- Robbie Branscum
Robbie Tilley Branscum (b. 1937 — d.
May 24 ,1997 ) was an American writer ofchildren's books andyoung adult fiction . Her books were awarded with a Friends of American Writers Award (1977) and theEdgar Award (1983)."Obituary - Robbie Branscum", "Daily News-Record",Harrisonburg ,Virginia ,May 31 ,1997 , p12]Robbie was born on a farm near
Big Flat ,Arkansas . Her father died when she was only 4 years old and she grew up with her poor grandparents on another farm. Branscum dropped out from school after the seventh-grade. She continued to read books and write poetry and songs. [ [http://special.lib.umn.edu/findaid/xml/CLRC-1224.xml "Something about the author"] ]At the age of 15 she married, but then got divorced around the age of 25 or 30 . She provided for her livelihood through work at dirt farms.
The newsletter of her church, the
Southern Baptist , printed an article she had written. Subsequently she decided to become an author. She wrote 20 books about her youth and rural life, first among which "Me and Jim Luke" (1971). Her books were published throughout the 1970s and the 1980s. She worked withliterary agent Barthold Fles . [Branscum R: "Cheater and Flitter Dick".Viking Press , 1983]Branscum died from a heart attack in 1997.
Books
* 1975 - Three Wars of Billy Joe Treat
* 1976 - Johnny May
* 1977 - Toby, Granny and George
* 1978 - Three Buckets of Daylight (with Allen Davis)
* 1978 - To the Tune of a Hickory Stick
* 1978 - The Ugliest Boy
* 1979 - For Love of Jody (with Allen Davis)
* 1979 - The Saving of P.S.
* 1979 - Toby Alone
* 1981 - Toby and Johnny Joe
* 1982 - The Murder of Hound Dog Bates
* 1983 - Cheater and Flitter Dick
* 1983 - Spud Tackett
* 1984 - Me and Jim Luke
* 1984 - The Adventures of Johnnie May
* 1986 - The Girl
* 1987 - Johnny May Grows Up
* 1989 - Cameo RoseReferences
External links
* [http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/branscum.htm Robbie Branscum page]
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