- Debby Dahl Edwardson
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Debby Dahl Edwardson is an author of young adult fiction from Barrow, Alaska. In 2011 she was a finalist for the National Book Award in the young adult category.[1] She is also the president of the North Slope Borough School Board[2] and an instructor at Iḷisaġvik College.[3]
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Biography
She grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota and received a degree in English from Colorado College.[4]
Personal life
She and her husband George Edwardson have seven children.[5]
Books
- Whale Snow (2003).
- Blessing's Bead (2009) was named in the American Library Association's 2011 list of Best Fiction for Young Adults[6] and was named in the Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth of 2010 by Booklist.[7]
- My Name is Not Easy (2010) is the story of three Native Alaskan children who are sent to boarding school.[8]
External links
References
- ^ Mike Dunham. "Barrow writer among finalists for National Book Award". Anchorage Daily News, 10/13/2011.
- ^ "More local teachers demanded at latest joint education meeting". The Arctic Sounder, 2/15/2011.
- ^ Sandy Solenberger. "Early education the focus of North Slope's first year in the Imagination Library". The Arctic Sounder, 5/17/2011.
- ^ Mike Dunham. "Barrow author had to keep award nomination a secret". Anchorage Daily News, 2/15/2011.
- ^ Dermot Cole. "Barrow writer Debby Dahl Edwardson a finalist for National Book Award". Fairbanks Daily News Miner, 10/15/2011.
- ^ "2011 Best Fiction for Young Adults". American Library Association.
- ^ http://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=4126728
- ^ "MY NAME IS NOT EASY". Kirkus Reviews, 8/15/2011.
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