Haemi Balgassi

Infobox Writer


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name = Haemi Balgassi
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birthdate = 1967
birthplace = Seoul, South Korea
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occupation = Author
nationality = Korean American
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genre = Children's literature, Young adult literature
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website = http://www.haemibalgassi.com

Haemi Balgassi (born 1967) is a Korean American writer. She was born in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in Western Massachusetts, where she now resides with her husband and their daughters.

Her stories, articles, essays, and poetry have been published in numerous publications, including [http://www.cricketmag.com/ProductDetail.asp?pid=11 Cicada] , [http://www.funforkidzmagazines.com/index2.html Hopscotch] , [http://liguorian.org/ Liguorian] , "Complete Woman", romance magazines, and literary journals. Balgassi was one of 45 authors and illustrators featured in "Children's Authors and Illustrators Too Good to Miss", a reference book by "Sharron L. McElmeel".

Books

Balgassi's chapter book, "Peacebound Trains" (illustrated by the award winning Chris Soentpiet), was named a Smithsonian (magazine) Notable Children's Book, International Reading Association Notable Book for a Global Society, San Francisco Chronicle Best Children's Book, Society of Illustrators Gold Medalist, National Council for the Social Studies/Children's Book Council Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, and American Booksellers Association Pick of the Lists. "Peacebound Trains" is featured on the "United States of America Korean War Commemoration" site, complete with a "Teacher Activity Guide". It is the only book to receive this honor. The book's publisher is Clarion Books, a Houghton Mifflin imprint.

Balgassi's middle-grade novel, "Tae's Sonata", is also under the publishing umbrella of Clarion Books. "Tae's Sonata" was named a National Council for the Social Studies/Children's Book Council Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, an American Booksellers Association Pick of the Lists, and nominated for the [http://www.mainelibraries.org/awards/msba.htm Maine Student Book Award] . The novel won the 2000 [http://www.childrenscrownaward.org/ Lamplighter Classic Award] . In 2006, [http://www.hampton-brown.com/ Hampton-Brown] , a branch of [http://www.ngschoolpub.org/ National Geographic School Publishing] , selected "Tae's Sonata" for its "inZone Books" collection.

External links

* [http://www.haemibalgassi.com/ Haemi Balgassi Official Website]
* [http://korea50.army.mil/teachers/index.shtml "Peacebound Trains" on the United States of America Korean War Commemoration Website]
* [http://www.reading.ccsu.edu/TheDragonLode/DLVol182Sp2000/DLVol182Sp2000%2052-54.pdf "Connecting Voices Through Generations"]
* [http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/balgassi.htm Internet School Library Media Center: Haemi Balgassi Teacher Resource File]

Interviews

* [http://www.debbimichikoflorence.com/author_interviews/2002/HaemiBalgassi.html DebbiMichikoFlorence.com: "An Interview with Children's Writer Haemi Balgassi"]
* [http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/authors/interviews/HaemiBalgassi.html CynthiaLeitichSmith.com: "Interview with Children's and YA Author Haemi Balgassi"]
* [http://www.papertigers.org/interviews/archived_interviews/hbalgassi.html papertigers.org: "Interview with Korean American Author, Haemi Balgassi"]
* [http://www.committment.com/balgassi.html Commitment Magazine: "Inspired to Write Stories for Children"]