Cynthia DeFelice
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Cynthia DeFelice is an American children's book
author. She has written 16 novels, and 12 picture books for young readers. Her intended audience for her novels is children at the reading level of ages nine to twelve.
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Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
author. She has written 16 novels, and 12 picture books for young readers. Her intended audience for her novels is children at the reading level of ages nine to twelve.
Biography
She was born Cynthia Carter in 1951. Her father was a psychiatrist, and her mother was an English teacher, who stopped working to raise DeFelice and her siblings. She credits her mother for sparking her interest in books. She began writing children's books in 1987. She lives in Geneva, New YorkGeneva, New York
Geneva is a city in Ontario and Seneca counties in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 13,617 at the 2000 census. Some claim it is named after the city and canton of Geneva in Switzerland. Others believe the name came from confusion over the letters in the word "Seneca" written in cursive...
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Children's novels
- The Strange Night Writing of Jessamine Colter, AtheneumAtheneum BooksAtheneum Books was a publishing house and adult publisher created by Alfred A. Knopf, Jr. in 1959. He recruited editor Jean E. Karl personally, to come and establish a Children's Book Department in 1961....
(1988), ISBN 0027264513 - Weasel, Atheneum (1990), ISBN 0027264572 (1993 Sequoyah Book AwardSequoyah Book AwardThe Sequoyah Children's Book Award is given each year to the book that is selected by Oklahoma students in 3rd-5th grades as their favorite. The Sequoyah Young Adult Award , which is voted for by Oklahoma students in 6th-8th grades, was created in 1988...
winner) - Devil’s Bridge, Gale Group (1992), ISBN 0027264653
- The Light on Hogback Hill Atheneum (1993), ISBN 002726453X
- Lostman’s River, Atheneum (1994), ISBN 0027264661
- The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker Farrar, Straus & Giroux (1996), ISBN 0374346690 (ALA Notable Book 1996)
- The Ghost of Poplar Point, Farrar Straus (1997), ISBN 978-0374325404
- The Ghost of Fossil Glen, Farrar Straus (1998), ISBN 0374317879
- Nowhere to Call Home Farrar Straus (1999), ISBN 0374355525
- Death at Devil’s Bridge Farrar Straus (2000), ISBN 0374317232
- The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs, Farrar Straus (2001)
- The Ghost of Cutler Creek, Farrar Straus (2004), ISBN 0374380589
- Under the Same Sky, Farrar Straus (2005), ISBN 978-0374480653
- Missing Manatee, Farrar Straus (2005), ISBN 0374312575 (nominated for a 2006 Edgar AwardEdgar AwardThe Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
by the Mystery Writers of AmericaMystery Writers of AmericaMystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers, based in New York.The organization was founded in 1945 by Clayton Rawson, Anthony Boucher, Lawrence Treat, and Brett Halliday....
) - Bringing Ezra Back, Farrar Straus (2006) (sequel to Weasel)
- SignalSignal (novel)Signal is a 2009 children's science fiction novel by Cynthia DeFelice. The book was a Junior Library Guild selection for 2009.-Synopsis:...
, Farrar Straus (2009), ISBN 978-0-374-39915-3
Select children's picture books
- Dancing Skeleton, illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker, Atheneum (1989) ISBN 0027264521 (named a Best Book of the Year by the Library of CongressLibrary of CongressThe Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
) - Clever Crow, illustrations by S.D. Schindler, Atheneum (1998), ISBN 978-0689806711
- Cold Feet, illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker, DK Books for ChildrenDorling KindersleyDorling Kindersley is an international publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 51 languages. It is currently part of the Penguin Group....
(2000), ISBN 978-0789426369 (2001 Boston Globe-Horn Book award for best picture book)