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Born 1959, in Pittsburgh, PA; Education: Oberlin College, B.A. (English, University of Pittsburgh, M.L.S., 1986. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Catholic.

Office—Bookstop Literary Agency, 67 Meadow View Road, Orinda, CA 94563.

Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, PA, children's librarian, 1986-1990; Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, MN, children's librarian, 1990-91; Adams Memorial Library, Latrobe, PA, children's librarian, 1991—; children's writer. Freelance book reviewer and storyteller.

American Library Association, Society of Children's Book Writers, National Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling.

"JUDY MOODY" SERIES; ILLUSTRATED BY PETER H. REYNOLDS

Judy Moody, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 1999.

Judy Moody Gets Famous!, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2001.

Judy Moody Saves the World!, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2002.

Judy Moody Predicts the Future, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2003.

Judy Moody, M.D., Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2004.

Judy Moody Declares Independence, Hinky Pinky, and a second "Stink" book.

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Megan McDonald (1959-) - Awards, Honors

Megan McDonald (1959-) - Writings

Is This a House for Hermit Crab?, illustrated by S. D. Schindler, Orchard Books (New York, NY), 1990. The Potato Man, illustrated by Ted Lewin, Orchard Books (New York, NY), 1991. The Great Pumpkin Switch, Orchard Books (New York, NY), 1992. Megan McDonald The Bridge to Nowhere, Orchard Books (New York, NY), 1993. Insects Are My Life, Orchard Books (New York, NY), 1995. My House Has Stars, …

Megan McDonald (1959-) - Sidelights

Megan McDonald is an author of books for young people whose work ranges from picture books to chapter books for early readers. Her first picture book for children was Is This a House for Hermit Crab?, in which a crab searches desperately for just the right kind of home so he won't be eaten by a prickle-pine fish. The gentle story, in which discarded objects are tried and rejected by the hou…

Megan McDonald (1959-) - Autobiography Feature Megan Mcdonald

Megan McDonald contributed the following autobiographical essay to SATA in 2004: Before I was a writer, I was a reader. I grew up in a house stuffed with books. Piled on tables, spilling off shelves, tucked into pockets, hiding under beds. I learned early never to leave home without a book. Mom read all the great novels; Dad had a photographic memory for the history books he devoured. Mom was an a…

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