Cynthia Voigt
Autore di Dicey's Song
Sull'Autore
Cynthia Voigt was born on February 25, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College, did graduate work at St. Michael's College, and later received a teacher's certification from Christian Brothers College. After college, she worked for an advertising agency. mostra altro Before becoming a full-time author, she was a secretary and a high school English teacher. Her first book, Homecoming, was published in 1981. Her children's books address such issues at child abuse and racism, topics that are not often talked about in books designed for children. She is the author of numerous books including the Bad Girls series, the Tillerman Cycle series, and the Kingdom series. She won the Notable Children's Trade Book in the field of social studies for Homecoming, the Newbery Medal, ALA in 1983 for Dicey's Song, and the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1984 for The Callender Papers. In 1995, she received the MAE Award. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di Cynthia Voigt
The Black Bear 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Altri nomi
- Irving, Cynthia (maiden)
- Data di nascita
- 1942-02-25
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Deer Isle, Minnesota, USA
New York, New York, USA
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Maryland, USA - Istruzione
- Smith College
- Attività lavorative
- author
teacher - Relazioni
- Voigt, Walter (spouse)
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Margaret A. Edwards Award (1995)
- Agente
- Merrilee Heifetz
Utenti
Discussioni
Found: Fiction novel girl becomes a hero in Name that Book (Settembre 2021)
Trying to Remember a Book from School - drama/journey? low reading level? in Name that Book (Aprile 2014)
trying to find titles for 2 unrelated YAFIC books read around 2006-08 in Name that Book (Giugno 2013)
YA novel about squire and his knight in Name that Book (Ottobre 2012)
Vikings - (I think) YA, historical - female lead - romance - DAMN GOOD - not an erotic viking novel in Name that Book (Luglio 2012)
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Farm Boy Fantasy (1)
Female Author (1)
Books About Boys (1)
Tagged Runaways (1)
Best Young Adult (5)
Sonlight Books (3)
Family Drama (3)
Newbery Adjacent (3)
Best War Stories (1)
Edgar Award (1)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 59
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 17,327
- Popolarità
- #1,277
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 298
- ISBN
- 655
- Lingue
- 11
- Preferito da
- 39