Katherine Elizabeth Krohn

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Katherine Elizabeth Krohn
Born1961 (age 59–60)
Bitburg, West Germany
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican

Katherine Elizabeth Krohn (born 1961) is an American author.

Biography[]

Katherine Elizabeth Krohn was born in Bitburg, Germany to American-born parents.[1] Krohn is a prolific writer of books for children and young adults. Writing for young reader's series such as USA Today Lifeline Biographies and A&E Biography (published by Lerner Publishing Group), her works include many well-reviewed titles, such as the Carter G. Woodson Honor Book Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song,[2][3] and the Oregon Book Award contender Women of the Wild West.[4][5] In recent years, Krohn ventured from the biographical format to create graphic science and graphic history titles for Capstone Press and Gale Cengage Learning. She has authored metaphysical titles about fortune-telling and ghosts, fiction, and books about contemporary social issues.

Krohn lives in Eugene, Oregon.[1]

Awards and honors[]

Krohn's books have received several honors, including the Carter G. Woodson Book Award, Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Young Adult Top Forty, CBC Children's Choices, and Booklist Top 10 Series Nonfiction.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Contemporary Authors Online", Biography Resource Center, Gale, 2003
  2. ^ "Carter G. Woodson Book Award and Honor Winners". National Council for the Social Studies. Archived from the original on 2010-01-16.
  3. ^ American Music Teacher: 70. October 2001. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ Ginsberg, Sherri Forgash (July 2000), Kliatt, Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Duke School for Children
  5. ^ "Women Of The Wild West. (Good Stuff)". Child Life. 27. January–February 2002.
  6. ^ "About Our Author". Lerner Publishing Group.


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