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- Stephanie S. Tolan is an American author of children's books.
- Tolan is the well known author of young adult and children's fiction, as well as an author and speaker on her topic of passion: exceptionally gifted children.
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Stephanie S. Tolan
American author of children's books (born 1942)
Stephanie S. Tolan | |
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| Born | 1942 (age 82–83) Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Children's author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Masters |
| Alma mater | Purdue University |
| Period | 1978–present |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Notable works | Surviving the Applewhites |
| Notable awards | Newbery Medal Honor |
Stephanie S. Tolan (born 1942 in Ohio) is an American author of children's books. Her book Surviving the Applewhites received a Newbery Honor in 2003.[1] She obtained a master's degree in English at Purdue University. Tolan is a senior fellow at the Institute for Educational Advancement. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband.[2][3] Her papers are kept at the University of Central Missouri.
Bibliography
Children's books
- 1978 Grandpa and MeScribners
- 1980 The Last of Eden, Warne
- 1981 The Liberation of Tansy Warner, Scribners
- 1981 No Safe Harbors
- 1983 The Great Skinner Strike, Athe
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Biography of Stephanie S. Tolan
Stephanie S. Tolan's earliest memories involve books -- those that were read to her and those she read to herself, often late at night with a flashlight under the covers. She always thought there was a special magic in the little black marks on paper that could turn into whole worlds and real people. Born in Ohio and raised in Wisconsin, she wrote her first story in the fourth grade. It was thrilling to discover she could make the magic herself, and she decided then and there to be a writer.
Other ambitions came and went, but writing stayed on, and she majored in creative writing at Purdue University, then went on to a Master's Degree in English. Marriage and the sudden addition to her life of three young stepsons, and then a son, forced writing into the nooks and crannies, but she wrote poetry and plays for adults as she taught college English. Her husband's career in professional theatre moved the Tolan family around the country, and writing was a comforting constant. In the mid-seventies, Stephanie began working in the Poets-in-th- •
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Stephanie S. Tolan
Born 1942 (age 82–83)
Ohio, U.S.Occupation Children's author Language English Nationality American Education Masters Alma mater Purdue University Period 1978–present Genre Children's literature Notable works Surviving the Applewhites Notable awards Newbery Medal Honor Stephanie S. Tolan (born 1942 in Ohio) is an American author of children's books. Her book Surviving the Applewhites received a Newbery Honor in 2003. She obtained a master's degree in English at Purdue University. Tolan is a senior fellow at the Institute for Educational Advancement. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband. Her papers are kept at the University of Central Missouri.
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