E. Lockhart
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Emily Jenkins, who also writes under the name E. Lockhart, is a writer
of children's picture books, young adult novel
s, and adult fiction.
Her first novel as E. Lockhart, The Boyfriend List, was published in 2005 and has been followed by three sequels, The Boy Book (2006), The Treasure Map of Boys (2009), and Real Live Boyfriends (2010).These four novels are also known as the Ruby Oliver novels, based on their central protagonist. Her 2008 novel, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, was a finalist for both the National Book Award
for Young People's Literature and the Michael L. Printz Award
. Her picture books, written as Emily Jenkins, have won numerous awards, including Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
honors and the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Book Award.
and Seattle, Washington
. In high school she attended summer drama schools at Northwestern University
and the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis. She attended Lakeside School
, a private high school in North Seattle. She went to Vassar College
and graduate school at Columbia University
. She has a doctorate in English literature. She currently lives in the New York City
area.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
of children's picture books, young adult novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
s, and adult fiction.
Her first novel as E. Lockhart, The Boyfriend List, was published in 2005 and has been followed by three sequels, The Boy Book (2006), The Treasure Map of Boys (2009), and Real Live Boyfriends (2010).These four novels are also known as the Ruby Oliver novels, based on their central protagonist. Her 2008 novel, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, was a finalist for both the National Book Award
National Book Award
The National Book Awards are a set of American literary awards. Started in 1950, the Awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the current year. In 1989 the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization which now oversees and manages the National Book...
for Young People's Literature and the Michael L. Printz Award
Michael L. Printz Award
The Michael L. Printz Award is an annual award in the United States for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a school librarian from Topeka, Kansas, who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association...
. Her picture books, written as Emily Jenkins, have won numerous awards, including Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
The Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards were first presented by The Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine in 1967. They are among the most prestigious honors in the United States in the field of children’s and young adult literature...
honors and the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Book Award.
Personal life
Jenkins grew up in Cambridge, MassachusettsCambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
and Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
. In high school she attended summer drama schools at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
and the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis. She attended Lakeside School
Lakeside School
Lakeside School is a private/independent school located in the Haller Lake neighborhood at the north city limits of Seattle, Washington, USA, for grades 5–12....
, a private high school in North Seattle. She went to Vassar College
Vassar College
Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
and graduate school at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. She has a doctorate in English literature. She currently lives in the New York City
New York City
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area.
Children's Books by Emily Jenkins
- (1996) The Secret Life of Billie's Uncle Myron
- (2001) Five Creatures
- (2004) My Favorite Thing (According to Alberta)
- (2004) Daffodil
- (2005) That New Animal
- (2006) Daffodil, Crocodile
- (2006) Love You When You Whine
- (2006) Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic
- (2007) What Happens on Wednesdays
- (2008) Skunkdog
- (2008) The Little Bit Scary People
- (2008) Toy Dance Party: Being the Further Adventures of a Bossy-Boots Stingray, a Courageous Buffalo, and a Hopeful Round Someone Called Plastic
- (2009) Sugar Would Not Eat It
Adult Books by Emily Jenkins
- (1998) Tongue First: Adventures in Physical Culture
- (2002) Mister Posterior and the Genius Child
Young Adult Books by E. Lockhart
- (2005) The Boyfriend List
- (2006) The Boy Book
- (2006) Fly on the Wall: How One Girl Saw Everything
- (2007) Dramarama
- (2008) The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
- (2008) How to Be Bad (co-written with Lauren MyracleLauren MyracleLauren Myracle is an American author of young adult books. She is the oldest of three sisters and has three older brothers. She grew up in Atlanta, Georgia where she attended Trinity School and The Westminster Schools...
and Sarah MlynowskiSarah MlynowskiSarah Mlynowski is an editor and a writer of chick lit and young-adult fiction novels. In 2001, she published her first novel Milkrun, which has since been published in 16 countries, selling over 600,000 copies around the globe.Married, Sarah lives in New York City, United States.-Personal...
) - (2009) The Treasure Map of Boys
- (2010) Real Live Boyfriends