Coe Booth Explained

Coe Booth
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Occupation:Writer
Period:2006-present
Notableworks:Tyrell, Kendra, Bronxwood, Kinda Like Brothers

Coe Booth is an American fiction writer. Her first novel, Tyrell, was released in 2006. It is written for young adolescents.

Biography

Booth was born on March 21 in New York City. She grew up in the Bronx.

Booth graduated from college in 1996 with a BA and MA in psychology.[1] She worked as a social worker in New York City Emergency Children's Service.[2] [3] [4] In 2005, she attended The New School for General Studies in New York where she completed a Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing.[5] In 2005, Booth completed her first novel, Tyrell. Her inspiration for this book came from her experience working with the troubled teenagers of New York.

Booth is a full-time writer and part-time college professor at a Bronx Community College. She teaches English. Booth also volunteers for the NAACP ACT-SO program where she mentors teenage writers. She lives in Basel, Switzerland as a writer-in-residence at Laurenz Haus. [6]

Awards and honors

Three of Booth's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Bronxwood (2011),[7] Kinda Like Brothers (2014)[8] and Caprice (2022).[9]

Tyrell won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Novel for books published in 2006.[10] In 2007, the American Library Association (ALA) included Tyrell on their list of Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers[11] and Best Books for Young Adults.[12] Booklist included it on their list of the top ten First Novels for Youth.[13] Time has also included Tyrell on their list of the "100 Best YA Books of all Time".[14] Despite these honors, the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom has indicated that Tyrell has been frequently banned and challenged in the United States.[15]

In 2012, the ALA included Bronxwood on their list of Best Fiction for Young Adults.[16] They also named it a top ten selection for their Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers list.[17]

In 2015, the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) included Kinda Like Brothers on their list of the year's Notable Children's Books,[18] and Bank Street College of Education included it on their list of the year's best books for children ages 12 to 14.[19]

In 2019, Booklist included Black Enough on their top ten list of "Diverse Fiction for Youth".[20] The following year, the Young Adult Library Services Association included it on their Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults and Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers lists.[21] [22]

In 2022, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and the Chicago Public Library named Caprice one of the year's best children's books.[23] [24] The following year, the ALSC included Caprice on their list of Notable Children's Books.[25]

Publications

Novels

Short stories

References

Works cited

External links

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coe Booth Faculty & Staff Hamline University . 2022-12-19 . www.hamline.edu . 2022-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221219182130/https://www.hamline.edu/faculty-staff/coe-booth . live .
  2. News: In A Foster Home, Two Boys Become 'Kinda Like Brothers' . en . NPR.org . 2022-12-19 . 2022-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221219182354/https://www.npr.org/2014/08/24/342162424/in-a-foster-home-two-boys-become-kinda-like-brothers . live .
  3. Web site: Interview with Coe Booth – Rich in Color . 2022-12-19 . en-US . 2022-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221219203756/https://richincolor.com/2015/01/interview-with-coe-booth/ . live .
  4. Web site: Interview with Coe Booth (12.16.14) The Social Justice Project . 2022-12-19 . blog.lrei.org . 2022-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221219182049/http://blog.lrei.org/social-justice/2015/01/22/interview-with-coe-booth-12-16-14/ . live .
  5. http://www.newschool.edu/alumni/NSGSSpring2007.pdf The New School, Spring 2007 Newsletter
  6. Prince . Julie . April 2009 . Keeping it real: An interview with Coe Booth . Teacher Librarian . E L Kurdyla Publishing LLC . 36 . 4 . 62–63, 78 . ProQuest . 2023-12-19 . 2022-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221219183339/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA197856555&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=14811782&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon~d69b75f7 . live .
  7. Web site: Bronxwood . 2023-12-19 . . en.
  8. Web site: Kinda Like Brothers . 2023-12-19 . . en.
  9. Web site: Caprice . 2023-12-19 . . en.
  10. Web site: Los Angeles Times Book Prizes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220414195224/https://www.writerswrite.com/rr/awards/latimes/ . 2022-04-14 . 2022-03-13 . Writers Write.
  11. Web site: 2007-03-01 . Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers: 2007 . 2023-12-19 . . 2022-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220127050636/https://www.booklistonline.com/Quick-Picks-for-Reluctant-Young-Adult-Readers/pid=3469088 . live .
  12. Web site: 2007-03-01 . Best Books for Young Adults: 2007 . 2023-12-19 . . 2021-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211127044335/https://www.booklistonline.com/Best-Books-for-Young-Adults/pid=1891231 . live .
  13. Web site: Zvirin . Stephanie . 2007-11-15 . Top 10 First Novels for Youth: 2007 . 2023-12-19 . . 2022-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220122014643/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=2314561 . live .
  14. Web site: The 100 Best YA Books of All Time . 2023-12-19 . Time . en . 2023-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230707042259/https://time.com/collection/100-best-ya-books/ . live .
  15. Web site: 2016-08-05 . Frequently Challenged Books with Diverse Content . 2023-12-19 . . en . 2023-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230626110516/https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/diverse . live .
  16. Web site: 2012-04-23 . Bronxwood Awards & Grants . 2023-12-19 . . 2023-03-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230315134048/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/bronxwood . live .
  17. Web site: Finneke . Jaclyn . 2012-01-27 . YALSA names 2012 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers . 2023-12-19 . . en . 2016-03-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160317072435/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2012/01/yalsa-names-2012-quick-picks-reluctant-young-adult-readers . live .
  18. Web site: Schulte-Cooper . Laura . 2015-03-03 . ALSC names 2015 Notable Children's Books . 2023-12-19 . . en . 2022-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208034306/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2015/03/alsc-names-2015-notable-childrens-books . live .
  19. Web site: 2015 . Best Children’s Books of the Year, Twelve to Fourteen, 2015 Edition . 2023-12-19 . . 2 . 2023-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230701015527/https://d2mguk73h8xisw.cloudfront.net/media/filer_public/filer_public/2015/03/17/2015twelve-to-fourteen_a5acd4da-a183-41f6-8d32-5149122c8e6b.pdf . live .
  20. Web site: Cooper . Ilene . February 1, 2019 . Top 10 Diverse Fiction for Youth: 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230909213541/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=9714406 . September 9, 2023 . December 18, 2023 . Booklist.
  21. Web site: 2020-01-06 . 2020 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221005154213/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2020-amazing-audiobooks-young-adults . 2022-10-05 . December 18, 2023 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
  22. Web site: 2020-01-07 . 2020 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120110448/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2020-quick-picks-reluctant-young-adult-readers . 2023-11-20 . December 18, 2023 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
  23. Web site: ChiPubLib_Kids . BCALA Kids Best of the Best: 2022 . 2023-12-19 . . en-US . 2023-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230519065812/https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/200049033_chipublib_kids/2284090919_bcala_kids_best_of_the_best_2022 . live .
  24. Web site: ChiPubLib_Kids . Best Fiction for Older Readers of 2022 . 2023-12-19 . . en-US.
  25. Web site: Notable Children's Books - 2023 . 2023-12-19 . Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) . en . 2023-06-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608192350/https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb . live .
  26. Web site: 2006-11-20 . Tyrell by Coe Booth . 2023-12-19 . . 2023-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230909212950/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780439838795 . live .
  27. Larkin . Elizabeth . April 2013 . C. Booth. Kendra: New York: Scholastic, 2008. ISBN 978-0-439-92537-2. . Journal of Intergenerational Relationships . en . 11 . 2 . 208–209 . 10.1080/15350770.2013.782771 . 1535-0770 . Taylor & Francis Online.
  28. Web site: 2011-09-01 . Bronxwood . subscription . 2023-12-19 . . 2023-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230614023441/https://www.booklistonline.com/Bronxwood-Coe-Booth/pid=4951341 . live .
  29. Bush . Elizabeth . 2014 . Kinda Like Brothers by Coe Booth . . en . 68 . 2 . 89–90 . 10.1353/bcc.2014.0855 . 1558-6766 . Project MUSE.
  30. Web site: 2022-04-07 . Caprice by Coe Booth . 2023-12-19 . . 2023-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230909211329/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780545933346 . live .
  31. Web site: October 22, 2018 . Black Enough: Stories of Being Young and Black in America by Tracey Baptiste (et al.) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608172640/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780062698728 . June 8, 2023 . December 12, 2023 . Publishers Weekly.

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