Joyce Carol Thomas (1938–2016)
Autor(a) de I Have Heard of a Land
About the Author
Joyce Carol Thomas was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma in May 1938. She received a bachelor's degree in Spanish and a master's degree in education. She was a poet, playwright, and children's book author. Her first young-adult novel, Marked by Fire, was published in 1982 and won the National Book Award mostrar mais for children's fiction in 1983. Her other young adult novels include Bright Shadow and House of Light. Her illustrated poetry collections include The Blacker the Berry and Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea, both of which were honored by the Coretta Scott King Book Awards. In 1987, Marked by Fire was adapted into a gospel musical Abyssinia. She died from cirrhosis of the liver August 13, 2016 at the age of 78. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Séries
Obras por Joyce Carol Thomas
Linda Brown, You Are Not Alone: The Brown vs. Board of Education Decision (2003) — Editor — 76 exemplares
CRYSTAL BREEZES Poems 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Children of the Night: The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1967 to the Present (1995) — Contribuidor — 113 exemplares
Necessary Noise: Stories About Our Families as They Really Are (2003) — Contribuidor — 81 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Outros nomes
- Thomas, Joyce Carol Haynes
- Data de nascimento
- 1938-05-25
- Data de falecimento
- 2016-08-13
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Ponca City, Oklahoma, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Palo Alto, California, USA
- Locais de residência
- Berkeley, California, USA
- Educação
- San Jose State University (BA|1966)
Stanford University (MA|1968) - Ocupações
- author of children's books
teacher
poet
playwright
motivational speaker - Prémios e menções honrosas
- Coretta Scott King Awards
National Book Award (1983)
American Book Award
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 29
- Also by
- 5
- Membros
- 1,459
- Popularidade
- #17,609
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Críticas
- 120
- ISBN
- 78
Awards: NPR Best Book Of The Year (2012)