Role Author Name Megan Shull | Alma mater Cornell University Nationality American Education Cornell University | |
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Books The Swap, Yours Truly - Skye O'Shea, Amazing Grace | ||
Occupation Children's book author | ||
The Swap by Megan Shull
Megan Shull (born 1968) is an American author of books for children and young adults. Some of her best known works are, 'The Swap' (HarperCollins, 2014)—now a Disney Channel Original Movie, 'Bounce' (HarperCollins, 2016) and the award-winning young adult novel 'Amazing Grace.' (Disney Hyperion, 2005).
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Biography
Born and raised in Ithaca, New York, Shull holds a B.S. and a Ph.D. from Cornell University. At Cornell, Shull's doctoral work in educational psychology looked at ways to help young people retain their resilience as they navigate adolescence, and gave her inspiration as a writer.
A graduate of Ithaca High School, Shull competed in youth ice hockey before going on to play for Cornell University. While in graduate school, Shull founded a mentoring program with the women's hockey team that still thrives today. In 2000, she was a team rider for Girls on the Move, a special project of Outward Bound, USA, bicycling coast-to-coast from Portland, Oregon, to New York City.
Shull was given her big break in children's publishing by Pleasant Rowland, founder of American Girl. Shull's first two books – 'Yours Truly Skye O'Shea' and 'Skye's the Limit!' – were published by American Girl.
Today, Shull lives in her hometown, Ithaca.