Laura Shovan
Laura Shovan is an American author and poet.
In the early 2000s, Shovan was a part of the Artist in Education program for the .[1] Shovan was the 24th writer-in-residence for the Howard County Poetry and Literature Society in Maryland, and she visited and taught at local schools as part of the program.[2]
Her debut novel was the middle grade verse book, The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary.[3][4] In 2016, the book won the Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Award (Cybils Award) for poetry.[5] Shovan's book, Takedown, was published in 2018.[6]
Along with Saadia Faruqi, Shovan co-wrote the book A Place at the Table, which was published in 2020.[7] The book is about two 11-year-olds—Pakistani-American Sara and Jewish Elizabeth—who develop a friendship after becoming cooking partners in class.[8]
Works[]
- The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary (2016)[9]
- Takedown (2018)
- A Place at the Table (2020), co-written by Saadia Faruqi
References[]
- ^ "Winning poets' names released". The Star-Democrat. 9 April 2004. p. 4. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Holzberg, Janene (22 November 2015). "Young poets let their insight out". The Baltimore Sun. p. G1. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Maughan, Shannon (21 July 2015). "Spring 2016 Children's Sneak Previews". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "In Conversation: Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan". Publishers Weekly. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Impromptu". The Horn Book Magazine. Vol. 93, no. 3. May–June 2017. p. 124. Retrieved 3 September 2021 – via Gale Literature Resource Center.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ "Takedown". Kirkus Reviews. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "A Place at the Table". Kirkus Reviews. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "A Place at the Table". Publishers Weekly. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary". Publishers Weekly. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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