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Stephanie S. Tolan

American author of children's books (born 1942)

Stephanie S. Tolan

Born1942 (age 82–83)
Ohio, U.S.
OccupationChildren's author
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
EducationMasters
Alma materPurdue University
Period1978–present
GenreChildren's literature
Notable worksSurviving the Applewhites
Notable awardsNewbery 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



    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

    Born1942 (age 82–83)
    Ohio, U.S.
    OccupationChildren's author
    LanguageEnglish
    NationalityAmerican
    EducationMasters
    Alma materPurdue University
    Period1978–present
    GenreChildren's literature
    Notable worksSurviving the Applewhites
    Notable awardsNewbery 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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