Patricia Reilly Giff (1935–2021)
Författare till Pictures of Hollis Woods
Om författaren
Patricia Reilly Giff was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 26, 1935. She knew she wanted to be a writer, even as a little girl. She received a Bachelor's of Arts in Education from Marymount College, a Master's of Arts from St. John's University, and a Professional Diploma in Reading and a visa mer Doctorate of Humane Letters from Hofstra University. After she graduated from college, she taught in the public schools in New York City until 1960 and then in the public schools in Elmont, New York from 1964 until 1971. She then became a reading consultant before finally, at the age of 40, deciding to write a book. She also worked as an educational consultant for Dell Yearling and Young Yearling Books and as an advisor and instructor to aspiring writers. She is the author of more than 60 children's books, as well as a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers. Together with her husband, Giff opened "The Dinosaur's Paw," a children's bookstore named after one of her own stories. She is the author of the Polk Street School books. Lily's Crossing, about the homefront during World War II, was named a Newberry Honor Book by the American Library Association as well as an ALA Notable Book for Children. The novel also won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor. Pictures of Hollis Woods was also named a Newberry Honor Book and Nory Ryan's Song was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
Serier
Verk av Patricia Reilly Giff
The Polk Street Mysteries Books 1–4 : The Mystery of the Blue Ring, The Riddle of the Red Purse, The Secret at… (2012) 2 exemplar
Yearling Newbery Boxed Set (Island of the Blue Dolphins, Johnny Tremain, Belle Prater's Boy, Wrinkle in Time,… (2000) 2 exemplar
Rex 2 2 exemplar
Watch Out! Man Eating Snake 2 exemplar
Fancy Feet 1 exemplar
Mike's New Bike 1 exemplar
Samurai 1 exemplar
Patch 1 exemplar
Wild Child 1 exemplar
Next Stop New York City! 1 exemplar
Spectauclar Stone Soup 1 exemplar
In the Dinosaur's Paw 1 exemplar
BEAST IN MRS. ROONEY'S ROOM, THE 1 exemplar
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Allmänna fakta
- Födelsedag
- 1935-04-26
- Avled
- 2021-06-22
- Kön
- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Bostadsorter
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Weston, Connecticut, USA - Utbildning
- Marymount College
St. John's University
Hofstra University - Yrken
- teacher
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Mystery, title may be where are you + a name, tween girl detective i Name that Book (september 2012)
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Five star books (1)
Sonlight Books (2)
GAL Book Club (1)
Best Young Adult (1)
Tagged Runaways (1)
Newbery Adjacent (9)
4th Grade Books (1)
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- 154
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- 28,138
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- #718
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- Recensioner
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- 1,060
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