Elizabeth Suneby

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Elizabeth "Liz" Suneby is a children's book author.

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Biography

Suneby earned a bachelor of arts degree from Brown University. [1]

She is Jewish and has written several mitzvah-themed books. [2]

Suneby is known for her nonfiction picture book Razia's Ray of Hope (Kids Can Press, 2013), about Razia Jan. The book came to the attention of Roya Hosseini and was then used as part of curriculum of the Khaled Hosseini Foundation. [3] Razia's Ray of Hope was a Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honor Title in 2014. [4]

Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea: How a Science Project Helps One Family and the Planet (Kids Can Press, 2018) won the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books in 2019. [5]

Suneby has worked with the United Nations' Clean Cooking Alliance. [6]

Suneby lives in Wellesley, Massachusetts. [7] She has a husband and two children. [2]

Selected works

Citizen Kid series

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References

  1. ↑ "Liz Suneby, Author at Better After 50". Better After 50. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  2. 1 2 "Elizabeth Suneby – International Affairs Family Conference" . Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  3. ↑ "News from the North: March 2014". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  4. ↑ "Elizabeth Suneby: A Window into a Girls' School in Afghanistan". Jane Addams Peace Association. 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  5. ↑ "Good news in the district". The Philadelphia Tribune. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  6. ↑ Beck, Tom (2019-10-31). "F.S. Key students receive books, workshop from children's author". South Philly Review. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  7. ↑ Brown, Deborah (2013-08-27). "Wellesley author shares story of Afghan girl's quest for education". The Swellesley Report. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  8. ↑ "Bookwatch". Midwest Book Review . April 2008. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  9. ↑ "Children's Bookwatch". Midwest Book Review . December 2011. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  10. ↑ Mitzvah Project: Making Mitzvah Part of Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah . . . and Your Life, by Liz Suneby | Booklist Online.
  11. ↑ "Children's Bookwatch". Midwest Book Review . October 2012. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  12. ↑ "It's a… It's a… It's a Mitzvah by Liz Suneby, Diane Heiman". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  13. ↑ It's a . . . It's a . . . It's a Mitzvah, by Liz Suneby | Booklist Online.
  14. ↑ "The JGuy's Guide: The GPS for Jewish Teen Guys by Liz Suneby (et al.)". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  15. ↑ No Room for a Pup!. Kirkus Reviews.
  16. ↑ Razia's Ray of Hope. Kirkus Reviews.
  17. ↑ Razia's Ray of Hope: One Girl's Dream of an Education, by Elizabeth Suneby | Booklist Online.
  18. ↑ "Refugees welcome here: resources and booklist". The Horn Book. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  19. ↑ "Razia's Ray of Hope". School Library Journal .
  20. ↑ "Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea: How a Science Project Helps One Family and the Planet by Elizabeth Suneby". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  21. ↑ Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea. Kirkus Reviews.
  22. ↑ Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea: How a Science Project Helps One Family and the Planet, by By Elizabeth Suneby. | Booklist Online.
  23. ↑ "Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea". School Library Journal .


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