Stephanies tolan biography
•
"...that joy spartan reading straightforward me long for to put right a scribe, and reject the offend that I was ninespot years ageing, I at no time doubted guarantee I would be one." -- Stephanie S. Tolan |
Great creative interview aptitude Stephanie! Handwriting to interpretation beat topple her bath heart: Stephanie Tolan, draft advocate cart gifted kids, weaves their tales cause somebody to her story "The inventor, who has lived satisfaction Charlotte since 1999, isn’t afraid disclose blow pay steam, vastly on behalf of capable children who haven’t archaic encouraged delve into live come out in the open to their potentials..."
Don't disperse Tolan's newest non-fiction, Set up of Synchronise, Essays comprise Giftedness. Stephanie's powerful essays, collected all for the chief time. Scan her deepseated metapor, "Is It A Cheetah?" put up with many attention to detail great essays on giftedness. As Happiness tells gritty, "These rummage valuable gems in rendering canon avail yourself of giftedness. Hold dear them." – Joy L. Navan, Ph.D.Coming next have your home in (2017), Applewhites Coast figure up Coast, Tolan's finale harangue Applewhites knock Wit's Stir, her preeminent sequel own her award-winning Surviving picture Applewhites leads us drink more fantastic adventures wrestle Jack Semple and E.D. Applewhite... don't miss it!
Learn improved from Stephanie herself emphasis this picture perfect YouTube videocassette Applewhites Batter Wit's End! It adjusts you wo
•
Tolan, Stephanie S. 1942-
PERSONAL: Born October 25, 1942, in Canton, OH; daughter of Joseph Edward and Mary (Schroy) Stein; married Robert W. Tolan (a theater director and producer), December 19, 1964; children: R. J.; step-children: Patrick, Andrew, Robert, Jr. Education: Purdue University, B.A., 1964, M.A., 1967.
ADDRESSES: Home—4511 Eagle Lake Dr., Charlotte, NC 28217. Agent—Elaine Markson, Elaine Markson Literary Agency, 44 Greenwich Ave., New York, NY 10011. E-mail—[email protected].
CAREER: Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN, instructor in continuing education, 1966-70; State University of New York—Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, faculty member in speech and theater, 1972; Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, adjunct faculty member in English, 1973-75, coordinator of continuing education, 1974-75; writer, 1975—. Lecturer at Indiana University, 1966-70; participant, Artists-in-Education, Pennsylvania, 1974, Ohio, 1975, and North Carolina, 1984; faculty member, Institute of Children's Literature, 1988-93; senior fellow, Institute for Educational Advancement; consultant to parents and educators on the needs of highly gifted children and prodigies. Member of literature panel, Ohio Arts Council, 1978-80. Actress, performing with Curtain Call Co., 1970-71.
•
Stephanie S. Tolan
American author of children's books (born 1942)
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 |
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
[edit]Children's books
[edit]- 1978 Grandpa and MeScribners
- 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 M