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词条 L. M. Elliott
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  1. Background

  2. Career

  3. Personal

  4. Awards

  5. Works

  6. References

  7. External links

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}}L.M. Elliott is pen name of Laura Malone Elliott. She was born on September 17, 1957, close to Washington, DC. award-winning author of young adult novels, including Under a War-Torn Sky (2001), Flying South (2003), Give Me Liberty (2008), and A Troubled Peace (2009), the sequel to Under a War-Torn Sky.[1][2][3][4][5]

Background

Elliott was born in 1957 near Washington, DC. She graduated from Wake Forest University and holds a master's in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[2] She also holds several awards, such as the NCSS/CBC Notable Book in Social Studies, for her book Under a War-Torn Sky.

Career

Elliott is a long-time writer for the Washingtonian magazine.[1][4]

Elliott was twice a finalist for the National Magazine Award and recipient of numerous Dateline awards. She wrote often on children, women's issues, and health.[2]

Personal

Elliott lives in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, and has a daughter and son. She appears frequently at middle schools and high schools where she speaks with students about writing, research, and the value of reading about history.[1][5][6]

Awards

  • NCSS/CBC Notable Book in Social Studies (Under a War-Torn Sky)[1]
  • Jefferson Cup Honor Book (Under a War-Torn Sky)[1]
  • Bank Street College of Education's Best Book (Under a War-Torn Sky)[1]
  • Borders' Original Voices Award (Under a War-Torn Sky)[1]
  • IRA/Children's Book Council Children's Choice (Hunter's Best Frend at School)[2]
  • NCSS/CBC Notable (A Troubled Peace)[1]
  • Jefferson Cup Overfloweth (Across a War-Tossed Sea)[1]
  • IRA Teacher's Choice (Annie, Between the States)[1][2]
  • New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age (Annie, Between the States)[1][2]

Works

Her novels are historical fiction and fit the genre of coming of age fiction, featuring teenage protagonists encountering rites of passage.

Elliott has also authored five picture books for children with New York Times best-selling illustrator, Lynn Munsinger, including: Hunter's Best Friend at School, Hunter and Stripe and the Soccer Showdown, and Hunter's Big Sister. Their most recent illustrated book, A String of Hearts, was released in January, 2011.

  • Shattered Dreams: The Story of Charlotte Fedders with Charlotte Fedders (New York: Harper & Row, 1987)[2]
  • A to Z Guide to Your Child's Behavior: A Parent's Easy and Authoritative Reference to Hundreds of Everyday Problems and Concerns from Birth to Twelve Years (contributor) (New York: Putnam, 1993)[2]
  • Under a War-Torn Sky (New York: Hyperion, 2001)[7]
  • Hunter's Best Friend at School (New York : HarperCollins, 2002)[8]
  • Flying South (New York : HarperCollins, 2003)[9]
  • Annie, Between the States (New York : Katherine Tegen Books, 2004)[10]
  • Hunter & Stripe and the Soccer Showdown (New York : Katherine Tegen Books, 2005)[11]
  • Give Me Liberty (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2006)[12]
  • Hunter's Big Sister (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2007)[13]
  • A Troubled Peace (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2009)[14]
  • A String of Hearts (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2010)[15]
  • Thanksgiving Day Thanks (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2013)[16]
  • Across a War-Tossed Sea (New York: Disney-Hyperion, 2014)[17]
  • Da Vinci's Tiger (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2015)[18]
  • Suspect Red (Los Angeles: Disney-Hyperion, 2017)[19]

References

1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{cite web| title = About| publisher = L.M. Elliott| url = http://www.lmelliott.com/about| date = | accessdate = 13 September 2017}}
2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web| title = Elliott, Laura Malone 1957- (L.M. Elliott)| publisher = Encyclopedia.com| url = http://www.encyclopedia.com/children/scholarly-magazines/elliott-laura-malone-1957-lm-elliott| date = | accessdate = 13 September 2017}}
3. ^{{cite web| title = L.M. Elliott| publisher = HarperCollins| url = https://www.harpercollins.com/cr-100226/l-m-elliott| date = | accessdate = 13 September 2017}}
4. ^1 {{cite web| title = Laura Elliott| publisher = Fairfax County Library| url = http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/bookcast/elliott.htm| date = | accessdate = 13 September 2017}}
5. ^1 {{cite web| title = Bio| publisher = AdLit| url = http://www.adlit.org/authors/Elliott/4494/| date = | accessdate = 13 September 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web| title = FAQs about Laura| publisher = L.M. Elliott| url = http://www.lmelliott.com/frequently-asked-questions| date = | accessdate = 13 September 2017}}
7. ^{{cite book| first = L. M.| last = Elliott| title = Under a War-Torn Sky]]| publisher = Hyperion| url = https://lccn.loc.gov/2001016633| date = 2001| accessdate = 13 September 2017}}
8. ^{{cite book| first = Laura Malone| last = Elliott| title = Hunter's Best Friend at School| publisher = HarperCollins| url = https://lccn.loc.gov/2001039816| date = 2002| accessdate = 13 September 2017}}
9. ^{{cite book| first = L. M.| last = Elliott| title = Flying South| publisher = HarperCollins| url = https://lccn.loc.gov/2002014414| date = 2003| accessdate = 13 September 2017}}
10. ^{{cite book| first = L. M.| last = Elliott| title = Annie, Between the States| publisher = Katherine Tegen Books| url = https://lccn.loc.gov/2003024941| date = 2004| accessdate = 13 September 2017}}
11. ^{{cite book| first = Laura Malone| last = Elliott| title = Hunter & Stripe and the Soccer Showdown| publisher = Katherine Tegen Books| url = https://lccn.loc.gov/2004022370| date = 2005| accessdate = 13 September 2017}}
12. ^{{cite book| first = L. M.| last = Elliott| title = Give Me Liberty| publisher = Katherine Tegen Books| url = https://lccn.loc.gov/2006018166| date = 2006| accessdate = 13 September 2017}}
13. ^{{cite book| first = Laura Malone| last = Elliott| title = Hunter's Big Sister| publisher = Katherine Tegen Books| url = https://lccn.loc.gov/2005018099| date = 2007| accessdate = 13 September 2017}}
14. ^{{cite book| first = L. M.| last = Elliott| title = A Troubled Peace]]| publisher = Katherine Tegen Books| url = https://lccn.loc.gov/2010923160| date = 2009| accessdate = 13 September 2017}}
15. ^{{cite book| first = L. M.| last = Elliott| title = A String of Hearts| publisher = Katherine Tegen Books| url = https://lccn.loc.gov/2009031222| date = 2010| accessdate = 13 September 2017}}
16. ^{{cite book| first = L. M.| last = Elliott| title = Thanksgiving Day Thanks| publisher = Katherine Tegen Books| url = https://lccn.loc.gov/2012030717| date = 2013| accessdate = 13 September 2017}}
17. ^{{cite book| first = L. M.| last = Elliott| title = Across a War-Tossed Sea| publisher = Disney-Hyperion| url = https://lccn.loc.gov/2013035303| date = 2014| accessdate = 13 September 2017}}
18. ^{{cite book| first = L. M.| last = Elliott| title = Da Vinci's Tiger| publisher = Katherine Tegen Books| url = https://lccn.loc.gov/2014047920| date = 2015| accessdate = 13 September 2017}}
19. ^{{cite book| first = L. M.| last = Elliott| title = Suspect Red| publisher = Disney-Hyperion| url = https://lccn.loc.gov/2016041824| date = 2017| accessdate = 13 September 2017}}

External links

  • The author's website
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110726045429/http://fallforthebook.org/?p=330 "Fall for the Book" (2009) for educators and students featuring "A Troubled Peace"]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20091104182123/http://www.lmelliott.com/PDFs/about_laura_thealanreview.pdf Article in the ALAN Review (Summer 2009) by Linda Rice, "Writing and Teaching Historic Fiction"]
  • Podcast, Fairfax County Public Libraries
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20091104164901/http://www.lmelliott.com/PDFs/LMEInterview.pdf Article in the ALAN Review (Winter 2006) by Diane P. Tuccillo, "Quiet Voices with a Big Message"]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20111004230916/http://www.lmelliott.com/about_laura_childrenslit.php Profile of the author by Shelia Egan appearing in Childrenslit.com (from the author's website)]
  • Valentine's Day video featuring the author. Presented by "Readingrockets", a program of Washington, D.C. Public Television (WETA)
  • "String of Hearts" (2011), on the author's website.
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