Sarah weeks biography
Sarah Weeks
American writer of children's books (born 1955)
Sarah Weeks (born March 18, 1955) is an American writer of children's books, perhaps best known for the novel So B. It which has won several juvenile literature awards. In 2007 it won the Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award and William Allen White Children's Book Award.
Biography
Sarah Weeks was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1955, the daughter of an English professor. She has a brother and a sister. When she was a little girl, the things she liked to do best were playing music and writing. When she grew up, she went to New York City, married, and had two sons, Gabriel and Nathaniel.
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Sarah Weeks Biography
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Singer, songwriter, and children's book author. Member of adjunct faculty, New School University, New York, NY; program presenter at schools and libraries.
"GUY" SERIES
Regular Guy, Laura Gerlinger Books (New York, NY), 1999.
Guy Time, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2000.
My Guy, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 2001.
Guy Wire, Laura Geringer Books (New York, NY), 2002.
My Guy was in production as a feature film for Disney Studios.
Overboard!, illustrated by Sam Williams, for Harcourt, 2006; Counting Ovejas, illustrated by David Diaz, for Atheneum, 2006, and Be Mine, Be Mine, Sweet Valentine, illustrated by Fumi Kosaka, for Laura Geringer Books, 2006; Jumping the Scratch, for Laura Geringer Books, 2006.
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Sarah Weeks Author
SARAH WEEKS was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She has been writing books for young readers for the past thirty years. She is a graduate of Hampshire College and NYU and has taught creative writing to graduate students at The New School and Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City.
Ms. Weeks is well known for her Early Readers, Picture Books, Chapter Books and Novels. Her Young Adult novel, SO B. IT, a New York Times best seller was awarded the 2004 Parents Choice Gold medal and is now a full length feature film starring Alfre Woodard and Talitha Bateman. Sarah’s many picture books include such favorites as Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up her Wash, Glamourpuss and Woof, A Love Story. Her popular middle-grade novels include Pie, Honey, Save Me a Seat and Soof – the long awaited sequel to So B. It. Her books have sold well over three million copies and have been translated into many languages.
Sarah teaches writing workshops for adults and children and is a popular keynote speaker at conferences. She visits thousands of children (grades K through 8) every year in schools across the country, both in person and virtually. She is married to Jim Fyfe, a high school history teacher and has two grown sons and one adorable granddaughter. Sarah splits her time between her homes in Nyack, NY and Jeffersonville, NY. For more information about Sarah and her books, please visit her website: www.sarahweeks.com or find her on Twitter: @authorweeks, Facebook @sarahweekswrites and on Instagram: @authorweeks
Sarah Weeks
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The United StatesWebsite
http://www.sarahweeks.com/
Genre
Children's Books, Young Adult
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Sarah Weeks has been writing children’s books and songs for the past twenty years. She is a graduate of Hampshire College and NYU and recently became an adjunct faculty member in the prestigious Writing Program at the New School University, in New York City.
Her first YA novel, So B. It, which appeared on the LA Times bestseller list was chosen as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and received the 2004 Parent’s Choice Gold Award. In addition to being an author, Sarah is an accomplished singer/songwriter. She has written for television, stage and screen and a number of her picturebooks include songs which she both writes and sings for the accompanying CD’s. Sarah's titles have sold well over a million copies, including several foreign editionSarah Weeks has been writing children’s books and songs for the past twenty years. She is a graduate of Hampshire College and NYU and recently became an adjunct faculty member in the prestigious Writing Program at the New School University, in New York City.
Her first YA novel, So B. It, which appeared on the LA Times bestseller list was chosen as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and received the 2004 Parent’s Choice Gold Award. In addition to being an author, Sarah is an accomplished singer/songwriter. She has written for television, stage and screen and a number of her picturebooks include songs which she both writes and sings for the accompanying CD’s. Sarah's titles have sold well over a million copies, including several foreign editions.
Sarah is a tireless promoter, visiting schools throughout the country, serving as author-in-residence and speaking to teachers and librarians at national conferences including IRA, ALA and NCTE. She lives in New York City with her two teenage sons.
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