Martha Brockenbrough facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Martha Brockenbrough
|
|
|---|---|
| Born | Martha Elizabeth Brockenbrough Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Notable awards | Kirkus Prize Finalist 2015 YALSA Nominee 2015 Parents' Choice Award 2015 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award 2016 Washington State Book Award 2016 |
Martha Brockenbrough is an American author who writes books for both kids and adults. She writes both fiction (made-up stories) and nonfiction (true stories). Her first book, It Could Happen To You: Diary Of A Pregnancy and Beyond, was published in 2002. She also started The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar (SPOGG). She is famous for creating National Grammar Day, which has been celebrated in the United States every year since 2008.
Contents
About Martha Brockenbrough
Martha Brockenbrough was born in Seattle, Washington. She went to Stanford University and graduated in 1992. At college, she studied Classics, which is about ancient Greek and Roman culture, and English. While she was a student, she was the main editor for the student newspaper, the Stanford Daily.
Her Career Path
Before becoming a full-time author, Martha Brockenbrough worked as an editor for MSN.com. She also wrote funny educational articles for Encarta.com, a digital encyclopedia. In 2008, she created National Grammar Day. This special day helps people celebrate and learn about good grammar.
Martha Brockenbrough's Books and Awards
Martha Brockenbrough has written many books that have won awards. Her stories are often enjoyed by young readers.
Award-Winning Young Adult Novels
Her young adult novel, The Game of Love and Death, was published in 2015. This book was a finalist for the Kirkus Prize in 2015. It was also chosen as one of the Top 10 Romances for Youth by Booklist, a publication from the American Library Association. Publishers Weekly listed it as one of their Best Books of 2015. In 2016, The Game of Love and Death won the Washington State Book Award for Young Adults.
Before The Game of Love and Death, Brockenbrough wrote Devine Intervention. This book was named one of the Top 100 Books for Teens by Kirkus Reviews in 2012. It also won a Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association book award in 2016.
Nonfiction Books for Young Readers
In 2016, The Discovery Channel published Martha Brockenbrough's book, Shark Week: Everything You Need to Know. Publishers Weekly suggested this book for young readers who love sharks.
In 2022, her picture book I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story won the Carter G. Woodson Book Award. This award is given to books that help young people understand different cultures and history.
