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Mary Ellen Snodgrass (born February 29, 1944) is an American educator and writer of textbooks and general reference works.


Biography

Snodgrass was born on February 29, 1944 in Wilmington,
North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
to William and Lucy Robinson. She attended
University of North Carolina at Greensboro The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG or UNC Greensboro) is a public research university in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina system. UNCG, like all members of the UNC system, is a stand-al ...
(1966) and
Appalachian State University Appalachian State University (; Appalachian, App State, App, or ASU) is a public university in Boone, North Carolina. It was founded as a teachers college in 1899 by brothers B. B. and D. D. Dougherty and the latter's wife, Lillie Shull Dough ...
and is a member of
Phi Beta Kappa The Phi Beta Kappa Society () is the oldest academic honor society in the United States, and the most prestigious, due in part to its long history and academic selectivity. Phi Beta Kappa aims to promote and advocate excellence in the liberal a ...
. Snodgrass taught English and Latin at Hickory High School and Lenoir Rhyne University for 23 years. She is a member of the North Carolina Library Board and in 2013 chaired '' VOYA's'' nonfiction honor list selection committee. Snodgrass has reviewed reference books for ''Booklist'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and others and has won several reference books-of-the-year awards from the
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, ''Choice'', and ''
Library Journal ''Library Journal'' is an American trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey. It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional prac ...
''. Her books have also been named editor's choice by the ''
Hickory Daily Record ''Hickory Daily Record'' is an American, English language daily newspaper based in Hickory, North Carolina, USA. It is owned by Lee Enterprises and is published seven days a week. The newspaper is a member of the North Carolina Press Associati ...
'', ''Booklist'', and the
New York Public Library The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second largest public library in the United States (behind the Library of Congress ...
.


Personal life

She married Hugh Snodgrass in 1984 and has a foster daughter, Deborah. She lives in
Hickory, North Carolina Hickory is a city located primarily in Catawba County, with formal boundaries extending into Burke and Caldwell counties. The city lies in the U.S. state of North Carolina. At the time of the 2020 census, Hickory's population was 43,490. Hickor ...
.


Selected works


Encyclopedias


Literary companions


Cliffs Notes


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Snodgrass, Mary Ellen Appalachian State University alumni 1944 births Living people University of North Carolina at Greensboro alumni American non-fiction writers American women non-fiction writers People from Hickory, North Carolina