Lynne Ewing

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Lynne Ewing is an American author and screenwriter who has written 24 young adult novels, including the Daughters of the Moon , Sons of the Dark , and the Sisters of Isis series. Her books have been translated into seven languages.

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Her first book, Drive-By (1996), [1] [2] was an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers and a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age. The book also received the 1999 Arizona Young Readers Award. Her second book, Party Girl (1999), [3] [4] was an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, an Amazon Editor's Choice, and a Teen People recommended read. The book was adapted into a film titled Living the Life. [5]

Her book The Lure (2014) [6] [7] was an ALA In the Margins 2015 top-ten title for Youths in Custody. [8] In a review of the novel, which she rated as appropriate for high school–age students, Coats compared The Lure to The Outsiders, arguing that "circumstances [of the characters in The Lure] are raw to the power of ten compared to that book". [9]

In a 2012 study, Guerra concluded that Drive-By and Party Girl, among a number of other titles, were likely to "engage" reluctant readers among youth at risk for incarceration. [10]

Lehtonen discusses Goddess of the Night (2000), the first volume of the Daughters of the Moon series, in a study of young adult fiction. Lehtonen observes that Goddess of the Night uses the magical power of invisibility as a means to explore the "empowerment" of Vanessa Cleveland, the novel's main character. [11]

Ewing is a member of Sisters in Crime and the Mystery Writers of America. She divides her time between Washington, D.C., Montreal and Lyon, France.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Children's Book Review: Drive-By by Lynne Ewing". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Drive-By". Kirkus Reviews . June 24, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Children's Book Review: Party Girl by Lynne Ewing". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Party Girl". Kirkus Reviews . May 20, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ Koehler, Robert (August 11, 2001). "Living the Life". Variety . Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Children's Book Review: The Lure by Lynne Ewing". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  7. ↑ "The Lure". Kirkus Reviews . December 1, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Profile - Lynne Ewing - the Authors Guild".
  9. ↑ Coats, Karen (2014). "The Lure by Lynne Ewing". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 67 (6): 309. doi:10.1353/bcc.2014.0104. ISSN   1558-6766. S2CID   201782055.
  10. ↑ Guerra, Stephanie F. (2012). "Using Urban Fiction to Engage At-Risk and Incarcerated Youths in Literacy Instruction". Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. 55 (5): 385–394 at 389–390. doi:10.1002/JAAL.00047. ISSN   1081-3004. JSTOR   41331464.
  11. ↑ Lehtonen 2013, p. 78.
  12. ↑ Spellbound: Witchbooks entrance young readers

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