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Karen Schwabach
BornChicago, Illinois
Pen nameSage Blackwood
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Alma materAntioch College, University at Albany, SUNY

Karen Schwabach, who also uses the pen name Sage Blackwood, is an American author of children's books and young adult fiction, best known for her Jinx series.

Biography

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Blackwood was born in Chicago, grew up in New York,[1] and spent many years living in Alaska.[2] She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Antioch College and a Master of Science in Teaching English as a second or foreign language from University at Albany, SUNY.[1][3]

Before devoting her time to writing, Blackwood taught English as a second or foreign language[1] in the Yup’ik village of Cheforna,[3] after which she taught at Salem College in North Carolina.[2]

Awards and honors

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Jinx was named one of the best books of 2013 by Kirkus Reviews,[4] School Library Journal,[5] the Chicago Public Library,[6] and Amazon.[7]

Miss Ellicott’s School for the Magically Minded is a Junior Library Guild book.[8]

Awards for Blackwood's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2002 A Pickpocket's Tale Sidney Taylor Book Award Winner [9]
2013 Jinx Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth Selection [10]
Cybils Award for Elementary and Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Finalist [11]
2016 Mark Twain Readers Award
2017 Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded Cybils Award for Elementary and Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Finalist [12]
2018 Amelia Bloomer Book List Selection [13]

Publications

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As Karen Schwabach

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  • Thailand: Land of Smiles (1991, Dillon Press)
  • El Salvador on the Road to Peace (1998, Dillon Press)
  • A Pickpocket's Tale (2006, Random House)
  • The Storm Before Atlanta (2010, Random House)
  • The Hope Chest (2008, Random House)
  • Starting From Seneca Falls (2020, Random House)

As Sage Blackwood

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Standalone books

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  • Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded (2017, Katherine Tegen Books, ISBN 978-0-0624-0263-9)

Jinx series

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The Jinx books are published by HarperCollins.

  1. Jinx (2013)
  2. Jinx's Magic (2014)
  3. Jinx's Fire (2015)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sage Blackwood". HarperCollins. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  2. ^ a b "Karen Schwabach". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  3. ^ a b "Schwabach, Karen". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  4. ^ "Best Children's Books of 2013". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  5. ^ "SLJ Best Books 2013 Fiction". School Library Journal. 2013-11-21. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  6. ^ "Best of the Best 2014". Chicago Public Library. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  7. ^ "Amazon Best Kids' Books of 2013". Amazon. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  8. ^ "Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded by Sage Blackwood". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  9. ^ "SYDNEY TAYLOR MANUSCRIPT AWARD WINNERS". Association of Jewish Libraries. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  10. ^ Engberg, Gillian (2014-01-01). "Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2013". Booklist. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  11. ^ "2013 Cybils Finalists". Archived from the original on 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  12. ^ "2017 Cybils Finalists". Children's and Young Adult Book Lover's Literary Awards. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  13. ^ "Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
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