Laurie Ann Thompson

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Laurie Ann Thompson is an American writer. She is known for her children's books and books for young adults. Thompson is a winner of one of the 2016 Schneider Family Book Awards for her book, Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, which was illustrated by Sean Qualls.

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The Washington Post highlighted Thompson's book, Be A Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters (2014) as a good book to help raise activist children. [1] The book is written for young adults who want to change things in their world through entrepreneurship or charity. [2] Library Media Connection recommended it for library collections. [3] Booklist wrote that it was "a thorough and passionate manual for empowered readers to pursue their dreams of making the world a better place." [4] Kirkus Review felt that one criticism of the book was that it did not have enough "media-rich" resources for digital discovery of information. [5]

Thompson's book, My Dog Is the Best, and illustrated by Paul Schmid, is a picture book for young readers. Booklist wrote "the simplicity of both the words and the pictures creates a charming, toddler-sized ode to man's best friend." [6] School Library Journal wrote that, "While this is a familiar story, it's a well-executed and charming one." [7]

Thompson wrote Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah (2015) after she saw a documentary about Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's one-legged bike journey across Ghana. [8] This book, illustrated by Sean Qualls, won a 2016 Schneider Family Book Award in the youngest age group category. [9] Horn Book Magazine wrote "The text is simple, well paced and clearly written." [10] Thompson included an author's note at the end of the book that tells the reader more about Yeboah's activism for people with disabilities. [11] School Library Journal called it "powerful and winning." [12]

The Huffington Post wrote that Two Truths and a Lie: It's Alive! (2017), written with Ammi-Joan Paquette, was a "highly entertaining way to learn that truth is stranger than fiction and that crafty fiction can lead you down a garden path." [13] The book is inspired by a game, Two Truths and a Lie, and is designed to help readers think critically and has a "brief but savvy guide to responsible research methods," according to Booklist. [14] School Library Journal compared the idea to Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!, and called the book "a fun and potentially useful curricular tool for teachers and librarians." [15] The next book in the Two Truths and Lie series, Histories and Mysteries (2018) was also favorably reviewed by Booklist. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ Allard, Jody (10 March 2017). "Perspective | The best books for raising activist kids". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  2. ↑ Prince, Jennifer (November 2014). "Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters" . School Library Journal. 60 (11): 138 – via EBSCOhost.
  3. ↑ Garry, Candi Pierce (January 2015). "Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters" . Library Media Connection. 33 (4): 76 – via EBSCOhost.
  4. ↑ Smith, Julia (October 2014). "Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters" . Booklist. 111 (3): 44 – via EBSCOhost.
  5. ↑ "Be a Changemaker". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Mazza, April (June 2015). "My Dog Is the Best" . Booklist. 111 (19/20): 122 – via EBSCOhost.
  7. ↑ Dar, Mahnaz (March 2015). "My Dog Is the Best" . School Library Journal. 61 (3): 128 – via EBSCOhost.
  8. ↑ Wilkens, John (24 October 2015). "A new ride for Emmanuel Yeboah". San Diego Tribune. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  9. ↑ Heasley, Shaun (2016-01-25). "Children's Books Honored For Portraying Disability Experience". Disability Scoop. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  10. ↑ Parravano, Martha V. (March 2015). "Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah" . Horn Book Magazine. 91 (2): 126–127 – via EBSCOhost.
  11. ↑ Hunter, Sarah (February 2015). "Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah" . Booklist. 111 (12): 72 – via EBSCOhost.
  12. ↑ Diman, Kathryn (March 2015). "Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah" . School Library Journal. 61 (3): 174 – via EBSCOhost.
  13. ↑ Cobb, Vicki (2017-06-05). "How To Be a Skeptical Reader". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  14. ↑ Peters, John (May 2017). "Two Truths and a Lie: It's Alive!" . Booklist. 113 (17): 65 – via EBSCOhost.
  15. ↑ O'Malley, Ragan (May 2017). "Two Truths and a Lie: It's Alive!" . School Library Journal. 63: 122 – via EBSCOhost.
  16. ↑ Peters, John (March 2018). "Two Truths and a Lie: Histories and Mysteries" . Booklist. 114 (13): 42 – via EBSCOhost.
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