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Lisa Ann Sandell

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Lisa Ann Sandell
Born (1977-11-23) November 23, 1977 (age 48)
Delaware, United States
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
OccupationsWriter and Editor
Writing career
Period2006–2009
GenresYoung adult, historical, novel in verse
Notable worksSong of the Sparrow, A Map of the Known World, The Weight of the Sky
Websitewww.lisaannsandell.com

Lisa Ann Sandell is an American author and editor of young adult literature.[1] She is the author of three novels, A Map of the Known World, Song of the Sparrow and The Weight of the Sky, and the Editorial Director of the narrative nonfiction imprint at Scholastic Books.[citation needed]

Biography

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Before she published her first book, Sandell traveled to Israel for a birthright trip and interned in Jerusalem, Israel, at the news magazine The Jerusalem Report. The experience informed Sandell's first novel, The Weight of the Sky, a novel in verse published by Viking Children's Books in 2006.[citation needed]

In 1999, Sandell received a BA in Medieval and Renaissance Literature from the University of Pennsylvania. Her honors thesis on Sir Thomas Malory's treatment of Lancelot in Le Morte d'Arthur provided the inspiration for her second novel, Song of the Sparrow. Her last published work, A Map of the Known World, was published in 2009.[citation needed]

Sandell moved to New York City in 2000, and began work as a children's book editor at Scholastic. She is the Editorial Director of Scholastic Focus, the narrative nonfiction imprint of Scholastic.[2]

Sandell is married to Liel Leibovitz, conservative Israeli pundit and editor-at-large for Tablet magazine.[3]

Young adult novels

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Short stories

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  • "See Me", included in the young adult anthology 21 Proms, which was published in 2007.

Awards

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  • New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, 2007, for "The Weight of the Sky"
  • "Voice of Youth Advocates Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror titles, 2007, for "Song of the Sparrow"

References

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  1. ↑ Kumar, Lisa (2007). Something about the Author. Gale Cengage Learning. pp. 166–167. ISBN 978-0787687991. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ Publishers Weekly. "Scholastic's New Focus on Nonfiction".
  3. ↑ 18Forty Podcast. "Liel Leibovitz and Lisa Ann Sandell: When A Spouse Finds Faith".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Rabb, Margot. "The Weight of Words (REview of The Weight of the Sky)". Jbooks. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.

Further reading

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