Lauren Wolk
Lauren Wolk (born October 28, 1956 in Baltimore ) is an American writer.
Life
Lauren Wolk studied literature at Brown University and has worked as an editor, columnist, and teacher. She has been assistant director of the Cultural Center of Cape Cod since 2007. She lives with her family in South Yarmouth on the Cape Cod peninsula in Massachusetts .
Works
- Those Who Favor Fire , Random House, New York (1999) ISBN 978-0679448495
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Wolf Hollow , Dutton Childrens, New York (2016) ISBN 1101994827
- dt .: The year I learned to lie (2017), Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich ISBN 9783446254947
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Beyond the Bright Sea (2016), Dutton Childrens, New York ISBN 9780552574303
- German: An island between sky and sea (2018), dtv Verlagsgesellschaft, Munich ISBN 9783423640350
- Echo Mountain (2020), Dutton, New York ISBN 978-0525555568
Awards
- Newbery Medal (2017) for the book Wolf Hollow
- Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction (2018) for the book Beyond the Bright Sea
- Catholic Children's and Young People's Book Prize (2018) for The Year In Which I Learned To Lie , together with the translator Birgitt Kollmann
Web links
- Literature by and about Lauren Wolk in the catalog of the German National Library
- laurenwolk.com Official Homepage
Individual evidence
- ↑ Contact page of the Cultural Center of Cape Cod ; accessed on May 30, 2019
- ^ Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present , accessed May 30, 2019
- ↑ The Scott O'Dell Award to Lauren Wolk , accessed May 30, 2019
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Wolk, Lauren |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore , Maryland |