![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her experiences tutoring at Literacy Chicago led to a book which depicted the life of her Chinese student, an outcast in north Viet Nam during the war. Teen suicide and its after-effects on the family is the subject of another awards book, How Could You Do It, Diane? One of her prize-winning novels, And You Give Me a Pain, Elaine describes how a girl survives life with an out-of-bounds teenage sister and then a greater family tragedy. Among her awards are The Golden Kite the Carl Sandburg, the Society of Midland Authors, Arkansas State, Virginia State, and the Dorothy Canfield Fisher.Īfter a career in advertising and freelance writing, she turned to children's books at the request of a young son who said his favorite author "didn't write fast enough." She wrote a book to fulfill her role as "the invincible parent" and enjoyed it so much that after the book-by-request (Break a Leg!) was published she kept on writing.Įarly favorites among her books are The Night the Whole Class Slept Over Me, My Goat and My Sister's Wedding A Smart Kid Like You Cute is a 4-Letter Word Sister of the Quints I'm Emma: I'm a Quint. Stella Pevsner, who is the author of eighteen books for children from 8 to 13 years, was voted Illinois Children's Book Author of the Year 1987. ![]()
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