Joan Abelove
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Joan Abelove | |
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| Born | 1945 (age 78–79) New York, United States |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Education | PhD incultural anthropology |
| Alma mater | Barnard College,City University of New York(PhD) |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Notable works | Go and Come Back Saying It Out Loud |
| Notable awards | American Library Association 2000Best Books for Young Adult |
| Children | 1 |
Joan Abelove(born 1945) is an American writer ofyoung adultnovels. She attendedBarnard Collegeand has a PhD incultural anthropologyfrom theCity University of New York.She spent two years in thejunglesofPeruas part of her doctoral research and used the experience as background for her first novel,Go and Come Back(1998).Go and Come Back,about a young Peruvian girl's encounter with anthropologists, earned numerous awards and citations, including a "Best Books for Young Adults" selection of the American Library Association and "Book Prize Finalist" selection of theLos Angeles Times.Her second book,Saying It Out Loud,is about a Jewish girl coming to terms with her mother's death from brain cancer.[1]
Joan Abelove participates in a critique group withGail Carson Levine,writer ofElla EnchantedandWriting Magic,a guide for child authors who wish to make their stories better.
She now lives in New York City with her husband and son.
Bibliography
[edit]- Go and Come Back(1998),ISBN9780789424761[2][3][4]
- Saying It Out Loud(1999),ISBN9780789426093[5]
- Lost & Found: Award-Winning Authors Share Real-Life Experiences Through Fiction(contributor) (2000)
References
[edit]- ^"Children's Book Review: Saying It Out Loud by Joan Abelove, Author DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) $15.95 (136p) ISBN 978-0-7894-2609-3".PublishersWeekly.com.RetrievedJanuary 26,2016.
- ^GO AND COME BACK.Kirkus Reviews. April 1, 1998.
- ^"Go and Come Back by Joan Abelove".publishersweekly.com.RetrievedJanuary 18,2023.
- ^Go and Come Back Summary.bookrags.com.
- ^SAYING IT OUT LOUD.Kirkus Reviews. October 1, 1999.
- "Joan Abelove" inContemporary Authors Online,Thomson Gale, entry updated October 22, 2003.
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