Deborah Hopkinson | |
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| Born | February 4, 1952 |
| Occupation | Author |
| Spouse | Andrew D. Thomas |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | deborahhopkinson |
Deborah Hopkinson (born February 4, 1952) [1] is an American writer of over seventy children's books, primarily historical fiction, nonfiction and picture books.
Hopkinson was born February 4, 1952, in Lowell, Massachusetts [2] to Russell W. and Gloria D. Hopkinson. [1]
She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1973 and a Master of Arts from the University of Hawaiʻi in 1978. [1]
Hopkinson is married to Andrew D. Thomas, and the couple has two children: Rebekah and Dimitri. [1] She presently lives near Portland, Oregon. [3]
Before writing full-time, Hopkinson worked as a philanthropic fundraiser with Oregon State University, Whitman College, and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. [4] From 1981 to 1984, she served as the marketing director for the Manoa Valley Theater in Honolulu. [4] Afterwards, she worked as a development director at the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation (1985 to 1989), then the East–West Center in Honolulu (1989 to 1994). [4] For the next decade, she was the director of grants at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, after which she served as the director for foundation relations for the Oregon State University Foundation in Corvallis, Oregon. [4]
Hopkinson published her first book in 1993 and has since published more than 70 books for children, including the Sibert Honor title, Titanic: Voices from the Disaster.
Twenty-three of Hopkinson's books are Junior Library Guild selections:
In 2012, Titanic: Voices from the Disaster was named one of the best nonfiction children's books of the year by The Horn Book Magazine . [28]
In 2017, Booklist included Steamboat School on their "Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth" list. [29]
In 2019, Carter Reads the Newspaper was named one of the best books of the year by the Chicago Public Library and the New York Public Library. [24]
The Story of a Story was included in the Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choices 2021. [30]
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 1994 | Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt | International Reading Association Book Award for Younger Readers | Winner | [31] |
| 2000 | A Band of Angels | ALSC Notable Children's Book | Selection | [32] |
| Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Text | Winner | [33] | ||
| Jane Addams Children's Book Award: Picture Book | Honor | [34] | ||
| 2004 | Girl Wonder | Jane Addams Children's Book Award: Picture Book | Honor | [34] |
| Shutting Out the Sky | Jane Addams Children's Book Award: Book for Older Children | Honor | [34] | |
| NCTE Orbis Pictus Award | Honor | [35] | ||
| 2005 | Apples to Oregon | ALSC Notable Children's Book | Selection | [36] |
| Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Text | Winner | |||
| Spur Award for Storyteller | Winner | [37] | ||
| 2006 | Sky Boys | Boston Globe–Horn Book Award | Honor | [38] |
| 2007 | Up Before Daybreak | Carter G. Woodson Book Award: Middle Level | Honor | [39] |
| 2008 | Abe Lincoln Crosses A Creek | Cybils Award for Fiction Picture book | Finalist | [40] |
| 2009 | ALSC Notable Children's Book | Selection | [41] | |
| 2009–2010 | Keep On! | Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature | Winner | |
| 2012 | Titanic: Voices From the Disaster | Cybils Award for Nonfiction Middle Grade & Young Adult | Finalist | [42] |
| Oregon Spirit Award for Nonfiction | Honor | [43] | ||
| 2013 | The Great Trouble | Oregon Spirit Award for Middle Reader | Winner | [43] |
| Knit Your Bit | Oregon Spirit Award for Picture Books | Winner | [43] | |
| Annie and Helen | Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature | Finalist | [44] [45] | |
| A Boy Called Dickens | Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature | Nominee | [46] | |
| Titanic: Voices from the Disaster | ALSC Notable Children's Book | Selection | [47] | |
| Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature | Nominee | [46] | ||
| Sibert Medal | Honor | [48] | ||
| YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction | Finalist | [49] | ||
| 2014 | Knit Your Bit | Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature | Finalist | [50] |
| 2015 | Courage & Defiance | Oregon Spirit Award for Nonfiction | Winner | [43] |
| The Great Trouble | Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature | Finalist | [51] | |
| 2016 | Courage & Defiance | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award | Recommended | [52] |
| Dive! | Oregon Spirit Award for Nonfiction | Honor | [43] | |
| The Great Trouble | Mathical | Honor | [53] | |
| Steamboat School | Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth | Selection | [54] | |
| 2017 | A Bandit’s Tale | Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult Literature | Nominee | [55] |
| NCTE Charlotte Huck Award | Recommended | [56] | ||
| Beatrix Potter and the Unfortunate Tale of a Borrowed Guinea Pig | Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature | Nominee | [55] | |
| Courage & Defiance | Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult Literature | Finalist | [57] | |
| Dive! | NCTE Orbis Pictus Award | Recommended | [52] | |
| Follow the Moon Home | Green Book Award for Picture Book | Winner | [58] | |
| Steamboat School | Association for Library Service to Children Notable Children's Book | Selection | [59] | |
| Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature | Finalist | [60] | ||
| Jane Addams Children's Book Award: Book for Younger Children | Winner | [61] [62] | ||
| 2018 | Dive! | Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult Literature | Nominee | [63] |
| Independence Cake | Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature | Nominee | [63] | |
| A Letter to my Teacher | Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature | Nominee | [63] | |
| 2019 | Carter Reads the Newspaper | Oregon Spirit Award for Nonfiction | Honor | [43] |
| D-Day: The World War II Invasion That Changed History | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction | Nominee | [64] | |
| Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane Austen | Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature | Finalist | [65] | |
| 2020 | Butterflies Belong Here | Oregon Spirit Award for Picture Books | Honor | [43] |
| Carter Reads the Newspaper | ALSC Notable Children's Book | Selection | [66] | |
| Carter G. Woodson Book Award: Elementary Level | Honor | [39] | ||
| Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature | Finalist | [67] | ||
| How I Became a Spy | Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult Literature | Winner | [68] [69] | |
| Under the Bodhi Tree | Independent Publisher Bronze Award for Children’s Picture Books | [70] | ||
| 2021 | Butterflies Belong Here | Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature | Finalist | [71] |
| Green Book Award | Winner | [58] | ||
| We Had to Be Brave | Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult Literature | Finalist | [71] | |
| NCTE Orbis Pictus Award | Recommended | [52] | ||
| 2022 | We Must Not Forget | Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult Literature | Finalist | [72] |
| NCTE Orbis Pictus Award | Recommended | [73] |
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