- Janet McDonald
Janet McDonald (b 1954 d. 2007) wrote
novel s for young adults as well as a memoir, "Project Girl", about her own upbringing and education. Her best-known children's book is "Spellbound", which tells the story of a teenaged mother who wins a spelling competition and a college scholarship. The book was named as theAmerican Library Association 's "Best Book for Young Adults" in 2002. McDonald lived inParis for most of her adult life and died there onApril 11 ,2007 , of cancer.She was a member of
Mensa , the high IQ societyBooks
*cite book |author=McDonald, Janet |title=Project girl |publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux |location=New York |year=1999 |pages= |isbn=0-374-23757-3 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=
*cite book |author=McDonald, Janet |title=Spellbound |publisher=Puffin Books |location=New York, N.Y., U.S.A |year=2003 |pages= |isbn=0-14-250193-X |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=
*cite book |author=McDonald, Janet |title=Twists and turns |publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux |location=New York |year=2003 |pages= |isbn=0-374-40006-7 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=
*cite book |author=McDonald, Janet |title=Brother Hood |publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux |location=New York |year=2004 |pages= |isbn=0-374-30995-7 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=
*cite book |author=McDonald, Janet |title=Chill Wind |publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |location= |year=2006 |pages= |isbn=0-374-41183-2 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=
*cite book |author=McDonald, Janet |title=Harlem Hustle |publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |location= |year=2006 |pages= |isbn=0-374-37184-9 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=
*cite book |author=McDonald, Janet |title=Off-Color |publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |location= |year=2007 |pages= |isbn=0-374-37196-2 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=References
*Catherine Ross-Stroud. "Janet McDonald: The Original Project Girl". Scarecrow P., Forthcoming, 2008.
*Catherine Ross-Stroud. "Urban Hip-Hop Fiction: Janet McDonald." "Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Literature," Ed. Tarshia Stanley. Greenwood Press, 2008.External links
* http://www.projectgirl.com/
* http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/2002bestbooks.htm
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