Ruth White (children's author)
- Ruth White (children's author)
Ruth White is an American author. She won a Newbery Honor in 1997 for her book "Belle Prater's Boy".
Biography
When Ruth was six years old, her father, who was a coal miner, was killed in a brawl (and the attacker sent to prison for 20 years). Her mother moved to a place near the town of Grundy, Virginia. When Ruth was in the eighth grade the family moved to Michigan, but Ruth returned to Grundy to finish high-school while living with an aunt and uncle. These incidents form part of the story in her book "Sweet Creek Holler".
Works
*"The City Rose", an African-American adventure story
*"Sweet Creek Holler", a poor girl's story about growing up in Southwest Virginia
*"Weeping Willow", a story about friendship, love, pain, and coming of age also set in Southwest Virginia
*"Belle Prater's Boy", Newberry Honor Book
*"Memories of Summer"
*"Tadpole"
*"Buttermilk Hill", a sequel to "Weeping Willow"
*"The Search for Belle Prater", a sequel to "Belle Prater's Boy"
*"Way Down Deep"
*"Little Audrey"
ources
* [http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/winter95/Cole.html Interview]
* [http://content.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=3021 Biography]
* [http://www.mtsu.edu/~kpatten/WhiteButter.doc Reviews]
* [http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal.cfm "Newberry Medal and Honor Award Books"] , American Library Association
* [http://www.ruthwhite.net Official Web Site]
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