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'''Ann Rinaldi''' (born August 27, 1934 in [[New York City]]) is an American [[young adult fiction]] author. She is best known for her historical fiction, including ''[[In My Father's House (Ann Rinaldi novel)|In My Father's House]]'', ''[[The Last Silk Dress]]'', ''[[An Acquaintance with Darkness]]'', ''[[A Break with Charity]]'', ''[[Numbering All The Bones]]'' and ''[[Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons]]''.<ref name=gale/><ref name=rutgers/> She has written a total of more than forty novels, eight of which were listed as notable by the [[American Library Association|ALA]]. In 2000, ''[[Wolf by the Ears]]'' was listed as one of the best novels of the preceding twenty-five years, and later of the last one hundred years. She also writes for the ''Dear America'' series.
| name = Ann Rinaldi
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1934|08|27}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|07|01|1934|08|27|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Branchburg, New Jersey]], U.S.
| genre = [[Young adult fiction]]
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'''Ann Rinaldi''' (August 27, 1934 – July 1, 2021)<ref>[https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/86888-obituary-ann-rinaldi.html "Obituary: Ann Rinaldi"] - Shannon Maughan. July 15, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.</ref> was an American journalist and [[young adult fiction]] author.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maughan {{!}} |first=Shannon |title=Obituary: Ann Rinaldi |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/86888-obituary-ann-rinaldi.html |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}}</ref> She was best known for her historical fiction, including ''[[In My Father's House (Ann Rinaldi novel)|In My Father's House]]'', ''[[The Last Silk Dress]]'', ''[[An Acquaintance with Darkness]]'', ''[[A Break with Charity]]'', ''[[Numbering All The Bones]]'' and ''[[Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons]]''.<ref name=gale/><ref name=rutgers/> She wrote more than forty novels, eight of which were listed as notable by the [[American Library Association|ALA]]. In 2000, ''[[Wolf by the Ears]]'' was listed as one of the best novels of the preceding twenty-five years, and later of the last one hundred years. She also wrote for the ''Dear America'' series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Katie |date=2023-01-04 |title=Reading with a Critical Lens: Revisiting the “Dear America” series |url=https://bookbuzz.blog/2023/01/04/reading-with-a-critical-lens-revisiting-the-dear-america-series/ |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=BookBuzz with Lester Laminack and Katie Kelly |language=en}}</ref>


Her career, prior to being an author, was a newspaper columnist. She continued the column, called "The Trentonian", through much of her writing career. Her [[Debut novel|first published novel]], ''Term Paper'', was written in 1979.<ref name=gale>"Ann Rinaldi" in ''[[Contemporary Authors]] Online''. Gale. November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2011.</ref><ref name=rutgers>Vandergrift, Kay E. (January 17, 1999). [http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/professional-development/childlit/rinaldi.html "Learning about Ann Rinaldi"]. Rutgers University. Retrieved February 22, 2011.</ref>
Her career, prior to being an author, was a newspaper columnist. She continued the column, called "The Trentonian", through much of her writing career. Her [[Debut novel|first published novel]], ''Term Paper'', was written in 1979.<ref name=gale>"Ann Rinaldi" in ''[[Contemporary Authors]] Online''. Gale. November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2011.</ref><ref name=rutgers>Vandergrift, Kay E. (January 17, 1999). [http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/professional-development/childlit/rinaldi.html "Learning about Ann Rinaldi"]. Rutgers University. Retrieved February 22, 2011.</ref>
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*''[[The Coffin Quilt]]: The Feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys'' (1999)
*''[[The Coffin Quilt]]: The Feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys'' (1999)
*''[[The Staircase (novel)|The Staircase]]'' (2000)
*''[[The Staircase (novel)|The Staircase]]'' (2000)
*''[[Girl in Blue]]'' (2001)
*''[[Girl in Blue]]'' (2001), {{ISBN|0-439-07336-7}}
*''[[Numbering All the Bones]]'' A Story about a young African American slave and her experience at the end of the civil war(2002)
*''[[Numbering All the Bones]]'' (2002)
*''[[Or Give Me Death]]: A Novel of Patrick Henry's Family'' (2003), {{ISBN|0-15-216687-4}}
*''[[Or Give Me Death]]: A Novel of Patrick Henry's Family'' (2003), {{ISBN|0-15-216687-4}}
*''[[An Unlikely Friendship]]: A Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley'' (2007), {{ISBN|0-15-205597-5}}
*''[[An Unlikely Friendship]]: A Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley'' (2007), {{ISBN|0-15-205597-5}}
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|year= 2010
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|ISBN= 9780547258744
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*''Amelia's War'' (1999), {{ISBN|0-590-11744-0}}
*''Amelia's War'' (1999), {{ISBN|0-590-11744-0}}
*''The Education of Mary: A Little Miss of Color, 1832'' (2000), {{ISBN|0-7868-0532-3}}
*''The Education of Mary: A Little Miss of Color, 1832'' (2000), {{ISBN|0-7868-0532-3}}
*''[[Girl in Blue]]'' (2001), {{ISBN|0-439-07336-7}}
*''Millicent's Gift'' (2002), {{ISBN|0-06-029636-4}}
*''Millicent's Gift'' (2002), {{ISBN|0-06-029636-4}}
*''Taking Liberty: The Story of Oney Judge, George Washington's Runaway Slave'' (2002), {{ISBN|0-689-85187-1}}
*''Taking Liberty: The Story of Oney Judge, George Washington's Runaway Slave'' (2002), {{ISBN|0-689-85187-1}}
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*{{cite book|title=The Last Full Measure
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|publisher=Harcourt
|publisher=Harcourt
|year= 2010
|year= 2010
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|publisher=Paw Prints
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Latest revision as of 02:11, 8 April 2024

Ann Rinaldi
Born(1934-08-27)August 27, 1934
New York City, U.S.
DiedJuly 1, 2021(2021-07-01) (aged 86)
Branchburg, New Jersey, U.S.
GenreYoung adult fiction

Ann Rinaldi (August 27, 1934 – July 1, 2021)[1] was an American journalist and young adult fiction author.[2] She was best known for her historical fiction, including In My Father's House, The Last Silk Dress, An Acquaintance with Darkness, A Break with Charity, Numbering All The Bones and Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons.[3][4] She wrote more than forty novels, eight of which were listed as notable by the ALA. In 2000, Wolf by the Ears was listed as one of the best novels of the preceding twenty-five years, and later of the last one hundred years. She also wrote for the Dear America series.[5]

Her career, prior to being an author, was a newspaper columnist. She continued the column, called "The Trentonian", through much of her writing career. Her first published novel, Term Paper, was written in 1979.[3][4]

Publications[edit]

Books[edit]

  • A Ride into Morning: The Story of Tempe Wick (1991)
  • A Break with Charity: A Story About the Salem Witch Trials (1992)
  • The Fifth of March: A Story of the Boston Massacre (1993)
  • Finishing Becca: A Story about Peggy Shippen and Benedict Arnold (1994)
  • The Secret of Sarah Revere (1995)
  • Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: The Story of Phillis Wheatley (1996)
  • An Acquaintance with Darkness (1997)
  • Cast Two Shadows: The American Revolution in the South (1998)
  • The Coffin Quilt: The Feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys (1999)
  • The Staircase (2000)
  • Girl in Blue (2001), ISBN 0-439-07336-7
  • Numbering All the Bones (2002)
  • Or Give Me Death: A Novel of Patrick Henry's Family (2003), ISBN 0-15-216687-4
  • An Unlikely Friendship: A Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley (2007), ISBN 0-15-205597-5
  • Come Juneteenth (2007), ISBN 0-15-205947-4
  • The Ever-After Bird (2007), ISBN 0-15-202620-7
  • Juliet's Moon. Graphia. 2010. ISBN 9780547258744. OCLC 299713030.
  • The Letter Writer (2008)

Dear America[edit]

Quilt Trilogy[edit]

Others[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Obituary: Ann Rinaldi" - Shannon Maughan. July 15, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Maughan |, Shannon. "Obituary: Ann Rinaldi". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  3. ^ a b "Ann Rinaldi" in Contemporary Authors Online. Gale. November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Vandergrift, Kay E. (January 17, 1999). "Learning about Ann Rinaldi". Rutgers University. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  5. ^ Kelly, Katie (2023-01-04). "Reading with a Critical Lens: Revisiting the "Dear America" series". BookBuzz with Lester Laminack and Katie Kelly. Retrieved 2024-02-21.

External links[edit]

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