Jane Leslie Conly
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| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) |
| Occupation | Fiction writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Woodrow Wilson High School |
| Alma mater | Smith College, 1971 |
| Genre | Children's literature, science fiction |
| Notable works | Racso and the Rats of NIMH R-T, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH Crazy Lady! |
| Notable awards | Newbery Honor, 1994 |
| Spouse | Peter |
| Children | Eliza and Will |
| Parents | Robert C. O'Brien and Sally (née McCaslin) |
Jane Leslie Conly (born 1948) is an American author, the daughter of author Robert C. O'Brien. She started her literary work by finishing the manuscript for her father's Z for Zachariah in 1974 after his death.[1]
Her first own book, Racso and the Rats of NIMH, was published in 1986, and is a sequel to her father's Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.
Education
[edit]Conly graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1966 and from Smith College in 1971.
Personal life
[edit]Conly lives in Baltimore, Maryland with her family: Peter, her husband; Eliza, her daughter; and Will, her son.
Awards
[edit]- 1994 Newbery Honor for Crazy Lady!
- 2012–2012 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Master List for Murder Afloat[2]
Works
[edit]- 1986: Racso and the Rats of NIMH, illustrated by Leonard Lubin (Harper & Row) – Children's Choice IRA, 1987
- 1990: R-T, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH, illus. Leonard Lubin – Children's Choice IRA, 1990
- 1993: Crazy Lady! – Newbery Honor Book, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, 1994
- 1995: Trout Summer – ALA Best Books for Young Adults, 1996
- 1998: While No One Was Watching
- 1999: What Happened on Planet Kid
- 2002: The Rudest Alien on Earth
- 2005: In the Night, on Lanvale Street
- 2008: Impetuous R, Secret Agent, illus. Bonnie Leck
- 2010: Murder Afloat
References
[edit]- ^ Anita Silvey. The essential guide to children's books and their creators. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002. ISBN 0-618-19082-1. p. 98
- ^ Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
External links
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- Jane Leslie Conly at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Jane Leslie Conly at Library of Congress, with 10 library catalog records
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