly Free
- 1986 Pride of the Peacock, Atheneum
- 1987 The Great Skinner Getaway
- 1987 The Great Skinner Homestead
- 1988 A Good Courage
- 1990 Plague Year, William Morrow
- 1992 The Witch of Maple Park
- 1992 Sophie and the Sidewalk Man
- 1992 March Hooper and the Greatest Treasure in the World
- 1993 Save Halloween William Morrow
- 1994 Who's There?, HarperCollins
- 1996 Welcome to the Ark (Volume 1 of the Ark Trilogy), William Morrow
- 1996 The Great Skinner Enterprise
- 1998 The Face in the Mirror, HarperCollins[4]
- 1999 Ordinary Miracles, HarperTeen[5]
- 2001 Flight of the Raven (Volume 2 of the Ark Trilogy), HarperTeen
- 2002 Surviving the Applewhites 2003 Newbery Honor Book
- 2004 Bartholomew's Blessing
- 2006 Listen!, HarperCollins
- 2009 Wishworks, Inc., Arthur A. Levine Books, ISBN 978-0-545-03154-7
- 2012 Applewhites at Wit's End (Applewhites Family #2)
Books for adults
[edit]- 2011 Change Your Story, Change Your Life, Createspace. ISBN 978-1-4662-1405-7[6]
Adapted works
[edit]- The Bridge to Terabithia, a theatrical adaption of the 1977 book by Katherine Paterson[7]
Contributing author
[edit]- 2008 Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out, produced by the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance (various authors/illustrators). Candlewick Press
Foreword
[edit]Articles
[edit]- 2008 "What We May Be: What Dabrowski's Work Can Do for Gifted Adults" (in the book Living With Intensity, edited by Susan Daniels & Michael M. Piechowski)
References
[edit]- ^ "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ Tolan's Web site: www.stephanietolan.com
- ^ Tolan interview at HarperCollins Publishers website
- ^ Face in the Mirror review at Publishers Weekly
- ^ Kirkus review of Ordinary Miracles
- ^ "Change Your Story, Change Your Life". Createspace.com. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ^ Try Using... "The Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson & Stephanie S. Tolan | Stageplays.com: The World's Largest Collection of Plays and Musicals". Stageplays.com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ^ "Connected: Intuition and Resonance in Smart People – Life Architect – Award-winning gifted coach for families, Alan D. Thompson". 11 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ^ Connected: Intuition and Resonance in Smart People. 21 January 2020 – via Amazon Kindle.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Lectures by Tolan at the National Association for Gifted Children
- Tolan at publisher HarperCollins
- Tolan at Our White House, National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance
- Stephanie S. Tolan Papers inventory at the James C. Kirkpatrick Library (University of Central Missouri), part of the Philip A. Sadler Research Collection of literature for children and young adults
- Stephanie S. Tolan at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Stephanie S. Tolan at Library of Congress, with 33 library catalog records
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Categories:
- 1942 births
- Living people
- American children's writers
- Newbery Honor winners
- Writers from Charlotte, North Carolina
- Purdue University alumni
- University of Central Missouri people
- 20th-century American novelists
- 21st-century American novelists
- 20th-century American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- American women children's writers
- American women novelists
- Novelists from North Carolina