Amy Timberlake is an American author of five children's books: ''
One Came Home
''One Came Home'' is a children's historical novel set in Wisconsin during 1871. It was written by Amy Timberlake and published by Knopf in 2013. ''One Came Home'' is a winner of the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery and a Newbery Honor
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'', ''That Girl Lucy Moon'', ''The Dirty Cowboy'', ''Skunk and Badger'' and ''Egg Marks the Spot''. ''One Came Home'' was awarded the Newbery Honor and the Edgar Award. ''That Girl Lucy Moon'' was awarded by the Friends of American Writer's Literacy, and ''The Dirty Cowboy'' has received a Parent's Choice Gold Medal and won the 2004
Golden Kite Award
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Timberlake grew up in the small town of
Hudson, Wisconsin
Hudson is a city in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, its population was 12,719. It is part of the Minneapolis–St. Paul Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The village of North Hudson is direct ...
, but later adapted to city life when she moved to
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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and married.
Bibliography
Skunk and Badger Series
''Skunk and Badger'' was published on September 15, 2020 by
Algonquin Young Readers
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and has received the following accolades:
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People
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'' Best Book for Kids of 2020
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''Kirkus'' ''Reviews'' Best Children’s Book of 2020
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Booklist
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'' Editor’s Choice Book of 2020
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S''chool Library Journal'' Best Book of 2020
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Publishers Weekly
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'' Best Book of 2020
* ''Shelf Awareness for Readers'' Best Book of 2020
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New York Public Library
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Best Book of 2020
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Chicago Public Library
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Best Book of 2020
* Indigo Best Book of the Year 2020
* Evanston Public Library Great Kids Book of 2020
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Sid Fleischman Award for Humor nominee (2020)
''Skunk and Badgers sequel, ''Egg Marks the Spot'', was published on September 14, 2021 by
Algonquin Books
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One Came Home (2013)
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One Came Home
''One Came Home'' is a children's historical novel set in Wisconsin during 1871. It was written by Amy Timberlake and published by Knopf in 2013. ''One Came Home'' is a winner of the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery and a Newbery Honor
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'' was published on January 1, 2013 by Knopf Books for Young Readers and has received the following accolades:
* 2015 Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee for Grades 6-8
* 2014 Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature Nominee
* 2014 Society of Midland Authors Award for Children's Fiction
* 2014
John Newbery Medal
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Honor Book
* 2014
Edgar Award
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for Best Juvenile Mystery
That Girl Lucy Moon (2006)
''That Girl Lucy Moon'' was published on September 1, 2006 by
Disney-Hyperion
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The Dirty Cowboy (2003)
''The Dirty Cowboy'' was published on August 8, 2003 by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. It received the
Golden Kite Award
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for Picture Book Text in 2004.
References
External links
Official Website
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Living people
People from Hudson, Wisconsin
Writers from Chicago
Writers from Wisconsin
Year of birth missing (living people)