Elise Broach
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Elise Broach is an author
from Easton, Connecticut
. Among Broach's publications are the acclaimed novels Shakespeare's Secret, Desert Crossing and Masterpiece
. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history from Yale University
.
nomination and an E.B. White Read Aloud Award, and was listed as the #1 Children's Books of 2007 by TIME
.
Shakespeare's Secret was 2006 Edgar Award
Juvenile Mystery finalist.
Masterpiece
, illustrated by Kelly Murphy
, was a 2008 Publishers Weekly
Best Book of the Year in Children’s Fiction, a 2009 ALA
Notable Children's Book and is the winner of the 2009 E.B. White Read Aloud Award and a New York Times Best Seller.
Author
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from Easton, Connecticut
Easton, Connecticut
Easton is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,490 at the 2010 census. Easton contains the historic district of Aspetuck....
. Among Broach's publications are the acclaimed novels Shakespeare's Secret, Desert Crossing and Masterpiece
Masterpiece (novel)
Masterpiece is a 2008 novel written by Elise Broach, illustrated by Kelly Murphy and published by Christy Ottaviano Books. It won a 2008 Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year in Children’s Fiction, the 2009 E.B...
. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
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Book awards
Broach's book When Dinosaurs Came with Everything was a 2008 ALA Notable Children's Book, earned an Illinois Monarch AwardMonarch Award
The Monarch Award: Illinois' K-3 Readers' Choice Award was established in 2003 by the Illinois school library media association to help Kindergarten through 3rd grade readers become familiar with books, illustrators and authors; encourage children to read critically; and to develop a statewide...
nomination and an E.B. White Read Aloud Award, and was listed as the #1 Children's Books of 2007 by TIME
Time
Time is a part of the measuring system used to sequence events, to compare the durations of events and the intervals between them, and to quantify rates of change such as the motions of objects....
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Shakespeare's Secret was 2006 Edgar Award
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
Juvenile Mystery finalist.
Masterpiece
Masterpiece (novel)
Masterpiece is a 2008 novel written by Elise Broach, illustrated by Kelly Murphy and published by Christy Ottaviano Books. It won a 2008 Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year in Children’s Fiction, the 2009 E.B...
, illustrated by Kelly Murphy
Kelly Murphy
Kelly Murphy is an American author and illustrator of children's books from Massachusetts. Murphy attended the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, her student work receiving distinction from the Society of Illustrators...
, was a 2008 Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
Best Book of the Year in Children’s Fiction, a 2009 ALA
American Library Association
The American Library Association is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 62,000 members....
Notable Children's Book and is the winner of the 2009 E.B. White Read Aloud Award and a New York Times Best Seller.