Patricia Reilly Giff (1935–2021)
Autore di Pictures of Hollis Woods
Sull'Autore
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 mostra altro 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) mostra meno
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Opere di Patricia Reilly Giff
Rex 2 2 copie
Watch Out! Man Eating Snake 2 copie
Yearling Newbery Boxed Set (Island of the Blue Dolphins, Johnny Tremain, Belle Prater's Boy, Wrinkle in Time,… (2000) 2 copie
The Polk Street Mysteries Books 1–4 : The Mystery of the Blue Ring, The Riddle of the Red Purse, The Secret at… (2012) 2 copie
Fancy Feet 1 copia
Mike's New Bike 1 copia
Samurai 1 copia
Patch 1 copia
Wild Child 1 copia
Spectauclar Stone Soup 1 copia
In the Dinosaur's Paw 1 copia
BEAST IN MRS. ROONEY'S ROOM, THE 1 copia
Next Stop New York City! 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1935-04-26
- Data di morte
- 2021-06-22
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Weston, Connecticut, USA - Istruzione
- Marymount College
St. John's University
Hofstra University - Attività lavorative
- teacher
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Sonlight Books (2)
Five star books (1)
Newbery Adjacent (9)
GAL Book Club (1)
Best Young Adult (1)
Tagged Runaways (1)
4th Grade Books (1)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 155
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 28,382
- Popolarità
- #711
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 422
- ISBN
- 1,060
- Lingue
- 11
- Preferito da
- 4