Education
She graduated from Boston University and worked as a theater actress before becoming a writer
She graduated from Boston University and worked as a theater actress before becoming a writer
Alabama Notable Children"s Books,
CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children"s Book Council),
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children"s Book Award (Vermont)
Emphasis on Reading Book Award (Alabama)
Golden Sower Award (North-East)
Iowa Children"s Choice Award
Ireland Republican Army/Canadian Broadcasting Company Children"s Choices
Land of Enchantment Children"s Book Award (New Mexico)
Nene Award (Hawaii)
Pacific Northwest Young Reader"s Choice Award
Sequoyah Children"s Book Award (Oklahoma)
South Carolina Book Award
Sunshine State Young Readers Award (Florida).