Laura Amy Schlitz facts for kids
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Laura Amy Schlitz
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| Born | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, and Lower School Librarian at the Park School |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Goucher College (BA) |
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| Notable awards | Cybils Award 2006 A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama Newbery Medal 2016 The Hired Girl |
Laura Amy Schlitz is an American author who writes amazing books for kids and young adults. She also works as a librarian and storyteller at the Park School of Baltimore in Brooklandville, Maryland.
She has won many important awards for her books. In 2008, she received the Newbery Medal for her book Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village. She also won a Newbery Honor in 2013 for Splendors and Glooms.
Her book The Hired Girl won several awards in 2016. These include the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, the National Jewish Book Award, and the Sydney Taylor Book Award.
Some of her other popular books are A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama (2006), The Night Fairy (2010), and Princess Cora and the Crocodile (2017). Laura Amy Schlitz studied at Goucher College and finished her degree in 1977.
About Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village is a special book. It has more than twenty short plays, mostly for one person. The characters are all kids aged 10 to 15. They live in or near an English village during the 13th century.
These short plays were first written for 5th graders at The Park School. They were part of a special program to help teachers and improve lessons. The book was recognized for being excellent children's literature. It won the 2008 Newbery Medal.
About Splendors and Glooms
Splendors and Glooms tells the story of Clara Wintermute, a rich girl in London. For her birthday, she wants a puppet show from a group she saw in a park. The puppet master, Grisini, and his helpers, Lizzie Rose (14) and Parsefall (12), come to her home to perform.
Soon after the show, Clara goes missing. Someone demands money from her parents. Clara's father tries to pay, but the kidnapper doesn't show up. Meanwhile, an old witch uses magic to call Grisini to her home. The lives of all the children become mixed up with Grisini, the witch Cassandra, and the Wintermute family. Clara is actually hidden in plain sight the whole time.
This book was also honored for its great writing. It received the 2013 Newbery Honor.
Laura Amy Schlitz's Books
Candlewick Press has published most of Laura Amy Schlitz's books in the U.S. Here is a list of some of her published works:
- A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama (2006) – This book won a Cybils Award.
- The Hero Schliemann: the dreamer who dug for Troy (2006) – Illustrated by Robert Byrd.
- The Bearskinner: a tale of the Brothers Grimm (2007) – Retold by Schlitz, illustrated by Max Grafe.
- Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village (2007) – This book won the Newbery Medal. Illustrated by Robert Byrd.
- The Night Fairy (2010) – Illustrated by Angela Barrett.
- Splendors and Glooms (2012) – This book won a Newbery Honor.
- The Hired Girl (2015) – This book won the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, Sydney Taylor Book Award, and National Jewish Book Award.
- Princess Cora and the Crocodile (2017) – Illustrated by Brian Floca.
- Amber and Clay (2021) – Illustrated by Julia Iredale.
Laura Amy Schlitz also wrote a romance novel for adults called A Gypsy at Almack's. She used the name Chloe Cheshire for that book.
