Jane Leslie Conly (born 1948) is an American author, the daughter of author Robert C. O'Brien. She started her literary work by finishing the manuscript for her father's ''

Z for Zachariah ''Z for Zachariah'' is a post-apocalyptic science-fiction novel by Robert C. O'Brien that was published posthumously in 1974. The name Robert C. O'Brien was the pen name used by Robert Leslie Conly. After the author's death in March 1973, his ...

'' in 1974 after his death. Her first own book, ''

Racso and the Rats of NIMH ''Racso and the Rats of NIMH'' is the 1986 sequel to the popular book, '' Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH'', written by Jane Leslie Conly. It continues where the previous book left off. The book would be followed by a sequel published in 1990, ...

'', was published in 1986, and is a sequel to her father's '' Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH''.

Education

Conly graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1966 and from Smith College in 1971.

Personal life

Conly lives in

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with her family: Peter, her husband; Eliza, her daughter; and Will, her son.

Awards

* 1994

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for '' Crazy Lady!'' * 2012–2012 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Master List for ''Murder Afloat''Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
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Works

*1986: ''

'', illustrated by Leonard Lubin (

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) – Children's Choice IRA, 1987 *1990: ''

R-T, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH ''R-T, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH'' is a 1990 children's book by Jane Leslie Conly with illustrations by Leonard Lubin. It is a sequel to the 1971 book '' Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH'', continuing the story from the 1986 book ''Racso an ...

'', illus. Leonard Lubin – Children's Choice IRA, 1990 *1993: '' Crazy Lady!'' – Newbery Honor Book, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, 1994 *1995: ''Trout Summer'' – ALA Best Books for Young Adults, 1996 *1998: ''While No One Was Watching'' *1999: ''What Happened on Planet Kid'' *2002: ''The Rudest Alien on Earth'' *2005: ''In the Night, on Lanvale Street'' * 2008: ''Impetuous R, Secret Agent'', illus. Bonnie Leck *2010: ''Murder Afloat''

References

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* * 1948 births Living people American children's writers Newbery Honor winners Smith College alumni Writers from Baltimore Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{US-child-writer-stub