E. Lockhart Explained

Emily Jenkins
Pseudonym:E. Lockhart
Birth Date:13 September 1967[1]
Birth Place:New York City, New York
Nationality:American
Occupation:Writer
Period:1996–present
Genre:Children's picture books, young adult fiction
Notableworks:
  • The Boyfriend List (Ruby Oliver series)
  • The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

Emily Jenkins (born September 13, 1967), who sometimes uses the pen name E. Lockhart, is an American writer of children's picture books, young-adult novels, and adult fiction. She is known best for the Ruby Oliver quartet (which begins with The Boyfriend List), The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, and We Were Liars.

Personal life

Jenkins grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Seattle, Washington. In high school, she attended summer drama schools at Northwestern University and the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis. She attended Lakeside School, a private high school in North Seattle.[2] She went to Vassar College, where she studied illustrated books and interviewed Barry Moser for her senior thesis, and she attended graduate school at Columbia University, where she earned a doctorate in English literature.

Writer

Jenkins writes as E. Lockhart, for the young adult market. “Lockhart" was the family name of her maternal grandmother.[3] Her first book with the pen name, Lockhart, was the novel, The Boyfriend List, published, in 2005, by Random House Dell Delacorte Press. There are three sequels, The Boy Book (2006), The Treasure Map of Boys (2009), and Real Live Boyfriends (2010), and the four are also known, collectively, as the Ruby Oliver novels, after their central protagonist. Another novel for teens, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (2008), was a finalist for both the National Book Award for Young People's Literature[4] and the Michael L. Printz Award. We Were Liars made the shortlist of four books for the 2014 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.[5] [6] The annual prize, judged by British children's writers, recognizes the year's best U.K. published book by a writer who has not previously won it.

Under her real name, Jenkins has collaborated with illustrators to produce children's books and picture books. They have received honors, including the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Book Award (the original Toys Go Out, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky)[7] and two runners-up for Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (Five Creatures, illus. Tomek Bogacki, and That New Animal, illus. Pierre Pratt).

Works

Children's books by Emily Jenkins

Adult books by Emily Jenkins

Young-adult books by E. Lockhart

Ruby Oliver series

Liars set

As a co-author

  1. Upside-Down Magic
  2. Sticks & Stones
  3. Showing Off
  4. Dragon Overnight
  5. Weather or Not
  6. The Big Shrink

Awards

YearBookAwardResultRef.
2006The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs, and me Ruby OliverQuick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult ReadersSelection[14]
2008The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-BanksCybils Award for Best Young Adult NovelWinner[15]
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-BanksNational Book Award for Young People's LiteratureFinalist[16]
DramaramaBest Books for Young AdultsSelection[17]
Fly on the Wall: How One Girl Saw EverythingPopular Paperbacks for Young AdultsSelection[18]
2009The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-BanksAmelia Bloomer Book ListSelection[19]
Best Books for Young AdultsSelection[20]
Michael L. Printz AwardHonor[21] [22]
Teens’ Top TenTop 10[23]
2009DramaramaPopular Paperbacks for Young AdultsSelection[24]
2010The Treasure Map of Boys: Noel, Jackson, Finn, Hutch--And Me, Ruby OliverBest Books for Young AdultsSelection[25]
2011The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming ThemAmazing Audiobooks for Young AdultsSelection[26]
2013The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-BanksPopular Paperbacks for Young AdultsTop 10[27]
2014We Were LiarsGoodreads Choice Award for Young Adult FictionWinner[28]
2015Amazing Audiobooks for Young AdultsSelection[29]
Best Books for Young AdultsTop 10[30]
Inky AwardsSilver[31]
2018Genuine FraudInky AwardsSilver[32]
Amazing Audiobooks for Young AdultsSelection[33]
2022Whistle: A New Gotham City HeroSydney Taylor Book Award for Young AdultHonor[34]
Great Graphic Novels for TeensSelection[35]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Library of Congress Authorities cites a 2002 phone call to publisher.
  2. Web site: Emily Jenkins '85: "Subversive and clever" novels with "fierce femme" heroines - Lakeside School. www.lakesideschool.org. en-US. 2019-02-14.
  3. http://www.emilylockhart.com/bio "Biography"
  4. http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2008_ypl_lockhart.html 2008 National Book Award Finalist, Young People's Literature: E. Lockhart
  5. https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/gallery/2014/jun/28/guardian-childrens-fictions-prize-longlist-2014-in-pictures "The Guardian children's fiction prize longlist 2014 – in pictures"
  6. https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/oct/04/guardian-childrens-fiction-award-shortlist-2014 "Guardian children's fiction award shortlist 2014"
  7. http://www.emilyjenkins.com/toysgoout.html "Toys Go Out"
  8. Web site: About Len Jenkin. www.lenjenkin.com.
  9. Web site: The Secret Life of Billie's Uncle Myron . July 16, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140113065623/http://www.emilyjenkins.com/unclemyron.html . January 13, 2014 . dead .
  10. Web site: Sophie Blackall's Blog - A Fine Dessert - Part 1 - October 03, 2013 11:22. www.goodreads.com.
  11. Web site: More Forthcoming Books . July 16, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140112093207/http://www.emilyjenkins.com/forthcoming.html . January 12, 2014 . dead .
  12. Web site: Toys meet snow: being the wintertime adventures of a curious stuffed buffalo, a sensitive plush stingray, and a book-loving rubber ball. Emily. Jenkins. Paul O.. Zelinsky. July 3, 2015. Schwartz & Wade Books. catalog.loc.gov Library Catalog.
  13. Web site: Title: Fly on the Wall: How One Girl Saw Everything. www.isfdb.org.
  14. Web site: 2007-07-30 . Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers . 2022-06-20 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
  15. Web site: 14 February 2009 . The 2008 Cybils Winners . 22 April 2019 . Cybils.
  16. Web site: National Book Awards 2008 . 22 April 2019 . National Book Foundation.
  17. Web site: 2010-03-04 . Dramarama Awards & Grants . 2022-06-20 . American Library Association.
  18. Web site: 2008-01-15 . 2008 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults . 2022-06-20 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
  19. Web site: 2017-01-13 . 2009 Amelia Bloomer List . 2022-06-20 . American Library Association . en.
  20. Web site: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks Awards & Grants . 2022-06-20 . American Library Association.
  21. Web site: Morales . Macey . Petersen . Jennifer . 2009-01-26 . Melina Marchetta Wins 2009 Printz Award . 2019-04-22 . American Library Association.
  22. Web site: 2007-03-15 . Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books . 2022-06-20 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
  23. Web site: Kuenn . Stephanie . 2009-10-20 . "Paper Towns" tops YALSA's 2009 Teens' Top Ten . 2022-06-20 . American Library Association . en.
  24. Web site: 2009-01-22 . 2009 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults . 2022-06-20 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
  25. Web site: 2010-01-13 . 2010 Best Books for Young Adults . 2022-06-20 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
  26. Web site: 2010-12-27 . 2011 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults . 2022-06-20 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
  27. Web site: January 30, 2013 . 2013 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults Top Ten . October 25, 2021 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
  28. Web site: Announcing the Winners of the 2014 Goodreads Choice Awards! . 2022-06-20 . Goodreads.
  29. Web site: 2015-02-03 . 2015 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults . 2022-06-20 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
  30. Web site: American Library Association . 2015-02-03 . 2015 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150206001903/http://www.ala.org:80/yalsa/2015-top-ten-best-fiction-young-adults . 2015-02-06 . 2021-03-09 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
  31. Web site: 2015-08-25 . Australia's favourite young adult authors shortlisted for Inky Awards . 2022-06-20 . State Library Victoria . en.
  32. Web site: O'Gorman . Lilly . 2018-03-01 . 2018 Inky Award longlist announced; teen judges invited to apply . 2022-06-20 . State Library Victoria . en.
  33. Web site: 2018-01-09 . 2018 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults . 2022-06-20 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
  34. Web site: Communications and Marketing Office . 2022-01-24 . 2022 Sydney Taylor Book Award winners announced . 2022-06-20 . American Library Association . en.
  35. Web site: 2022-02-04 . 2022 Great Graphic Novels for Teens . 2022-06-20 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.

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