JB Cheaney
Janie B. Cheaney (* 1950 in Dallas , Texas , USA ) is an American writer for young people .
Her novels focus on historical subjects. Her greatest success was The playmaker (Eng. The Conspiracy of London ), a novel that takes the Lord Chamberlain's Men in England in 1597 as the subject. She has also published a three-part creative writing textbook.
She has received several prizes for her books.
JB Cheaney has been married since 1971 and has two children.
Publications
- The room. Eldridge, Franklin 1992, OCLC 33820000
- The true prince. Knopf, New York 2002, ISBN 0-375-81433-7 .
- Wordsmith: A creative writing course for young people. DGC, Flemington 2003, ISBN 1-92968318-9 .
- The playmaker. Knopf, New York 2000, ISBN 0-375-80577-X
- German: The London conspiracy. Arena, Würzburg 2004, ISBN 3-401-02337-3 .
- My friend the enemy. Knopf, New York 2005, ISBN 0-375-81432-9 .
- The middle of somewhere. Knopf, New York 2007, ISBN 978-037583790-6 .
- Somebody on This Bus Is Going to Be Famous. Sourcebooks, Naperville 2014, ISBN 978-1-4022-9297-2 .
- I don't know how the story ends. Sourcebooks, Naperville 2015, ISBN 978-1-4926-0944-5 .
Web links
- Literature by and about JB Cheaney in the catalog of the German National Library
- JB Cheaney website
- Literature by and about JB Cheaney in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Sandra Bornstein: Interview with JB Cheaney about the publication of the book Somebody on This Bus Is Going to Be Famous
Individual evidence
- ↑ Book Awards in Sandra Bornstein: Interview with JB Cheaney
- ↑ JB Cheaney on encyclopedia.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cheaney, JB |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cheaney, Janie B. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author of children's books |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dallas , Texas , USA |