Deborah Hopkinson Explained

Deborah Hopkinson
Birth Date: February 4, 1952
Birth Place:Lowell, Massachusetts
Occupation:Author
Spouse:Andrew D. Thomas
Children:2

Deborah Hopkinson (born February 4, 1952)[1] is an American writer of over seventy children's books, primarily historical fiction, nonfiction and picture books.

Personal life and education

Hopkinson was born February 4, 1952, in Lowell, Massachusetts to Russell W. and Gloria D. Hopkinson.

She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1973 and a Master of Arts from the University of Hawaiʻi in 1978.

Hopkinson is married to Andrew D. Thomas, and the couple has two children: Rebekah and Dimitri. She presently lives near Portland, Oregon.[2]

Career

Before writing full-time, Hopkinson worked as a philanthropic fundraiser with Oregon State University, Whitman College, and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.[3] From 1981 to 1984, she served as the marketing director for the Manoa Valley Theater in Honolulu. Afterwards, she worked as a development director at the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation (1985 to 1989), then the East–West Center in Honolulu (1989 to 1994). For the next decade, she was the director of grants at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, after which she served as the director for foundation relations for the Oregon State University Foundation in Corvallis, Oregon.

Hopkinson published her first book in 1993 and has since published more than 70 books for children, including the Sibert Honor title, Titanic: Voices from the Disaster.

Awards and honors

Twenty-three of Hopkinson's books are Junior Library Guild selections:

In 2012, Titanic: Voices from the Disaster was named one of the best nonfiction children's books of the year by The Horn Book Magazine.[27]

In 2017, Booklist included Steamboat School on their "Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth" list.[28]

In 2019, Carter Reads the Newspaper was named one of the best books of the year by the Chicago Public Library and the New York Public Library.

The Story of a Story was included in the Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choices 2021.[29]

Awards for Hopkinson's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.
1994Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt International Reading Association Book Award for Younger ReadersWinner
2000ALSC Notable Children's BookSelection[30]
Golden Kite Award for Picture Book TextWinner[31]
Jane Addams Children's Book Award

Picture Book

Honor[32]
2004Girl WonderJane Addams Children's Book Award

Picture Book

Honor
Shutting Out the SkyJane Addams Children's Book Award

Book for Older Children

Honor
NCTE Orbis Pictus AwardHonor[33]
2005Apples to OregonALSC Notable Children's BookSelection[34]
Golden Kite Award for Picture Book TextWinner
Spur Award for StorytellerWinner[35]
2006Sky BoysBoston Globe–Horn Book AwardHonor[36]
2007Up Before DaybreakCarter G. Woodson Book Award: Middle LevelHonor[37]
2008Abe Lincoln Crosses A CreekCybils Award for Fiction Picture bookFinalist[38]
2009ALSC Notable Children's BookSelection[39]
2009–2010Keep On!Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's LiteratureWinner
2012Titanic: Voices From the DisasterCybils Award for Nonfiction Middle Grade & Young AdultFinalist[40]
Oregon Spirit Award for NonfictionHonor[41]
2013Oregon Spirit Award for Middle ReaderWinner
Knit Your BitOregon Spirit Award for Picture BooksWinner
Annie and Helen Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's LiteratureFinalist[42] [43]
Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's LiteratureNominee[44]
Titanic: Voices from the DisasterALSC Notable Children's BookSelection[45]
Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's LiteratureNominee
Sibert MedalHonor[46]
YALSA Award for Excellence in NonfictionFinalist[47]
2014Knit Your BitEloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's LiteratureFinalist[48]
2015Courage & DefianceOregon Spirit Award for NonfictionWinner
Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's LiteratureFinalist[49]
2016Courage & DefianceNCTE Orbis Pictus AwardRecommended[50]
Dive!Oregon Spirit Award for NonfictionHonor
Mathical Honor[51]
Steamboat SchoolBooklist Editors' Choice

Books for Youth

Selection[52]
2017Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult LiteratureNominee[53]
NCTE Charlotte Huck AwardRecommended[54]
Beatrix Potter and the Unfortunate Tale of a Borrowed Guinea PigEloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's LiteratureNominee
Courage & DefianceLeslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult LiteratureFinalist[55]
Dive!NCTE Orbis Pictus AwardRecommended
Follow the Moon HomeGreen Book Award for Picture BookWinner[56]
Steamboat SchoolAssociation for Library Service to Children Notable Children's BookSelection[57]
Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's LiteratureFinalist[58]
Jane Addams Children's Book Award

Book for Younger Children

Winner[59]
2018Dive!Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult LiteratureNominee[60]
Independence CakeEloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's LiteratureNominee
Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's LiteratureNominee
2019Carter Reads the NewspaperOregon Spirit Award for NonfictionHonor
D-Day: The World War II Invasion That Changed HistoryYALSA Award for Excellence in NonfictionNominee[61]
Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane AustenEloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's LiteratureFinalist[62]
2020Butterflies Belong HereOregon Spirit Award for Picture BooksHonor
Carter Reads the NewspaperALSC Notable Children's BookSelection[63]
Carter G. Woodson Book Award: Elementary LevelHonor
Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's LiteratureFinalist[64]
How I Became a SpyLeslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult LiteratureWinner[65] [66]
Under the Bodhi TreeIndependent Publisher Bronze Award for Children’s Picture Books[67]
2021Butterflies Belong HereEloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's LiteratureFinalist[68]
Green Book AwardWinner
We Had to Be BraveLeslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult LiteratureFinalist
NCTE Orbis Pictus AwardRecommended
2022We Must Not ForgetLeslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult LiteratureFinalist[69]
NCTE Orbis Pictus AwardRecommended[70]

Selected books

Picture books

Early Readers

Middle Grade

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221020114531/https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/american-literature-biographies/deborah-hopkinson . live .
  2. Web site: Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . AdLit . en . 2022-12-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209171108/https://www.adlit.org/profile/deborah-hopkinson . live .
  3. Web site: Corbett . Sue . 2016-04-14 . Q & A with Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . . en . 2022-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815063314/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/69969-q-a-with-deborah-hopkinson.html . live.
  4. Web site: A Band of Angels: A Story Inspired by the Jubilee Singers by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . Junior Library Guild.
  5. Web site: Birdie's Lighthouse by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . Junior Library Guild.
  6. Web site: Bluebird Summer by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . Junior Library Guild.
  7. Web site: Fannie in the Kitchen by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . Junior Library Guild.
  8. Web site: Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . Junior Library Guild.
  9. Web site: Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . Junior Library Guild.
  10. Web site: Up Before Daybreak: Cotton and People in America by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . Junior Library Guild.
  11. Web site: Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend) by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . Junior Library Guild.
  12. Web site: Home on the Range: John A. Lomax and His Cowboy Songs by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . Junior Library Guild.
  13. Web site: Stagecoach Sal by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . Junior Library Guild.
  14. Web site: A Boy Called Dickens by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . Junior Library Guild.
  15. Web site: Titanic: Voices from the Disaster by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . Junior Library Guild.
  16. Web site: Annie and Helen by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . Junior Library Guild.
  17. Web site: Knit Your Bit: A World War I Story by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-01-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220128081336/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780399252419J&name=Knit_Your_Bit . live .
  18. Web site: The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . Junior Library Guild.
  19. Web site: A Bandit's Tale:The Muddled Misadventures of a Pickpocket by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . Junior Library Guild.
  20. Web site: Steamboat School by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . . 2021-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211204013958/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781423121961J&name=Steamboat_School . live.
  21. Web site: Dive! World War II Stories of Sailors & Submarines in the Pacific by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . Junior Library Guild.
  22. Web site: D-Day: The World War II Invasion That Changed History by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . Junior Library Guild.
  23. Web site: Carter Reads the Newspaper by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-07-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702053124/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781561459346J&name=Carter_Reads_the_Newspaper . live .
  24. Web site: Deadliest Hurricanes Then and Now: The Deadliest #2 by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . Junior Library Guild.
  25. Web site: The Story of a Story by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928150535/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9780823444915J&name=Story_of_a_Story . live.
  26. Web site: The Deadliest Fires Then and Now: The Deadliest #3 by Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . Junior Library Guild.
  27. Web site: Horn Book Fanfare 1938 to present . 2023-04-07 . . 2021-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211030013103/https://www.hbook.com/story/horn-book-fanfare-1938-to-present . live .
  28. Web site: Smith . Julia . 2017-04-15 . Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth: 2017 . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220811032633/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=8815703 . live.
  29. Web site: The Story of a Story . 2023-04-07 . Deborah Hopkinson . en-US . 2022-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129064241/https://deborahhopkinson.com/books/story_of_a_story/ . live .
  30. Web site: 2009-12-28 . Band of Angels Awards & Grants . 2023-04-07 . . 2023-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407073425/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/band-angels . live.
  31. Web site: Past Golden Kite Recipients . 2023-04-07 . . en-US . 2022-08-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220820023222/https://www.scbwi.org/awards/golden-kite-award/125854-2/ . live.
  32. Web site: All Books Jane Addams Children's Book Award . 2023-04-07 . Jane Addams Peace Association . en-US . 2022-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221203133522/https://www.janeaddamschildrensbookaward.org/all-books/ . live.
  33. Web site: NCTE Orbis Pictus Award® Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Winner List (2000–2010) . 2023-04-07 . . 2023-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230316165708/http://ncte.org/app/uploads/2017/06/OP_Winners_2000-2010.pdf . live.
  34. Web site: 2005-02-15 . Notable Children's Books: 2005 . 2023-04-07 . . 2023-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407073424/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=3027554 . live.
  35. Web site: 2012-05-12 . Winners . 2023-04-07 . Western Writers of America . en-US . 2021-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210204024706/https://westernwriters.org/winners/ . live.
  36. Web site: 2022-01-10 . Past Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winners . 2023-04-07 . . 2023-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230114195845/https://www.hbook.com/story/past-boston-globe-horn-book-award-winners . live.
  37. Web site: Carter G. Woodson Book Award and Honor Winners . 2023-04-07 . . 2019-04-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190427204823/https://www.socialstudies.org/awards/woodson/winners . live.
  38. Web site: 2008 Cybils Finalists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230323034750/https://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2008-cybils-finalists . 2023-03-23 . 2023-03-21 . en-US.
  39. Web site: Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend) Awards & Grants . 2023-04-07 . . 2023-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407073424/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/abe-lincoln-crosses-creek-tall-thin-tale-introducing-his-forgotten-frontier-friend . live.
  40. Web site: 2012 Cybils Finalists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221105105247/http://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2012-cybils-finalists . 2022-11-05 . 2023-03-23 . en-US.
  41. Web site: Oregon Spirit Book Awards (OSBA) . 2023-04-07 . Oregon Council of Teachers of English . 2021-10-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211025092534/https://oregoncouncilofteachersofenglish.wildapricot.org/Oregon-Sprit-Book-Awards . live.
  42. Web site: 2013-08-06 . Judge's Comments for 2013 Oregon Book Awards finalists in Children's Literature . 2023-04-07 . Literary Arts . en-US . 2021-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210731192806/https://literary-arts.org/2013/08/judges-comments-for-2013-oregon-book-awards-finalists-in-childrens-literature/ . live .
  43. Web site: 2013-02-27 . Oregon Book Awards Finalist: Annie and Helen . 2023-04-07 . Literary Arts . en-US . 2021-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210805135212/https://literary-arts.org/2013/02/oregon-book-awards-finalist-annie-and-helen/ . live.
  44. Web site: Moore . Susan . 2012-09-07 . Books Submitted for 2013 Oregon Book Awards . 2023-04-07 . Literary Arts . en-US . 2021-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210805153840/https://literary-arts.org/2012/09/books-submitted-for-2013-oregon-book-awards/ . live .
  45. Web site: 2013-02-21 . Titanic: Voices from the Disaster Awards & Grants . 2023-04-07 . . 2023-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407073439/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/titanic-voices-disaster-2 . live.
  46. Web site: Communications and Marketing Office . 2013-01-28 . Sheinkin wins 2013 Sibert Medal . 2023-04-07 . . en . 2016-03-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160317042531/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/01/sheinkin-wins-2013-sibert-medal . live.
  47. Web site: 2013-12-04 . 2013 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults . 2023-04-07 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en . 2022-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007074112/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2013-yalsa-award-excellence-nonfiction-young-adults . live .
  48. Web site: Moore . Susan . 2014-01-06 . 2014 Oregon Book Awards Finalists & Fellowship Recipients . 2023-04-07 . Literary Arts . en-US . 2019-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190729163859/https://literary-arts.org/2014/01/2014-oregon-book-awards-finalists-fellowship-recipients/ . live.
  49. Web site: 2015-03-25 . Oregon Book Awards Finalist Deborah Hopkinson . 2023-04-07 . Literary Arts . en-US . 2021-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210804224512/https://literary-arts.org/2015/03/oregon-book-awards-finalist-deborah-hopkinson/ . live.
  50. Web site: NCTE Orbis Pictus Award® Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Winner List (2015–2020) . 2023-04-07 . . 2023-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230316165706/https://ncte.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/OP_Winners_2015-Present.pdf . live.
  51. News: Mathical Book List 2015–2021 . Mathical Books . 2023-04-07 . 2021-06-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210628054432/https://www.mathicalbooks.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Mathical_Booklist_Web_2021.pdf . live.
  52. Web site: 2017-01-01 . Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2016 . 2023-04-07 . . 2022-01-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220105171936/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=8602421 . live.
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  56. Web site: 2005–2021 Green Earth Book Award Winners . 2023-04-07 . The Nature Generation . 2022-11-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221122191323/https://irp.cdn-website.com/730ab0e7/files/uploaded/Green%20Earth%20Book%20Award%20Winners%202005%20-%202021.pdf . live.
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