Name Janet Lisle | Role Author | |
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Education Georgia State University, Smith College Awards John Newbery Medal, Golden Kite Award for Fiction Nominations Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Books Black duck, Afternoon of the Elves, The Art of Keeping Cool, Highway cats, The crying rocks | ||
Meet janet taylor lisle
Janet Taylor Lisle (born 1947) is an American author of children’s books and young adult novels that range between fantasy and reality.
Contents
- Meet janet taylor lisle
- afternoon of the elves by janet taylor lisle
- Early years
- Higher education career and life
- Writing style
- Book list
- References
afternoon of the elves by janet taylor lisle
Early years
Lisle was born in New Jersey, grew up in rural Farmington, Connecticut, and spent her summers in Rhode Island. Growing up with four younger brothers, Janet and the rest of her siblings were all passionate readers. She was educated at local schools until age fifteen when she entered The Ethel Walker School, a girl's boarding school in Simsbury, Connecticut.
Higher education, career, and life
Janet attended Smith College and graduated in 1969 with a degree in English Literature. After college, she got married and joined VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) in Atlanta, Georgia. During this time, Lisle had seen many people overcome with challenges so she went back to college at Georgia State University to take journalism classes. She wanted to write about what she has seen while working with VISTA to make the public more aware of poverty. She worked as a reporter for the next ten years.
With a new marriage and the birth of her daughter in 1977, Lisle changed her career path and began to write children’s books at home. Her first book, The Dancing Cats of Applesap, was inspired by her own childhood memories. Following this book, Lisle continued writing for a diverse audience and produced over ten more novels.
Lisle resides on the Rhode Island coast with her husband, Richard Lisle, and their daughter Elizabeth and grandchildren Joplin and Timminy
Writing style
Lisle is a true believer of the unknown and this way of thinking has made her book’s plots complex and mysterious. All of her books incorporate elves, fairies or some kind of unusual creature. Whether these characters are real within the story, or simply imaginative shells of her characters, the story line is often left unresolved.