Stephanie S. Tolan

Stephanie S. Tolan
Stephanie S. Tolan
Born	1942 (age 82–83); Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Children's author
Language	English
Nationality	American
Education	Masters
Alma mater	Purdue University
Period	1978–present
Genre	Children's literature
Notable works	Surviving the Applewhites
Notable awards	Newbery Medal Honor
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Stephanie S. Tolan (born 1942 in Ohio) is an American author of children's books. Her book Surviving the Applewhites received a Newbery Honor in 2003.^[1] She obtained a master's degree in English at Purdue University. Tolan is a senior fellow at the Institute for Educational Advancement. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband.^[2]^[3] Her papers are kept at the University of Central Missouri.

Bibliography

Children's books

1978 Grandpa and Me Scribners
1980 The Last of Eden, Warne
1981 The Liberation of Tansy Warner, Scribners
1981 No Safe Harbors
1983 The Great Skinner Strike, Atheneum Books
1983 A Time to Fly Free
1986 Pride of the Peacock, Atheneum
1987 The Great Skinner Getaway
1987 The Great Skinner Homestead
1988 A Good Courage
1990 Plague Year, William Morrow
1992 The Witch of Maple Park
1992 Sophie and the Sidewalk Man
1992 March Hooper and the Greatest Treasure in the World
1993 Save Halloween William Morrow
1994 Who's There?, HarperCollins
1996 Welcome to the Ark (Volume 1 of the Ark Trilogy), William Morrow
1996 The Great Skinner Enterprise
1998 The Face in the Mirror, HarperCollins^[4]
1999 Ordinary Miracles, HarperTeen^[5]
2001 Flight of the Raven (Volume 2 of the Ark Trilogy), HarperTeen
2002 Surviving the Applewhites 2003 Newbery Honor Book
2004 Bartholomew's Blessing
2006 Listen!, HarperCollins
2009 Wishworks, Inc., Arthur A. Levine Books, ISBN 978-0-545-03154-7
2012 Applewhites at Wit's End (Applewhites Family #2)
2017 Applewhites Coast to Coast (Applewhites Family #3), with her son R.J. Tolan^[6]

Books for adults

2011 Change Your Story, Change Your Life, Createspace. ISBN 978-1-4662-1405-7^[7]

Adapted works

The Bridge to Terabithia, a theatrical adaption of the 1977 book by Katherine Paterson^[8]

Contributing author

2008 Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out, produced by the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance (various authors/illustrators). Candlewick Press

Foreword

2020 Connected: Intuition and Resonance in Smart People, by Alan D. Thompson.^[9]^[10]

Articles

2008 "What We May Be: What Dabrowski's Work Can Do for Gifted Adults" (in the book Living With Intensity, edited by Susan Daniels & Michael M. Piechowski)

References

^ "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
^ Tolan's Web site: www.stephanietolan.com
^ Tolan interview at HarperCollins Publishers website
^ Face in the Mirror review at Publishers Weekly
^ Kirkus review of Ordinary Miracles
^ https://www.amazon.com/Applewhites-Coast-Stephanie-S-Tolan/dp/0062133209/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1XJFMDXEXEZP8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.q3oKTJx_v2q6zig5lMqHN8rZapJTS-jE-iEBexm1vE7bQrVbLZ649QUUfJbhuLA28puhnQGm2oHPvJ3TllFALeO5E0GeB8pEodUZ-e2ujTOqPp6I0umxtY-mdjKX6v-AcL9larBmai4o3Cr35br_rHZQo29vdv2hclTUMCwJ5BGe8Kc_sT3E-DU5vAvwsXSUwdDRj3yXWa4yf3EEIFXNwvju4tlSiT-LAmfFEwS_rcE.DpsNq8ruG7AOe91Uy5wIMlrdg2NrYVX_-0Apd68TJT0&dib_tag=se&keywords=applewhites&qid=1726687366&s=books&sprefix=applewhites%2Cstripbooks%2C76&sr=1-2
^ "Change Your Story, Change Your Life". Createspace.com. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
^ Try Using... "The Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson & Stephanie S. Tolan | Stageplays.com: The World's Largest Collection of Plays and Musicals". Stageplays.com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
^ "Connected: Intuition and Resonance in Smart People – Life Architect – Award-winning gifted coach for families, Alan D. Thompson". 11 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
^ Connected: Intuition and Resonance in Smart People. 21 January 2020 – via Amazon Kindle.

External links

Official website
Lectures by Tolan at the National Association for Gifted Children
Tolan at publisher HarperCollins
Tolan at Our White House, National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance
Stephanie S. Tolan Papers inventory at the James C. Kirkpatrick Library (University of Central Missouri), part of the Philip A. Sadler Research Collection of literature for children and young adults
Stephanie S. Tolan at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Stephanie S. Tolan at Library of Congress, with 33 library catalog records

[1] "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 22 April 2010.

[2] Tolan's Web site: www.stephanietolan.com

[3] Tolan interview at HarperCollins Publishers website

[4] Face in the Mirror review at Publishers Weekly

[5] Kirkus review of Ordinary Miracles

[6] ttps://www.amazon.com/Applewhites-Coast-Stephanie-S-Tolan/dp/0062133209/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1XJFMDXEXEZP8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.q3oKTJx_v2q6zig5lMqHN8rZapJTS-jE-iEBexm1vE7bQrVbLZ649QUUfJbhuLA28puhnQGm2oHPvJ3TllFALeO5E0GeB8pEodUZ-e2ujTOqPp6I0umxtY-mdjKX6v-AcL9larBmai4o3Cr35br_rHZQo29vdv2hclTUMCwJ5BGe8Kc_sT3E-DU5vAvwsXSUwdDRj3yXWa4yf3EEIFXNwvju4tlSiT-LAmfFEwS_rcE.DpsNq8ruG7AOe91Uy5wIMlrdg2NrYVX_-0Apd68TJT0&dib_tag=se&keywords=applewhites&qid=1726687366&s=books&sprefix=applewhites%2Cstripbooks%2C76&sr=1-2

[7] "Change Your Story, Change Your Life". Createspace.com. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2012-08-13.

[8] Try Using... "The Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson & Stephanie S. Tolan | Stageplays.com: The World's Largest Collection of Plays and Musicals". Stageplays.com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.

[9] "Connected: Intuition and Resonance in Smart People – Life Architect – Award-winning gifted coach for families, Alan D. Thompson". 11 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-03.

[10] Connected: Intuition and Resonance in Smart People. 21 January 2020 – via Amazon Kindle.

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Stephanie S. Tolan
Born	1942 (age 82–83) Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Children's author
Language	English
Nationality	American
Education	Masters
Alma mater	Purdue University
Period	1978–present
Genre	Children's literature
Notable works	Surviving the Applewhites
Notable awards	Newbery Medal Honor