Sylvia Cassedy
Sylvia Cassedy | |
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| Born | January 29, 1930 Brooklyn, NY |
| Died | April 6, 1989 (aged 59) Manhasset, NY |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brooklyn College |
| Genre | Children's and young adult fiction |
Sylvia Cassedy (January 29, 1930 – April 6, 1989) was an American novelist and poet, who is best known for her children's and young adult fiction.
Life[edit]
Cassedy was born January 29, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York.[1] She graduated from Brooklyn College, and worked as a primary and secondary school teacher.[2]
Cassedy is known for her young adult novels.[1][2][3] Her three novels Behind the Attic Wall, M.E. and Morton, and Lucie Babbidge's House feature preadolescent girls as protagonists, who use fantasy and play to improve their circumstances.[2][4]
Besides her young adult novels, Cassedy wrote two volumes of poetry. She translated collections of poems from India and from Japan. Based on her teaching experience, she wrote a guide to creative writing In Your Own Words: a Beginner's Guide to Writing.[2]
Cassedy died April 6, 1989, in Manhasset, NY.[1] Her collected papers are held by the University of Minnesota.[5]
Awards[edit]
Cassedy's book Lucie Babbidge's House was named an honor book (runner-up) for the Phoenix Award of the Children's Literature Association in 2009.[6]
Selected works[edit]
Children's and young adult fiction[edit]
- Behind the Attic Wall (HarperCollins, 1985). ISBN 0380698439[7]
- M.E. and Morton (HarperCollins, 1987). ISBN 069004562X[8]
- Lucie Babbidge's House (HarperCollins, 1989). ISBN 038071812X[9]
- The Best Cat Suit of All (Dial Books, 1991). Illustrated by Rosekrans Hoffman. ISBN 0803705166[10]
Instructional[edit]
- In Your Own Words: A Beginner's Guide to Writing (Doubleday, 1979). ISBN 0385140371[11]
Poetry[edit]
- Roomrimes: Poems (Crowell, 1987). Illustrated by Michele Chessare. ISBN 0690044666[12]
- Zoomrimes: Poems about Things that Go (HarperCollins, 1993). Illustrated by Michele Chessare. ISBN 0060226331[13]
Translation[edit]
- Red Dragonfly on my Shoulder, with Kunihiro Suetake (HarperCollins, 1992). Illustrated by Molly Bang. ISBN 0060226242[14]
Revised and retitled from Birds, Frogs, and Moonlight by the same authors (Doubleday, 1967). Illustrated by Vo-Dinh.[2] - Moon-Uncle, Moon-Uncle, with Parvathi Thampi (Doubleday, 1972). Illustrated by Susanne Suba. ISBN 0385029632[15]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Cullinan, Bernice; Person, Diane, eds. (2005). The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. New York: Continuum. p. 153. ISBN 0-8264-1778-7. OCLC 182537410.
- ^ a b c d e Silvey, Anita (1995). Children's Books and Their Creators. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. pp. 124–125. ISBN 0-395-65380-0. OCLC 32704771.
- ^ Townsend, John (1996). Written for Children: an Outline of English-Language Children's Literature. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press. pp. 270–271. ISBN 1-4617-3104-6. OCLC 820843482.
- ^ Wolf, Virginia (1990). "Playing and Reality in Sylvia Cassedy's Novels". Children's Literature Association Quarterly. 1990 (1): 51–54. doi:10.1353/chq.1990.0004. ISSN 1553-1201. S2CID 143596768.
- ^ "Silvia Cassedy Papers". University of Minnesota Libraries. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "Phoenix Award". Children's Literature Association. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ Reviews of Behind the Attic Wall:
- "Behind the Attic Wall (Review)". Kirkus. October 1, 1983. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- King, Cynthia (November 20, 1983). "Children's Books | Behind the Attic Wall". New York Times. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "M.E. and Morton (Review)". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "Lucie Babbidge's House (Review)". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ Reviews of The Best Cat Suit of All:
- "The Best Cat Suit of All (Review)". Kirkus. September 15, 1991. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- "The Best Cat Suit of All (Review)". Publishers Weekly. September 30, 1991. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "In Your Own Words: A Beginner's Guide to Writing (Review)". Kirkus. August 1, 1979. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Roomrimes: Poems (Review)". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "Zoomrimes: Poems about Things that Go (Review)". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ Reviews of Red Dragonfly on my Shoulder:
- Becker, Alida (May 3, 1992). "Red Dragonfly on my Shoulder Haiku (Review)". New York Times. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- "Red Dragonfly on my Shoulder (review)". Kirkus. January 1, 1992. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- "Red Dragonfly on my Shoulder: Haiku (Review)". Publishers Weekly. March 2, 1992. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "Moon-Uncle, Moon-Uncle: Rhymes from India (Review)". Kirkus. January 1, 1972. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
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