Philana Marie Boles (born in

Toledo, Ohio Toledo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. A major Midwestern United States port city, Toledo is the fourth-most populous city in the state of Ohio, after Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati, and according ...

) is the author of the young adult novel ''Glitz'', the 'tween novel ''Little Divas'', and the adult novels'' Blame It on Eve'' and ''In the Paint'' . She currently lives in

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, a suburb of New York City.

Education and background

After graduating from

St. Ursula Academy (Toledo, Ohio) St. Ursula Academy is Toledo's oldest, fully accredited, all-female, Catholic, preparatory school helping girls in grades 6 to 12 for college entry, since 1854. St. Ursula's motto is ''"Soli Deo Gloria,"'' meaning "''For the Glory of God Alone."' ...

in 1994; Boles studied creative writing and theatre at

Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University (BGSU) is a public research university in Bowling Green, Ohio. The main academic and residential campus is south of Toledo, Ohio. The university has nationally recognized programs and research facilities in the ...

. A native of

, Boles has also lived in

Bowling Green, Ohio Bowling Green is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Ohio, United States, located southwest of Toledo. The population was 30,028 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Toledo Metropolitan Area and a member of the Toledo Metropolitan Are ...

;

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, and

Howard Beach, Queens Howard Beach is a neighborhood in the southwestern portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered to the north by the Belt Parkway and Conduit Avenue in Ozone Park, to the south by Jamaica Bay in Broad Channel, to the east by 1 ...

. She has worked for

Glamour (magazine) ''Glamour'' is today an online women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. For many years a traditional hard-copy magazine, it was founded in 1939 and first published in April 1939 in the United States. It was originally called ' ...

, Spike Lee's Brooklyn based 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, the

Toledo Free Press The ''Toledo Free Press'' was a weekly newspaper which was published from 2005 to 2015 in Toledo, Ohio. History It was founded in March 2005 by Thomas Pounds, a veteran administrator of daily newspapers in Toledo and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On ...

, and as a long-term substitute teacher for public and community schools.

Reception

After writing ''Little Divas'', Boles was compared by critics to

Judy Blume Judith Blume ( née Sussman; born February 12, 1938) is an American writer of children's, young adult and adult fiction. Blume began writing in 1959 and has published more than 25 novels. Among her best-known works are '' Are You There God? It's ...

and Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.''Little Divas''
/ref> Sybil Wilkes, of the nationally syndicated ''Tom Joyner Morning Show'', twice featured ''Little Divas'' as a recommended book for youth.

References

Articles featuring Philana Marie Boles:
Interview with "The Brown Bookshelf"News article for "In the Paint"News article for "Blame It on Eve"

External links

Website for Philana Marie Boles

Boles' blog, "The Love Spot"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boles, Philana Marie American children's writers People from Bowling Green, Ohio People from Howard Beach, Queens Bowling Green State University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)