Robert H. Locke Explained

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Robert Locke (born 1944) in Vallejo, California, sometimes known by the pseudonym Clayton Bess is an American writer, playwright, and librarian.

Personal life

Robert Locke spent three years in Liberia as part of the Peace Corps.^[1]

Works

• Books
  • Story for a Black Night (1982)
  • The Truth About the Moon (1984)
  • Tracks (1986)
  • Mayday Rampage (1993)
  • Big Man and the Burn-Out
• Stage plays
  • Rose Jewel and Harmony
  • On Daddy's Birthday
  • The Dolly^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}
  • Murder and Edna Redrum

Awards and honors

• 1982 California Book Awards – (silver) First Novel
• 1987 Best Book for Young Adults – American Library Association
• "A Contribution of Cultural Significance" – the Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People
• Family Circle – Best Book for Kids
• 2002 Phoenix Award Honor Book

External links

• Author website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Huse . Nancy . Re-Membering Broken Cultures in Story for a Black Night . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150519113625/https://www.childlitassn.org/assets/docs/2002huse1.pdf . May 19, 2015 . Children's Literature Association.
2. Web site: A.C.T. History . American Conservatory Theater.
3. "The Dolly is not just a child's play". Toronto Star, March 7, 1986.
4. Web site: A Family Comes Apart in Locke's 'The Dolly' . . 19 April 1987 .
5. Web site: A Landmark Transformation / Six years after the quake, the Geary Theater rises from the rubble . 31 December 1995 .