Deborah Heiligman

Deborah Heiligman is an American author of books for children and teens. Her work ranges from picture books to young adult novels and includes both fiction and nonfiction.

Early life and education

Heiligman grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She attended William Allen High School (from which she later received a Distinguished Alumni Award),[citation needed] and graduated from Brown University.

Career

Heiligman started her writing career working for Scholastic News Explorer, the 4th grade classroom magazine. After the birth of her two children she started to work as a freelance writer. In addition to her books for children and teens, she has written articles for major publications including The New York Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer and for numerous magazines including Ladies' Home Journal, Sesame Street Parents Guide and Parents Magazine.[1]

Awards

Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith was a Michael L. Printz Award Honor book and winner of the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults.[2] It was also a National Book Award finalist[3] and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.[4] 'Intentions' was the winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award for Teen readers.[5] She received 2021 Mathical Honors for The Boy Who Loved Math.[6]

Family

In 2014 Heiligman lives in New York City with her husband, Pulitzer Prize winning author Jonathan Weiner, who is a professor at Columbia University School of Journalism. They have two grown sons.

Books

References

[15]

  1. ^ Beth Schwartzapfel. “When Grown-Ups Fail”, Brown University Alumni Magazine, July/August 2012.
  2. ^ ""American Library Association 2010 Literary Award Winners"". Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "Children's Book Review: Intentions by Deborah Heiligman". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  4. ^ Lowman, Stephen. "Marriage of opposites: Darwin and his devout wife", The Washington Post, October 26, 2009. Retrieved on July 5, 2013.
  5. ^ "2013 Sydney Taylor Book Awards Announced by AJL – Children's Book Council". www.cbcbooks.org. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  6. ^ "Mathical Book Prizes 2021" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Review of Fun Dog, Sun Dog" Booklist Online, 2005. (subscription required)
  8. ^ "Celebrate Halloween with Pumpkins, Costumes and Candy – Through The Looking Glass Children's Book Review". lookingglassreview.com. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  9. ^ "COOL-DOG-SCHOOL-DOG-by-Deborah-Heiligman". Retrieved September 24, 2014.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ Barcott, Bruce (May 10, 2009). "The Darwins' Prenup". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  11. ^ "Deborah Heiligman – Charles and Emma – Book Review – BookPage". bookpage.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  12. ^ "CHARLES AND EMMA by Deborah Heiligman – Kirkus". www.kirkusreviews.com. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  13. ^ "INTENTIONS by Deborah oHeiligman – Kirkus". www.kirkusreviews.com. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  14. ^ Silver, Nate (July 12, 2013). "'The Boy Who Loved Math' and 'On a Beam of Light'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  15. ^ Krulwich, Robert. "Death Of Child May Have Influenced Darwin's Work", NPR, February 12, 2009. Retrieved on January 10, 2013.

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