Gary Blackwood
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Gary Blackwood, born on October 23, 1945 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, is an American author of popular books for young readers including The Shakespeare Stealer, Shakespeare's Scribe, and Shakespeare's Spy.[1]
[edit] Works
- The Lion and the Unicorn (1983)
- Wild Timothy (1987)
- The Dying Sun (1989)
- Beyond the Door (1991)
- Time Masters (1995)
- The Shakespeare Stealer (1998)
- Moonshine (1999)
- Shakespeare's Scribe (2000)
- The Year of the Hangman (2002)
- Shakespeare's Spy (2003)
- Second Sight (2005)
- The Great Race: The Amazing Round-the-World Auto Race of 1908 (2008)
- Mysterious Messages: A History of Codes and Ciphers (October 2009)
- Around the World in 100 Days (November 2010)
[edit] Awards
- 1990 Friends of American Writers Best Young Adult Novel for The Dying Sun[2]
- Ozark Creative Writers Conference 1st prize for Attack of the Mushroom People
- Missouri Scriptworks 1st prize for Dark Horse
- 1999 ALA Best Book for Young Adults for The Shakespeare Stealer[3]
- 2010 Smithsonian's Notable Books for Children for Around the World in 100 Days [4]
- 2010 Best Books for Teens by Kirkus Book Reviews [5]
[edit] References
- ^ Pinsent, P. "'Not For An Age But For All Time': The Depiction of Shakespeare In a Selection of Children's Fiction". New Review of Children's Literature and Librarianship, 2004.
- ^ "Friends of American Writers Chicago Juvenile Literature Awards". Friends of American Writers Chicago. http://www.fawchicago.org/juv_awards.php. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
- ^ "1999 ALA Best Books for Young Adults". American Library Association. http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/1999bestbooks.cfm. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ^ "Smithsonian's 2010 Notable Books for Children". Smithsonian Magazine. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Smithsonians-2010-Notable-Books-for-Children.html?c=y&page=4. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
- ^ "2010 Best Books for Teens: The Complete List". Kirkus Book Reviews. http://www.kirkusreviews.com/lists/2010-best-books-teens-complete-list/. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
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