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Tanya Lee Stone (born 1965) is an American author of children's and young adult books. She writes narrative nonfiction for middle-grade students and young adults, as well as nonfiction picture books. Her stories often center women and people of color.
Her work has been received a NAACP Image Award, Robert F. Sibert Medal, and Golden Kite Award, among others. She is also the author of the young adult verse novel, A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl , which was the 44th-most banned and challenged book in the United States between 2010 and 2019, [1] as well as the sixth most banned and challenged book in 2013. [2] [3]
Stone received her Bachelor of Arts in English from Oberlin College in 1987, [4] [5] then a Master of Science from Southern Connecticut State University. [5]
After graduating from Oberlin College in 1987, Stone became a children's book editor in New York City. [4] [5]
After moving to Vermont, she wrote her first book. [4] Since then, she has written more than 100 books for children and young adults. [6] Her articles, essays, and reviews have appeared in The New York Times , The Horn Book, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal . [4] [5]
Beyond writing, Stone is an assistant director and program director of the Professional Writing program at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. [5] She also serves on several literature-related committees and is the co-founder of Kindling Words. [4]
A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl was published January 10, 2006 by Wendy Lamb Books. The book landed on the American Library Association's Top 10 Banned Books List in 2013 because of its inclusion of drugs, alcohol, and smoking; nudity, offensive language, as well as its sexually explicit content. [2] Between 2010 and 2019, it was the 44th most banned and challenged book in the United States. [1]
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream was originally published February 24, 2009 by Candlewick Press, then republished September 27, 2011. [7] The book has received the following accolades, among others:
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers was published January 22, 2013 by Candlewick Press. [14] The book has received the following accolades, among others:
Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell was published February 19, 2013 by Henry Holt & Company. [21] The book has received the following accolades:
The House That Jane Built: A Story about Jane Addams, illustrated by Kathryn Brown, was published June 23, 2015 by Henry Holt & Company. [24] The book was an NCTE Orbis Pictus Award nominee (2016). [25]
Pass Go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly Was Invented, illustrated by Steve Salerno, was published July 17, 2018 by Henry Holt and Co. [26] The book was an NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book (2019). [27]
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