Carolyn Coman

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Carolyn Coman
Born (1951-10-28) October 28, 1951 (age 72)
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
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Carolyn Coman (born October 28, 1951) [1] [2] is an American writer best known for children's books. Her novels What Jamie Saw (1995) and Many Stones (2000) were among the runners-up for major annual awards by the American Library Association (ALA) and the National Book Foundation.

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Biography

Carolyn Coman was born October 28, 1951, in Evanston, Illinois, near Chicago. [1] [2] She worked as a bookbinder 1975-84 and later as an editor with Heinemann before she became a full-time writer. [1] She edited Body and Soul, a photo-portrait documentary by Judy Dater, and wrote the text of a children's picture book, prior to completing four young-adult novels from 1993 to 2000. Her novels for middle-grade readers (2004 and 2007) combine humour, investigation and a sense of nostalgia.

In the YA novels, "She explores the darker sides of growing up: dealing with parent's abandonment through death in Tell Me Everything, abuse by a stepparent in What Jamie Saw, sibling incest in Bee and Jacky and a political-inspired tragedy in Many Stones." [1] Many Stones was inspired by the murder of Amy Biehl. [1]

What Jamie Saw (1995) was Newbery Medal honor book and a National Book Award for Young People's Literature finalist. Many Stones (2000) was a Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book and another National Book Award finalist. [1] (From 1922 the ALA Newbery Medal recognizes the previous year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children", with some designated runners-up now called "Honor Books". From 2000, the Newbery and Printz separately recognize books for "children" and "teens".)

Coman has two children and lives in South Hampton, New Hampshire. [3]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Something about the Author; Vol 197; pp. 32–36. Gale, 2009. ISBN   978-1-4144-2169-8.
  2. 1 2 3 "Carolyn Comans – Summary Bibliography". ISFDB. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
  3. ↑ "Carolyn Coman". Random House. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
  4. ↑ "Losing Things at Mr. Mudd's". www.publishersweekly.com. PWxyz LLC. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Bee and Jacky". www.publishersweekly.com. PWxyz LLC. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Many stones Archived 2018-09-09 at the Wayback Machine ; teenreads.com
  7. ↑ "Many Stones". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 15 October 2000. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "The Memory Bank". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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