Carolyn reeder biography
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Carolyn Reeder facts for kids
Carolyn Reeder (November 16, 1937 – January 20, 2012) was an American writer best known for children'shistorical novels. She also wrote three non-fiction books about Shenandoah National Park for adults tillsammans with her husband. She won the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. During the last year of her life she wrote a column for children in The Washington Post (KidsPost) about Civil War history.
Carolyn Bruce platsnamn was born in Washington, D.C.. She studied kroppsdel and röst at American University where she graduated in 1959 with a degree in music. She lived in Glen Echo, Maryland. She was afflicted by kidney cancer and died in a Washington hospital.
Works
- Captain Kate, Avon Books, 1999,
- Before the Creeks Ran Red, HarperCollins, 2003,
- The Secret Project Notebook, Los Alamos Historical gemenskap, 2005,
- Non-fiction
- Shenandoah Heritage,
- Shenandoah Vestiges,
- Shenandoah Secrets, Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, 1991
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Background
Authorial Context: Carolyn Reeder
Carolyn Reeder was born in 1937 and went to college to become a teacher. Before becoming a writer, she worked as both a reading specialist and an elementary school teacher. Reeder is well-known for her middle grade historical fiction, but before she started on these works, she wrote multiple non-fiction books about the Shenandoah Valley. Reeder was inspired by the novels of Laura Ingalls Wilder. She spent most of her life living in Washington DC, and she died at the age of 74 from kidney cancer.
Shades of Gray is perhaps Reeder’s best-known work of historical fiction, and it won numerous awards. She wrote several other works of historical fiction for children as well. Many of these center on either the Civil War or World War II, and some of them present familiar themes. For example, her novel Across the Lines tells the story of two boys who live together: one an enslaved person and the other the son of enslavers. This book
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Carolyn Reeder
American writer (1937-2012)
Carolyn Reeder (November 16, 1937 – January 20, 2012)[1] was an American writer best known for children'shistorical novels. She also wrote three non-fiction books about Shenandoah National Park for adults together with her husband.[2] She won the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction.[3] During the last year of her life she wrote a column for children in The Washington Post (KidsPost) about Civil War history.[1]
Carolyn Bruce Owens was born in Washington, D.C.[1] She studied organ and voice at American University where she graduated in 1959 with a degree in music.[1][4] She lived in Glen Echo, Maryland. She was afflicted by kidney cancer and died in a Washington hospital.[1]
Works
[edit]- Shades of Grey (1989). Shades of Gray. Simon and Schuster. 1999. ISBN .
- Moonshiner's Son. HarperCollins Children's Books. 1995. ISBN .
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