Elise Broach (born September 20, 1963) is an American writer. Her publications include the acclaimed novels ''Shakespeare's Secret'', ''Desert Crossing'', and '' Masterpiece''. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history from

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and lives in

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Book awards

Broach's book ''When Dinosaurs Came with Everything'' was a 2008

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, earned an Illinois Monarch Award nomination and an E.B. White Read Aloud Award, and was listed as the number one Children's Book of 2007 by ''

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''. ''Shakespeare's Secret'' was 2006 Edgar Award Juvenile Mystery finalist. '' Masterpiece'', illustrated by

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, was a 2008 ''

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'' Best Book of the Year in Children's Fiction, a 2009

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Notable Children's Book, and is the winner of the 2009 E.B. White Read Aloud Award and a ''New York Times'' best seller.

Bibliography

Novels

* ''Shakespeare's Secret'', Henry Holt and Co., 2005 * ''Desert Crossing'', Henry Holt and Co., 2006 * ''The Wolf Keepers'', illustrated by Alice Ratterree, Henry Holt and Co., 2016

''Superstition Mountain'' trilogy

# ''Missing on Superstition Mountain'', Henry Holt and Co., 2011 # ''Treasure on Superstition Mountain'', Henry Holt and Co., 2013 # ''Revenge of Superstition Mountain'', Henry Holt and Co., 2014

The Masterpiece Adventures

# '' Masterpiece'', illustrated by

, Henry Holt and Co., 2008 # ''The Miniature World of Marvin & James'', Henry Holt and Co., 2014 # ''James to the Rescue'', Henry Holt and Co., 2015 # ''Trouble at School for Marvin & James'', Henry Holt and Co., 2017 # ''Marvin and James Save the Day and Elaine Helps!'', 2019 # ''A Trip to the Country for Marvin & James'', 2020

Picture books

* ''What the No-Good Baby is Good For'', illustrated by Abby Carter, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2005 * ''Hiding Hoover'', illustrated by Laura Juliska-Beith, Dial Books for Young Readers, 2005 * ''Wet Dog'', illustrated by

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, Dial Books for Young Readers, 2005 * ''Cousin John is Coming!'', illustrated by Nate Lilly, Dial Books for Young Readers, 2006 * ''When Dinosaurs Came With Everything'', illustrated by David Small, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2007 * ''Gumption!'', illustrated by Richard Egielski, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2010 * ''Seashore Baby'', illustrated by Cori Doerrfeld, Little, Brown, 2010 * ''Snowflake Baby'', illustrated by Cori Doerrfeld, Little, Brown, 2011 * ''My Pet Wants a Pet'', illustrated by Eric Barclay, Henry Holt and Co, 2018 * ''Bedtime for Little Bulldozer'', illustrated by Barry E. Jackson, Henry Holt and Co, 2019

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Broach, Elise 1963 births Living people American children's writers Yale College alumni Novelists from Connecticut 21st-century American novelists 21st-century American women writers American women children's writers American women novelists People from Easton, Connecticut Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni