Nationality American Genre Children's fiction | Name L. Elliott Role Author | |
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Alma mater Wake Forest University;
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Education University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wake Forest University Books Under a War‑Torn Sky, Give Me Liberty, A Troubled Peace, Annie - between the states, Hunter's best friend at school | ||
L.M. Elliott is pen name of Laura Malone Elliott, award-winning author of young adult novels, including Under a War-Torn Sky (2001), Flying South (2003), Give Me Liberty (2008), and A Troubled Peace (2009), the sequel to Under a War-Torn Sky.
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Background
Elliott was born in 1957 near Washington, DC. She graduated from Wake Forest University and holds a master's in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Career
Elliott is a long-time writer for the Washingtonian magazine.
Elliott was twice a finalist for the National Magazine Award and recipient of numerous Dateline awards. She wrote often on children, women’s issues, and health.
Personal
Elliott lives in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, and has a daughter and son. She appears frequently at middle schools and high schools where she speaks with students about writing, research, and the value of reading about history.
Awards
Works
Her novels are historical fiction and fit the genre of coming of age fiction, featuring teenage protagonists encountering rites of passage.
Elliott has also authored five picture books for children with New York Times best-selling illustrator, Lynn Munsinger, including: Hunter’s Best Friend at School, Hunter and Stripe and the Soccer Showdown, and Hunter’s Big Sister. Their most recent illustrated book, A String of Hearts, was released in January, 2011.