Lynda Durrant

Lynda Durrant

Lynda Durrant (born December 17, 1954) [ [http://www.orrt.org/durrant/ Ohio Reading Road Trip | Lynda Durrant Biography ] ] is the author of several children's books, including ' (1998), "Turtle Clan Journey" (1999), "Echohawk" (1996), "Betsy Zane, the Rose of Fort Henry" (2000), and ' (2003). [ [http://school.uaschools.org/greensview/ohioauthors/durrant,lynda.htm Lynda Durrant ] ]

Personal life

Durrant was born in Virginia, but raised in Ohio by her parents Oliver and Shirley. At the age of 22, she received a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Washington, and in 1979 she received her Master's. She later married Wesley Lemmon, and had one child. She currently resides in Bath, Ohio; and teaches a reading class, along with continuing to write. [ [http://www.orrt.org/durrant/ Ohio Reading Road Trip | Lynda Durrant Biography ] ]

Awards

Lynda Durrant has received the following awards: [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/lynda-durrant Lynda Durrant: Information and Much More from Answers.com ] ]
*For "Echohawk":
**Young Adult Choice Award
**International Reading Association Award
**Books for the Teenage selection, New York Public Library
*For "The Beaded Moccasins: The Story of Mary Campbell":
**Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies selection by the National Council for the Social Studies/Children's Book Council 1998
**1999 Ohioana Book Award (juvenile category)
**Books for the Teenage selection, New York Public Library
*For "Betsy Zane, the rose of Fort Henry":
**Ohioana Book Award (juvenile category) OLA 2001
**Quick Picks selection by the American Library Association in 2001
**Books for the Teenage selection, New York Public Library

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