Karen Cushman

Karen Cushman
Karen Cushman
	Cushman at the 2016 Texas Book Festival
Born	October 4, 1941; Chicago, Illinois, US
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Stanford University
Genre	Young adult historical novels
Notable works	Catherine, Called Birdy; The Midwife's Apprentice;
Notable awards	Newbery Medal ; 1996 ;

Karen Cushman (born October 4, 1941)[1]) is an American writer of historical fiction.

Career

Her 1995 novel The Midwife's Apprentice won the Newbery Medal for children's literature, and her 1994 novel Catherine, Called Birdy won a Newbery Honor.[2] She has a bachelor of arts degree in Greek and English from Stanford University. In addition, she has a master's degree in human behavior as well as a master's degree in museum studies.[3] For eleven years she was adjunct professor in the Museum Studies Department at John F. Kennedy University before resigning in 1996 to write full-time.[4] She lives and writes on Vashon Island near Seattle, Washington.[5]

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple was made into a TV film, broadcast in 2001.[6]

1995 Newbery Honor for Catherine, Called Birdy[7]
1995 Golden Kite Award for Catherine, Called Birdy[8]
1996 Newbery Medal for The Midwife's Apprentice[7]
1997 John and Patricia Beatty Award for The Ballad of Lucy Whipple, given by the California Library Association.[9]
2004 Washington State Book Award for Rodzina
2007 Kerlan Award at the University of Minnesota's Children's Literature Research Collection for her contributions to the Kerlan Collection.[10]

"Karen Cushman Papers". Arne Nixon Center. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
"Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
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Author's biography, inside rear cover, "The Midwife's Apprentice" 2nd edition, ISBN 978-0-547-72217-7
Oxman, Steven (15 February 2001). "The Ballad of Lucy Whipple". Variety. Variety Media. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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CLN. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2012-05-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Retrieved 12-04-04.

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