L. M. Elliott

L. M. Elliott
Elliott signing a book at 2022 Sussex County Children's Book Fair
Elliott at the 2022 Sussex County Children's Book Fair in Delaware
Born1957 (age 66–67)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWake Forest University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
GenreChildren's fiction
Website
www.lmelliott.com

Laura Malone Elliot, known by her pen name L. M. Elliot, is an American author of more than a dozen young adult novels, including Under a War-Torn Sky (2001), Give Me Liberty (2008), A Troubled Peace (2009), Da Vinci’s Tiger (2015), Suspect Red (2017), Hamilton and Peggy! A Revolutionary Friendship (2018), Walls (2021), and Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves (2022).[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Elliott was born in 1957 near Washington, D.C. She graduated from Wake Forest University and holds a master's in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[2] She also holds several national literary awards, such as the NCSS/CBC Notable Book in Social Studies, for her works Under a War-Torn Sky, A Troubled Peace, Suspect Red, and Walls, which were also named Bank Street College of Education Best Books along with Hamilton and Peggy! and Flying South. Her book Suspect Red, a 1950s McCarthy-era story of two teenage boys caught up in the Red Scare’s paranoia, was the winner of the 2018 Grateful American Book Prize. Hamilton and Peggy! A Revolutionary Friendship, a biographical novel about the youngest of the Schuyler Sisters, also received a Grateful American Book Prize Honorable Mention that same year.

Elliott was a long-time senior writer for the Washingtonian magazine.[1][4]

Elliott was twice a finalist for the National Magazine Award and recipient of numerous Dateline awards. She wrote often on children, women's issues, and health, and co-authored two adult nonfiction works during her time as a journalist.[2]

Her historical fiction novels fit the genre of coming of age fiction, featuring teenage protagonists encountering rites of passage.

Elliott has also authored five picture books for children with New York Times best-selling illustrator, Lynn Munsinger, including: Hunter's Best Friend at School, Hunter and Stripe and the Soccer Showdown, and Hunter's Big Sister, and A String of Hearts. Their last illustrated title together, Thanksgiving Day Thanks, was released in January, 2013.

Elliott lives in Fairfax County, Virginia, and has an adult daughter and son, also professional creative artists. She appears frequently at middle schools and high schools where she speaks with students about writing, research, and the value of reading about history.[1][5][6]

Awards

  • NCSS/CBC Notable Book in Social Studies (Under a War-Torn Sky)[1]
  • Jefferson Cup Honor Book (Under a War-Torn Sky)[1]
  • Bank Street College of Education's Best Book (Under a War-Torn Sky)[1]
  • Borders' Original Voices Award (Under a War-Torn Sky)[1]
  • IRA/Children's Book Council Children's Choice (Hunter's Best Friend at School)[2]
  • Bank Street College of Education Best Book (Flying South)[1]
  • Joan G. Sugarman Literature Award (Flying South)[1]
  • NCSS/CBC Notable (A Troubled Peace)[1]
  • Jefferson Cup Overfloweth (Across a War-Tossed Sea)[1]
  • IRA Teacher's Choice (Annie, Between the States)[1][2]
  • New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age (Annie, Between the States)[1][2]
  • Grateful American Book Prize (Suspect Red)[7]
  • NCSS/CBC Notable Book in Social Studies (Suspect Red)[1]
  • Bank Street College of Education Best Book (Suspect Red)[1]
  • Grateful American Book Prize Honorable Mention (Hamilton and Peggy! A Revolutionary Friendship)[7]
  • Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year (Hamilton and Peggy! A Revolutionary Friendship)[1]
  • Bank Street College of Education Best Book (Walls)[1]
  • NCSS/CBC Notable (Walls)[1]
  • Kirkus 100 Best YA Novels (Walls)[1]
  • Kirkus Best YA Historical Fiction (Walls)[1]
  • Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction (Bea and the New Deal Horse)[8]

Works

  • Shattered Dreams: The Story of Charlotte Fedders with Charlotte Fedders (New York: Harper & Row, 1987)[2]
  • A to Z Guide to Your Child's Behavior: A Parent's Easy and Authoritative Reference to Hundreds of Everyday Problems and Concerns from Birth to Twelve Years (contributor) (New York: Putnam, 1993)[2]
  • Under a War-Torn Sky (New York: Hyperion, 2001)[9]
  • Hunter's Best Friend at School (New York: HarperCollins, 2002)[10]
  • Flying South (New York: HarperCollins, 2003)[11]
  • Annie, Between the States (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2004)[12]
  • Hunter & Stripe and the Soccer Showdown (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2005)[13]
  • Give Me Liberty (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2006)[14]
  • Hunter's Big Sister (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2007)[15]
  • A Troubled Peace (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2009)[16]
  • A String of Hearts (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2010)[17]
  • Thanksgiving Day Thanks (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2013)[18]
  • Across a War-Tossed Sea (New York: Disney-Hyperion, 2014)[19]
  • Da Vinci's Tiger (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2015)[20]
  • Suspect Red (Los Angeles: Disney-Hyperion, 2017)[21]
  • Hamilton and Peggy! A Revolutionary Friendship (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2018)[22]
  • Storm Dog (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2020)[23]
  • Walls (Chapel Hill: Algonquin, 2021)[24]
  • Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2022)[25]
  • Bea and the New Deal Horse (New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2023)[26]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "About". L.M. Elliott. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Elliott, Laura Malone 1957- (L.M. Elliott)". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. ^ "L.M. Elliott". HarperCollins. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Laura Elliott". Fairfax County Library. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Bio". AdLit. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  6. ^ "FAQs about Laura". L.M. Elliott. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  7. ^ a b "L.M. Elliott to receive the 2018 Grateful American Book Prize for Suspect Red and an Honorable Mention for Hamilton and Peggy!". Grateful American Book Prize. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  8. ^ O'Dell, Scott. "www.scottodell.com". www.scottodell.com. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  9. ^ Elliott, L. M. (2001). Under a War-Torn Sky. Hyperion. LCCN 2001016633.
  10. ^ Elliott, Laura Malone (2002). Hunter's Best Friend at School. HarperCollins. LCCN 2001039816.
  11. ^ Elliott, L. M. (2003). Flying South. HarperCollins. LCCN 2002014414.
  12. ^ Elliott, L. M. (2004). Annie, Between the States. Katherine Tegen Books. ISBN 9780060012113. LCCN 2003024941.
  13. ^ Elliott, Laura Malone (2005). Hunter & Stripe and the Soccer Showdown. Katherine Tegen Books. LCCN 2004022370.
  14. ^ Elliott, L. M. (2006). Give Me Liberty. Katherine Tegen Books. ISBN 9780060744212. LCCN 2006018166.
  15. ^ Elliott, Laura Malone (2007). Hunter's Big Sister. Katherine Tegen Books. LCCN 2005018099.
  16. ^ Elliott, L. M. (2009). A Troubled Peace. Katherine Tegen Books. LCCN 2010923160.
  17. ^ Elliott, L. M. (2010). A String of Hearts. Katherine Tegen Books. LCCN 2009031222.
  18. ^ Elliott, L. M. (2013). Thanksgiving Day Thanks. Katherine Tegen Books. ISBN 9780060002367. LCCN 2012030717.
  19. ^ Elliott, L. M. (2014). Across a War-Tossed Sea. Disney-Hyperion. LCCN 2013035303.
  20. ^ Elliott, L. M. (2015). Da Vinci's Tiger. Katherine Tegen Books. LCCN 2014047920.
  21. ^ Elliott, L. M. (2017). Suspect Red. Disney-Hyperion. LCCN 2016041824.
  22. ^ Elliott, L.M. (2018). Hamilton and Peggy! A Revolutionary Friendship. Katherine Tegen Books. LCCN 2017944492.
  23. ^ Elliott, L.M. (2020). Storm Dog. Katherine Tegen Books. LCCN 2019956224.
  24. ^ Elliott, L.M. (2021). Walls. Algonquin. LCCN 2021009295.
  25. ^ Elliott, L.M. (2022). Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves. Katherine Tegen Books. LCCN 2021945751.
  26. ^ Elliott, L.M. (2023). Bea and the New Deal Horse. Katherine Tegen Books (published March 28, 2023). ISBN 9780063219007.