Rebecca Stead

Rebecca Stead
BornRebecca Stead
(1968-01-16) January 16, 1968 (age 56)
New York City, US
OccupationWriter
Period2007–present
GenreChildren's and young adult fiction, science fiction
Notable works
Notable awardsNewbery Medal (2010)
Guardian Prize (2013)
SpouseSean O'Brien
Children2 sons
Website
rebeccasteadbooks.com

Rebecca Stead (born January 16, 1968) is an American writer of fiction for children and teens. She won the American Newbery Medal in 2010, the oldest award in children's literature, for her second novel When You Reach Me.[1][2][3]

She won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 2013 recognizing Liar & Spy as the year's best British children's book by a writer who has not previously won it.[4]

  1. ^ "Rebecca Stead and Jerry Pinkney win Newbery, Caldecott Medals". American Library Association. January 18, 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  2. ^ Standora, Leo (January 19, 2010). "Native New Yorker Rebecca Stead wins John Newbery Medal for contribution to children's literature". Daily News (New York). Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  3. ^ "'When You Reach Me' by Rebecca Stead wins 2010 Newbery Medal". The Washington Post. January 20, 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference GCFP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).