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Penny Warner

ペニー・ワーナー

Penī Wānā

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
East Bay region of California

Career

Occupations
mystery writer, author, teacher, special education teacher
Active Years
1998-2024
Nominations
2011 Agatha Award nominee Best Children/Young Adult (The Secret of the Skeleton Key), 2013 Agatha Award nominee Best Children/Young Adult (The Mystery of the Pirate’s Treasure), 2014 Agatha Award finalist Best Children/Young Adult (The Mummy’s Curse)

Education

Diablo Valley College
child development
Degree: Master's degree in special education
Country: United States
Taught child development at San Ramon campus
Chabot College
Period: 20年
Country: United States
Taught sign language, special education, infant development, and preschool for deaf children for 20 years

Awards

Macavity Award
1998
Work: Dead Body Language
Category: Best First Novel
Organization: Mystery Readers International
Result: Winner
Agatha Award
2001
Work: Mystery Of The Haunted Caves: A Troop 13 Mystery
Category: Best Children/Young Adult Fiction
Organization: Malice Domestic
Result: Winner
Agatha Award
2013
Work: The Haunted Lighthouse: The Code Busters Club
Category: Best Children/Young Adult Fiction
Organization: Malice Domestic
Result: Winner
Agatha Award
2017
Work: The Secret of the Puzzle Box: The Code Busters Club
Category: Best Children/Young Adult Fiction
Organization: Malice Domestic
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Dead Body Language

1998 Mystery

First book in the Connor Westphal mystery series about a deaf reporter in the California Gold Country.

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Mystery Of The Haunted Caves: A Troop 13 Mystery

2001 Children's Mystery

A Troop 13 mystery about haunted caves.

adventurepuzzle-solving

The Haunted Lighthouse: The Code Busters Club

2012 Children's Mystery

The Code Busters Club kids solve mysteries using codes, starting with a haunted lighthouse.

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The Secret of the Puzzle Box: The Code Busters Club

2017 Children's Mystery

Code Busters Club solves the secret of a puzzle box.

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Style & Themes

Literary Style
Children's mysteries incorporating codes and puzzles for readers to solveRealistic portrayal of deaf characters
Recurring Motifs
code-breakingmystery-solvingCalifornia settings

Legacy

American mystery author who won multiple Agatha Awards and a Macavity Award. Authored over 50 nonfiction books on parenting, activities, and more. Also a longtime educator in special education.