Kathryn Erskine
Kathryn Erskine is the author of National Book Award winner Mockingbird, Jane Addams Peace Award honor book Seeing Red, and other novels for young readers, including The Incredible Magic of Being and Lily’s Promise. She is also the author of picture books Mama Africa: How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with her Song and All of Us. She is currently working on several books for children and adults.
She enjoys traveling, taking classes (any subject), eating chocolate, drinking coffee, and taking long walks in the woods with her Labradoodle.
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Awards
Bank Street Best Children’s Books, 2015, 2014, 2011 (Outstanding Merit), 2011 (Outstanding Merit), 2008
Junior Library Guild Selection, 2014, 2011
American Library Association
Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee, 2011
Children’s Notable Book, 2011
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011
“Top Ten” Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, 2008
Best Books for Young Adults Nominee, 2008
Crystal Kite Award, 2012, 2011
National Book Award Winner, 2010
Children’s Africana Book Award 2018
Children’s Book Council Notable Social Studies Trade Book, 2015
Jane Addams Award Honor Book, 2014
Library of Virginia Awards Honorable Mention, 2014
Jefferson Cup Honor Book, 2014
YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2014
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens Nominee, 2012
“Best Children’s Books of 2011,” BookPage
Shortlisted for the Redbridge Children’s Book Award (UK), 2012
Longlisted for the UKLA Award (UK Literary Association), 2012
Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award, 2012
Golden Kite Honor Book, 2011
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, 2011
Southern Independent Booksellers Award, 2011
International Reading Association Award, 2011
International Literacy Association Award, 2011
New York Public Library’s Children’s Books 2010: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
Junior Library Guild Selection, 2010
Virginia Reader’s Choice list, 2009-2010
Voice of Youth Advocates’ Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers, 2007