Joy McCullough

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Joy McCullough is an American author of young adult fiction. She is best known for her verse novel Blood Water Paint. She lives in Seattle, Washington. [1] She attended Northwestern University. [2]

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Writing career

Blood Water Paint is a verse novel of biographical fiction for young adults. Its subject is Italian baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi, who was raped and took her attacker to court. [3] It is the tenth novel written by McCullough and it was the first of her books published. [2] McCullough, whose background was as a playwright and not as a poet, first developed Blood Water Paint as a play that was produced in 2015. [4] [2] She read transcripts from the rape trial, which had been translated into English, in her research. [4]

Blood Water Paint received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal . The Horn Book called it "a powerful novel." [5] Publishers Weekly wrote, "A haunting, stirring depiction of an unforgettable woman" [6] and School Library Journal wrote, "McCullough’s beautifully crafted text will inspire upper-middle/high school readers to research the true story upon which this powerful piece of historical fiction is based. The poetry is clear and revelatory, exploring Artemisia’s passion for both art and life." Blood Water Paint was longlisted for National Book Foundation's 2018 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. [7] [8] It was named one of the year's ten best historical fiction novels for youth by Booklist . [9] The audiobook was read by Xe Sands. [10]

In 2020, McCullough published A Field Guide for Getting Lost. [11] [12]

On March 8, 2022, Tess Sharpe, Caroline Tung Richmond, Jessica Spotswood and McCullough released the novel Great or Nothing, a retelling of the classic Little Women , set during the second World War. [13]

Selected works

Picture books

Collaborations

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References

  1. ↑ "Joy McCullough". Contemporary Authors. 2019-02-05 – via Gale Literature.
  2. 1 2 3 Grochowski, Sara (2018-06-28). "Spring 2018 Flying Starts: Joy McCullough". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  3. ↑ McCullough, Joy (2018). Blood water paint. New York, NY. ISBN   978-0-7352-3211-2. OCLC   991090994.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. 1 2 Miller, E. Ce (2018-03-07). "This Book Tells The Story Of The 17th Century Sexual Assault Survivor Who Changed Everything". Bustle. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  5. ↑ Piehl, Norah (Fall 2018). "McCullough, Joy Blood Water Paint". The Horn Book. 29 (2) – via Gale Literature.
  6. 1 2 "Children's Book Review: Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough". Publishers Weekly. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  7. ↑ "2018 NBA Longlist for Young People's Literature Announced". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  8. ↑ "The 2018 National Book Awards Longlist: Young People's Literature". The New Yorker. 2018-09-12. ISSN   0028-792X . Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  9. ↑ Smith, Julia (2018-04-15). "Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth". Booklist. American Library Association. 114 (16) – via Gale Literature.
  10. ↑ Azzam, Julie Hakim (2019-09-12). "Review of Blood Water Paint audiobook". The Horn Book. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  11. 1 2 "A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Joy McCullough". Kirkus Reviews. 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  12. ↑ "Children's Book Review: A Field Guide to Getting Lost". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  13. ↑ McCullough, Joy (2022). Great or nothing. Tess Sharpe, Jessica Spotswood, Caroline Tung Richmond (1st ed.). New York. ISBN   978-0-593-37259-3. OCLC   1255520924.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  14. ↑ "Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough". Kirkus Reviews. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  15. ↑ Menaldi-Scanlan, Nancy (2018-01-26). "Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough | SLJ Review". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  16. ↑ Dobrez, Cindy; Rutan, Lynn (2018-08-03). "Blood Water Paint: Artemisia Gentileschi for YAs". The Booklist Reader. Retrieved 2020-01-17.

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