E. Lockhart

Emily Jenkins (born September 13, 1967), who sometimes uses the pen name E. Lockhart,[3] is an American writer of children's picture books, young-adult novels, and adult fiction. She is known best for the Ruby Oliver quartet (which begins with The Boyfriend List), The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, and We Were Liars.

Emily Jenkins
BornSeptember 13, 1967[1] (age 53)
New York City, New York[2]
Pen nameE. Lockhart
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Period1996–present
GenreChildren's picture books, young adult fiction
Notable works
  • The Boyfriend List (Ruby Oliver series)
  • The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
Website
emilyjenkins.com

Personal life

Jenkins grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Seattle, Washington.[2] In high school she attended summer drama schools at Northwestern University and the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis.[2] She attended Lakeside School, a private high school in North Seattle.[4] She went to Vassar College—where she studied illustrated books and interviewed Barry Moser for her senior thesis[5]—and graduate school at Columbia University, where she earned a doctorate in English literature.[2] She currently lives in the New York City area.[2]

Writer

Jenkins writes as E. Lockhart for the young adult market; "Lockhart" was the family name of her mother's mother.[6] Her first book by Lockhart was a novel, The Boyfriend List, published by Random House Dell Delacorte Press in 2005. There are three sequels, The Boy Book (2006), The Treasure Map of Boys (2009), and Real Live Boyfriends (2010), and the four are also known collectively as the Ruby Oliver novels after their central protagonist. Another novel for teens, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (2008), was a finalist for both the National Book Award for Young People's Literature[7] and the Michael L. Printz Award.[2] We Were Liars made the shortlist of four books for the 2014 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.[8][9] The annual prize judged by British children's writers recognizes the year's best U.K.-published book by a writer who has not previously won it.

Under her real name Jenkins has collaborated with illustrators to produce children's picture books. They have received honors including the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Book Award (the original Toys Go Out, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky)[10] and two runners-up for Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (Five Creatures, illus. Tomek Bogacki, and That New Animal, illus. Pierre Pratt).[11]

Works

Children's books by Emily Jenkins
  • The Secret Life of Billie's Uncle Myron, co-written with her father Len Jenkin (no 's')[12][13] (Macmillan/Henry Holt BYR, 1996) – "a middle-grade fantasy adventure novel with lots of jokes"[14] OCLC 34245145
  • Five Creatures, illustrated by Tomek Bogacki, (Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Frances Foster, 2001)
  • My Favorite Thing (According to Alberta), Anna Laura Cantone (Simon & Schuster/Anne Schwartz, 2004)
  • Daffodil, Tomek Bogacki (FSG/Frances Foster, 2004)
  • That New Animal, Pierre Pratt (FSG/FF, 2005)
  • Daffodil, Crocodile, Tomek Bogacki (FSG/FF, 2006)
  • Love You When You Whine, Sergio Ruzzier (FSG/FF, 2006)
  • Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone called Plastic, Paul O. Zelinsky (Random House/Schwartz & Wade, 2006) – a book of stories
  • Bea and Haha board books, Tomek Bogacki (FSG/FF, 2006): 1. Num, num, num!; 2. Hug, hug, hug!; 3. Plonk, plonk, plonk!; 4. Up, up, up!
  • What Happens on Wednesdays, Lauren Castillo (FSG/FF, 2007)
  • Skunkdog, Pierre Pratt (FSG/Frances Foster, 2008)
  • The Little Bit Scary People, Alexandra Boiger (Hyperion BFC, 2008)
  • Toy Dance Party: Being the Further Adventures of a Bossy-Boots Stingray, a Courageous Buffalo, and a Hopeful Round Someone called Plastic, Paul O. Zelinsky (2008)
  • Sugar Would Not Eat It, Giselle Potter (Schwartz & Wade, 2009)
  • Small Medium Large, Tomek Bogacki (Cambridge, MA: Star Bright Books, 2011)
  • Toys Come Home: Being the Early Experiences of an Intelligent Stingray, a Brave Buffalo, and a Brand-New Someone called Plastic, Paul O. Zelinsky (Schwartz & Wade, 2011)
  • Invisible Inkling, Harry Bliss (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, 2011) – a novel
  • Lemonade in Winter: A Book About Two Kids Counting Money, G. Brian Karas (Schwartz & Wade, 2012)
  • Dangerous Pumpkins, Harry Bliss (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, 2012) – Invisible Inkling #2
  • The Whoopie Pie War, Harry Bliss (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, 2013) – Invisible Inkling #3
  • Water in the Park, Stephanie Graegin (Schwartz & Wade, 2013)
  • A Fine Dessert, Sophie Blackall (Schwartz & Wade, 2014)[15]
  • Princessland, Barbara McClintock (FSG/FF, 2014)[16]
  • Toys Meet Snow: Being the Wintertime Adventures of a Curious Stuffed Buffalo, a Sensitive Plush Stingray, and a Book-Loving Rubber Ball, Paul O. Zelinsky (Schwartz & Wade, 2015)[17]
  • The Fun Book of Scary Stuff (FSG, 2015)
  • Tiger and Badger, Marie-Louise Gay (Candlewick, 2016)

Adult books by Emily Jenkins
  • Tongue First: Adventures in Physical Culture (1998) – essays[12]
  • Mister Posterior and the Genius Child (Berkley Books, 2002) – a novel[12]

Young-adult books by E. Lockhart
  • The Boyfriend List: (15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs, and Me, Ruby Oliver) (Random House/Delacorte Press, 2005) This novel has been suggested as a great novel to co-teach with The Scarlet Letter for high school students.
  • Fly on the Wall: How One Girl Saw Everything (Delacorte BYR, 2006) – young-adult contemporary fantasy[18]
  • The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them (Delacorte, 2006)
  • Dramarama (Hyperion, 2007)
  • The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (Hyperion, 2008)
  • The Treasure Map of Boys: Noel, Jackson, Finn, Hutch, Gideon, and Me, Ruby Oliver (Delacorte, 2009)
  • Real Live Boyfriends: Yes, Boyfriends, Plural, if my Life weren't Complicated, I wouldn't be Ruby Oliver (2010) – Ruby Oliver #4 (senior year), the finale[2]
  • We Were Liars (Delacorte, 2014)
  • Genuine Fraud (Delacorte, 2017)

as co-author
  1. Upside-Down Magic
  2. Sticks & Stones
  3. Showing Off
  4. Dragon Overnight
  5. Weather or Not
  6. The Big Shrink

References
  1. Library of Congress Authorities cites a 2002 phone call to publisher.
  2. "FAQ". e. lockhart: i write novels (emilylockhart.com). Last updated February 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  3. "How to Be Bad". Donna Freitas. The New York Times. August 15, 2008. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
      Review of The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks.
  4. "Emily Jenkins '85: "Subversive and clever" novels with "fierce femme" heroines - Lakeside School". www.lakesideschool.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  5. "Emily Jenkins". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  6. "Biography" Archived June 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. e. lockhart: i write novels (emilylockhart.com). Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  7. 2008 National Book Award Finalist, Young People's Literature: E. Lockhart. National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2014-07-16. With linked audio-video reading.
  8. "The Guardian children's fiction prize longlist 2014 – in pictures". The Guardian. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-21.
  9. "Guardian children's fiction award shortlist 2014". Emily Drabble. The Guardian. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-21.
  10. "Toys Go Out" Archived September 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Emily Jenkins (emilyjenkins.com). Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  11. "Seven Impossible Interviews Before Breakfast #5: Emily Jenkins — One of Our Favorite Writers (According to Us)". Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast: a blog about books (sevenimpossiblethings.com). February 7, 2007. Retrieved 2014-07-16. Interview with length introduction, by Eisha and Jules.
  12. "Emily Jenkins" (about). Emily Jenkins (emilyjenkins.com). Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  13. "About Len Jenkin". www.lenjenkin.com.
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 13, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. "Sophie Blackall's Blog - A Fine Dessert - Part 1 - October 03, 2013 11:22". www.goodreads.com.
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 12, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. Jenkins, Emily; Zelinsky, Paul O. (July 3, 2015). "Toys meet snow: being the wintertime adventures of a curious stuffed buffalo, a sensitive plush stingray, and a book-loving rubber ball". Schwartz & Wade Books – via catalog.loc.gov Library Catalog.
  18. "Title: Fly on the Wall: How One Girl Saw Everything". www.isfdb.org.
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