Stephanie S. Tolan

Stephanie S. Tolan
Born	1942 (age 82–83) Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Children's author
Language	English
Nationality	American
Education	Masters
Alma mater	Purdue University
Period	1978–present
Genre	Children's literature
Notable works	Surviving the Applewhites
Notable awards	Newbery Medal Honor

Stephanie S. Tolan (born 1942 in Ohio) is an American author of children's books. Her book Surviving the Applewhites received a Newbery Honor in 2003. ^[1] She obtained a master's degree in English at Purdue University. Tolan is a senior fellow at the Institute for Educational Advancement. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband. ^{[2] [3]} Her papers are kept at the University of Central Missouri.

Bibliography

Children's books

• 1978 Grandpa and Me Scribners
• 1980 The Last of Eden, Warne
• 1981 The Liberation of Tansy Warner, Scribners
• 1981 No Safe Harbors
• 1983 The Great Skinner Strike, Atheneum Books
• 1983 A Time to Fly Free
• 1986 Pride of the Peacock, Atheneum
• 1987 The Great Skinner Getaway
• 1987 The Great Skinner Homestead
• 1988 A Good Courage
• 1990 Plague Year, William Morrow
• 1992 The Witch of Maple Park
• 1992 Sophie and the Sidewalk Man
• 1992 March Hooper and the Greatest Treasure in the World
• 1993 Save Halloween William Morrow
• 1994 Who's There?, HarperCollins
• 1996 Welcome to the Ark (Volume 1 of the Ark Trilogy), William Morrow
• 1996 The Great Skinner Enterprise
• 1998 The Face in the Mirror, HarperCollins ^[4]
• 1999 Ordinary Miracles, HarperTeen ^[5]
• 2001 Flight of the Raven (Volume 2 of the Ark Trilogy), HarperTeen
• 2002 Surviving the Applewhites 2003 Newbery Honor Book
• 2004 Bartholomew's Blessing
• 2006 Listen!, HarperCollins
• 2009 Wishworks, Inc., Arthur A. Levine Books, ISBN   978-0-545-03154-7
• 2012 Applewhites at Wit's End (Applewhites Family #2)
• 2017 Applewhites Coast to Coast (Applewhites Family #3), with her son R.J. Tolan ^[6]

Books for adults

• 2011 Change Your Story, Change Your Life, Createspace. ISBN   978-1-4662-1405-7 ^[7]

Adapted works

• The Bridge to Terabithia, a theatrical adaption of the 1977 book by Katherine Paterson ^[8]

Contributing author

• 2008 Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out, produced by the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance (various authors/illustrators). Candlewick Press

Foreword

• 2020 Connected: Intuition and Resonance in Smart People, by Alan D. Thompson. ^{[9] [10]}

Articles

• 2008 "What We May Be: What Dabrowski's Work Can Do for Gifted Adults" (in the book Living With Intensity, edited by Susan Daniels & Michael M. Piechowski)

References

1. "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
2. Tolan's Web site: www.stephanietolan.com
3. Tolan interview at HarperCollins Publishers website
4. Face in the Mirror review at Publishers Weekly
5. Kirkus review of Ordinary Miracles
6. https://www.amazon.com/Applewhites-Coast-Stephanie-S-Tolan/dp/0062133209/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1XJFMDXEXEZP8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.q3oKTJx_v2q6zig5lMqHN8rZapJTS-jE-iEBexm1vE7bQrVbLZ649QUUfJbhuLA28puhnQGm2oHPvJ3TllFALeO5E0GeB8pEodUZ-e2ujTOqPp6I0umxtY-mdjKX6v-AcL9larBmai4o3Cr35br_rHZQo29vdv2hclTUMCwJ5BGe8Kc_sT3E-DU5vAvwsXSUwdDRj3yXWa4yf3EEIFXNwvju4tlSiT-LAmfFEwS_rcE.DpsNq8ruG7AOe91Uy5wIMlrdg2NrYVX_-0Apd68TJT0&dib_tag=se&keywords=applewhites&qid=1726687366&s=books&sprefix=applewhites%2Cstripbooks%2C76&sr=1-2
7. "Change Your Story, Change Your Life". Createspace.com. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
8. Try Using... "The Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson & Stephanie S. Tolan | Stageplays.com: The World's Largest Collection of Plays and Musicals". Stageplays.com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
9. "Connected: Intuition and Resonance in Smart People – Life Architect – Award-winning gifted coach for families, Alan D. Thompson". 11 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
10. Connected: Intuition and Resonance in Smart People. 21 January 2020 – via Amazon Kindle.

External links

• Official website
• Lectures by Tolan at the National Association for Gifted Children
• Tolan at publisher HarperCollins
• Tolan at Our White House, National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance
• Stephanie S. Tolan Papers inventory at the James C. Kirkpatrick Library (University of Central Missouri), part of the Philip A. Sadler Research Collection of literature for children and young adults
• Stephanie S. Tolan at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Stephanie S. Tolan at Library of Congress , with 33library catalog records

• Children's literature portal