Lauren Tarshis | |
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 Lauren Tarshis in 2012 | |
| Born | Lauren Tarshis November 23, 1963 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Barnard College |
| Period | 1988–present[1] |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Subject | History |
| Website | |
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Lauren Tarshis is an American author of children's books, with several series of fiction, non-fiction and historical fiction works found in thousands of libraries and translated into several languages.[2][3][4]
She is the author of the New York Times Bestselling series I Survived. The books, fast-paced historical fiction for kids in grades 3–5, focus on historical disasters from the perspective of a boy or girl who lived to tell the tale.
She is also the author of Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree, a Golden Kite honor book for fiction and Oprah's Book Club pick, and the sequel Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell in Love. The books are on many state lists and are often used by schools as part of anti-bully programs.[5]
In addition to writing books, Tarshis is SVP Editor-in-Chief & Publisher of the Classroom Magazine Division at Scholastic, Inc., which includes Storyworks magazine, a language arts magazine for children in grades 3-6 that she has edited for several years.
- ^ The Making of Ironweed. Penguin Books. July 4, 1988. ISBN 978-0-14-011191-0 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Tarshis, Lauren". WorldCat.org.
- ^ Something About the Author, v. 187
- ^ "Lauren Tarshis". WorldCat.org.
- ^ https://www.mohave.juniorlibraryguild.com/books/view/9780803733213 Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell in Love by Lauren Tarshis-Junior Library Guild