Lynne Ewing

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.

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]

"Using Urban Fiction to Engage At-Risk and Incarcerated Youths in Literacy Instruction," a study published in 2012, 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]

Goddess of the Night (2000), the first volume of the Daughters of the Moon series, was also studied in a book review titled "Girls Transforming: Invisibility and Age-Shifting in Children's Fantasy Fiction Since the 1970s." In this, 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.

Books

• Drive-By (HarperCollins, 1996)
• Party Girl (Random House, 1999)
• Daughters of the Moon (Disney Hyperion, 2000–2007) ^[12]
• Sons of the Dark (Disney Hyperion, 2004–2005)
• Sisters of Isis (Disney Hyperion, 2007–2008)
• The Lure (HarperCollins, 2014)

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 2012.
11. Lehtonen 2013, p. 78.
12. Spellbound: Witchbooks entrance young readers

Sources

• Lehtonen, Sanna (April 26, 2013). Girls Transforming: Invisibility and Age-Shifting in Children's Fantasy Fiction Since the 1970s. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-0193-9.
• 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.

External links

• Lynne Ewing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database