L. M. Elliott

L.M. Elliott is pen name of Laura Malone Elliott. She was born on September 17, 1957, close to Washington, DC. award-winning author of young adult novels, including Under a War-Torn Sky (2001), Flying South (2003), Give Me Liberty (2008), and A Troubled Peace (2009), the sequel to Under a War-Torn Sky.[1][2][3][4][5]

L. M. Elliott
Born1957
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWake Forest University;
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
GenreChildren's fiction
Website
www.lmelliott.com

Biography

Elliott was born in 1957 near Washington, D.C. She graduated from Wake Forest University and holds a master's in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[2] She also holds several awards, such as the NCSS/CBC Notable Book in Social Studies, for her book Under a War-Torn Sky.

Elliott is a long-time writer for the Washingtonian magazine.[1][4]

Elliott was twice a finalist for the National Magazine Award and recipient of numerous Dateline awards. She wrote often on children, women's issues, and health.[2]

Her novels are historical fiction and fit the genre of coming of age fiction, featuring teenage protagonists encountering rites of passage.

Elliott has also authored five picture books for children with New York Times best-selling illustrator, Lynn Munsinger, including: Hunter's Best Friend at School, Hunter and Stripe and the Soccer Showdown, and Hunter's Big Sister. Their most recent illustrated book, A String of Hearts, was released in January, 2011.

Elliott lives in Fairfax County, Virginia, and has a daughter and son. She appears frequently at middle schools and high schools where she speaks with students about writing, research, and the value of reading about history.[1][5][6]

Awards
  • NCSS/CBC Notable Book in Social Studies (Under a War-Torn Sky)[1]
  • Jefferson Cup Honor Book (Under a War-Torn Sky)[1]
  • Bank Street College of Education's Best Book (Under a War-Torn Sky)[1]
  • Borders' Original Voices Award (Under a War-Torn Sky)[1]
  • IRA/Children's Book Council Children's Choice (Hunter's Best Frend at School)[2]
  • NCSS/CBC Notable (A Troubled Peace)[1]
  • Jefferson Cup Overfloweth (Across a War-Tossed Sea)[1]
  • IRA Teacher's Choice (Annie, Between the States)[1][2]
  • New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age (Annie, Between the States)[1][2]

Works
  • Shattered Dreams: The Story of Charlotte Fedders with Charlotte Fedders (New York: Harper & Row, 1987)[2]
  • A to Z Guide to Your Child's Behavior: A Parent's Easy and Authoritative Reference to Hundreds of Everyday Problems and Concerns from Birth to Twelve Years (contributor) (New York: Putnam, 1993)[2]
  • Under a War-Torn Sky (New York: Hyperion, 2001)[7]
  • Hunter's Best Friend at School (New York : HarperCollins, 2002)[8]
  • Flying South (New York : HarperCollins, 2003)[9]
  • Annie, Between the States (New York : Katherine Tegen Books, 2004)[10]
  • Hunter & Stripe and the Soccer Showdown (New York : Katherine Tegen Books, 2005)[11]
  • Give Me Liberty (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2006)[12]
  • Hunter's Big Sister (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2007)[13]
  • A Troubled Peace (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2009)[14]
  • A String of Hearts (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2010)[15]
  • Thanksgiving Day Thanks (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2013)[16]
  • Across a War-Tossed Sea (New York: Disney-Hyperion, 2014)[17]
  • Da Vinci's Tiger (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2015)[18]
  • Suspect Red (Los Angeles: Disney-Hyperion, 2017)[19]

References
  1. "About". L.M. Elliott. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  2. "Elliott, Laura Malone 1957- (L.M. Elliott)". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. "L.M. Elliott". HarperCollins. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  4. "Laura Elliott". Fairfax County Library. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  5. "Bio". AdLit. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  6. "FAQs about Laura". L.M. Elliott. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  7. Elliott, L. M. (2001). Under a War-Torn Sky. Hyperion. LCCN 2001016633.
  8. Elliott, Laura Malone (2002). Hunter's Best Friend at School. HarperCollins. LCCN 2001039816.
  9. Elliott, L. M. (2003). Flying South. HarperCollins. LCCN 2002014414.
  10. Elliott, L. M. (2004). Annie, Between the States. Katherine Tegen Books. LCCN 2003024941.
  11. Elliott, Laura Malone (2005). Hunter & Stripe and the Soccer Showdown. Katherine Tegen Books. LCCN 2004022370.
  12. Elliott, L. M. (2006). Give Me Liberty. Katherine Tegen Books. LCCN 2006018166.
  13. Elliott, Laura Malone (2007). Hunter's Big Sister. Katherine Tegen Books. LCCN 2005018099.
  14. Elliott, L. M. (2009). A Troubled Peace. Katherine Tegen Books. LCCN 2010923160.
  15. Elliott, L. M. (2010). A String of Hearts. Katherine Tegen Books. LCCN 2009031222.
  16. Elliott, L. M. (2013). Thanksgiving Day Thanks. Katherine Tegen Books. LCCN 2012030717.
  17. Elliott, L. M. (2014). Across a War-Tossed Sea. Disney-Hyperion. LCCN 2013035303.
  18. Elliott, L. M. (2015). Da Vinci's Tiger. Katherine Tegen Books. LCCN 2014047920.
  19. Elliott, L. M. (2017). Suspect Red. Disney-Hyperion. LCCN 2016041824.
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