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- For Kelly Easton, writing always was more than a hobby... |
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It
was a way to escape the lonely world of her childhood,
to carve something good from a rocky home life or to
address subjects that concern her - suburban sprawl,
war - through the lives of her characters.
"Growing
up, I always saw myself as a survivor," Easton
said recently. "That was because of my childhood.
But life has changed, and I think my adult life has
been wonderful. And I'm able to have this small writing
career. I believe in redemption through writing, redemption
through literature."
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For
lack of a better description, Easton writes books
for kids, little kids and teenagers. In the past 18
months, she's published two novels. And two more are
already sold.
It
gives the impression that Easton is chained to her
laptop computer, cranking out stories, oblivious to
the outside world. In fact, she is married and the
mother of two children; Isabelle, 13, and Isacc, 4.
But it's more that she's on a terrific roll, with
stories and characters tumbling out.
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THE
OUTLANDISH ADVENTURES OF LIBERTY AIMES
(2009), Wendy Lamb Books
TO
BE MONA
(2007), Margaret K. McElderry Books
WHITE
MAGIC
(2008), Wendy Lamb
Books
*NY Public
Library Book for the Teen Age
HIROSHIMA
DREAMS
(2007), Dutton Books
*Asian/Pacific American Literature Award, 2008
*Kentucky
Bluegrass Award Master List, 2008-2009
*ASTAL Rhode Island Middle School Book Award
*NY Public Library Book for the Teen Age, 2008
*Premier Selection: Jr. Library Guild
AFTERSHOCK
(2006), Margaret K. McElderry Books of Simon and
Schuster
*ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR TIGHT SPACES
What Are You Afraid of? An Anthology about Phobias
(Contributor)
Candlewick Press, Fall 2006
WALKING
ON AIR
2004, Margaret K. McElderry Books of Simon and Schuster
*Winner of the Julia Ward Howe Honor Award
*Listed
on American Library Association list: Great Reads
for Middle Schoolers.
CANARIES
AND CRIMINALS: Trouble at Betts Pets
2003, Candlewick Press
TROUBLE
AT BETTS PETS
2002, Candlewick Press
* Licensed by Scholastic Book Club for 2003
THE
LIFE HISTORY OF A STAR
2001, Margaret K. McElderry Books of Simon and Schuster
* Winner of the Golden Kite Honor Award, 2002, given
by the Society for Children's Books Writers and
Illustrators.
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Selected by the New York Public Library for the
Books for Teen Age 2002, a catalogue and exhibition
of the Best Books for Teenagers.
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Awarded a place on the American Library Association's
Popular Paperbacks for Teens list, 2002
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Selected for Book Sense 76 Top Ten, a list of the
best ten books for teens, Spring 2003.
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BOOKS:
A LOVE STORY
Kalliope, 2007
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR TIGHT SPACES
What Are You Afraid of? An Anthology about Phobias
Candlewick Press, Fall 2006
HABITS
Paterson Literary Review, No. 29, 2000
WHAT IS STOLEN, WHAT
WE STEAL
Paterson Literary Review, No. 27, 1998
THE END OF THE ROAD
Paterson Literary Review, No. 27, 1998
SENTENCES
* Honorable Mention: the Robert Ruark 1997 Fiction
Competition
AIR
Sojourner, Vol. 23, No. 8, 1998
* Honorable Mention: The Sojourner Fiction Competition
THE WATCHER OF THE COMPOUND
Sojourner, Vol. 22, No. 11, 1997
* Winner: The North Carolina Writers' Network Fiction
Competition
FUGUE
Iris, No. 36, Fall/Winter 1997
FAITH HEALING
Blue Moon Review, June, 1997
THISTLES
Rio Grande Review, Vol. XVI, No. 1, 1996
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE
MODERN HEART
Washington Square, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1996
WINTER
Connecticut Review, Vol. XVIII, No. 1, 1996
PRAIRIE HEARTS,
An Anthology of Women Writing about the Midwest
Summer, 1996
GRIEF
Frontiers, Vol. XVII, No. 1, 1996
THE ETIQUETTE OF SLEEP
Phoebe, Vol. 6, No. 2, 1995
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WRITING
FOR YOUNG ADULTS
Children's Writers Guide, 2005, Institute for Children's
Literature
NEGOTIATING
A CONTRACT
Children's Writers Guide, 2005, Institute for Children's
Literature
USING
THE MONEY MIND
Under the Spell of Books: The Rhode Island College
Journal about Literature for Young People, Volume
2, Spring 2003
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FALLS LIKE A STONE
Virginia Woolf Conference at Bard College, 1995
THE MODERN HEART AND
HOUSING
Cleveland Public Theater, 1992
The Warren Theater, U.C. San Diego, 1990
ORDINARY OBJECTS
The Greenwich Street Theater, NYC, 1991
New Dramatists (Reading), 1990
THREE WITCHES
Words and Music Theater, San Diego, 1991
SELF DEFENSE
The Warren Theater, U.C. San Diego, 1990 |
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