RITA Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1986) Winner
Kathleen Karr
キャサリン・カー
Kyasharin Kā
Aliases:
Kathleen Csere
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1946-04-21 （Allentown, Pennsylvania）
- Died
- 2017-12-06 （Chicago, Illinois） age 71
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Residence History
- Allentown, Pennsylvania → Dorothy, New Jersey → Washington, D.C. → Providence, Rhode Island → Chicago, Illinois
Career
- Occupations
- Children's author, Historical novelist
- Active Years
- 1984-2017
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic University of America | — | Liberal Arts | Bachelor's degree | 1964-1968 | United States |
| Providence College | — | English literature | Master's degree | 1968-1971 | United States |
Catholic University of America
Liberal Arts
Degree:
Bachelor's degree
Period:
1964-1968
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
United States
In Washington, D.C.
Providence College
English literature
Degree:
Master's degree
Period:
1968-1971
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
United States
In Providence, Rhode Island
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Golden Kite Award | The Boxer | Fiction | Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators | Winner |
| 2003 | Agatha Award | Gilbert & Sullivan Set Me Free | Best Children/Young Adult Fiction | Malice Domestic | Winner |
Golden Kite Award
2000
Work:
The Boxer
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
Result:
Winner
Agatha Award
2003
Work:
Gilbert & Sullivan Set Me Free
Category:
Best Children/Young Adult Fiction
Organization:
Malice Domestic
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Agatha Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2003) Excellence Award
Works
Major Works
The Boxer
2000 Historical fictionA historical novel about a young Jewish boy who becomes a boxer in 19th-century New York. Winner of the Golden Kite Award.
HistoryBoxingImmigration
The Great Turkey Walk
1998 Historical fictionA story depicting the historical practice of driving turkeys from Missouri to Denver on foot.
American frontierAdventureLivestock
Gilbert & Sullivan Set Me Free
2003 Historical fictionBased on the true 1914 event where inmates at Sherborn Women's Prison performed The Pirates of Penzance. Winner of the Agatha Award.
Power of musicPrison reformCommunity
Bibliography
- Fortune's Fool
- Born for Adventure
- Worlds Apart
- Mama Went to Jail for the Vote
- Exiled: Memoirs of a Camel
- Gilbert & Sullivan Set Me Free
- The 7th Knot
- Dwight D. Eisenhower: Letters from a New Jersey Schoolgirl
- Bone Dry
- Playing With Fire
- The Boxer
- It Happened In the White House
- Skullduggery
- Man of the Family
- The Great Turkey Walk
- Oregon, Sweet Oregon
- Lighthouse Mermaid
- Gold Rush Phoebe
- Phoebe's Folly
- Spy in the Sky
- Go West, Young Women
- In The Kaiser's Clutch
- Oh, Those Harper Girls
- The Cave
- The Promised Land
- Gone West
- Gideon and the Mummy Professor
- It Ain't Always Easy
- Chessie's King
- From This Day Forward
- Light of my Heart
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Entwines history and humorEngaging narrative for children and young adults
- Recurring Motifs
- Historical eventsAdventureSocial reform
Legacy
American author of historical novels for children and young adults, known for entwining history and humor in works like The Boxer and The Great Turkey Walk. Winner of Golden Kite and Agatha Awards.
Trivia
- Grew up on a chicken farm in Dorothy, New Jersey.
- Wrote her first novel Light of My Heart in 1984.
- Began writing for children after her young children requested stories.