Christine Dzidrums
American children's author
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Christine Dzidrums is an American children's author. She won a bronze medal at the 2010 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards for her debut novel, Cutters Don't Cry.[1] She has written sport biographies on Clayton Kershaw, Mike Trout, Gabby Douglas, Shawn Johnson, The Fierce Five, Missy Franklin, Kelly Clarkson and Nastia Liukin. Her second young adult novel, Kaylee: The "What If?" Game, won a gold medal at the 2014 Children's Literary Classics Awards. Her biography on Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yuna brought her media attention in South Korea.[2][3]
Christine Dzidrums revealed in 2011 that she is a reformed cutter. She wrote on her official website that Cutters Don't Cry is "the closest to any autobiographical novel" as she would ever write.[4]
Bibliography
- Cutters Don't Cry, 2010
- Joannie Rochette: Canadian Ice Princess (SkateStars Volume 1), 2010
- Yuna Kim: Ice Queen, (SkateStars Volume 2), 2011
- Princess Dessabelle Makes a Friend, 2011
- Timmy and the Baseball Birthday Party, 2012
- Shawn Johnson: Gymnastics Golden Girl (GymnStars Volume 1), 2012
- Timmy Adopts a Girl Dog, 2012
- Fair Youth: Emylee of Forest Springs, 2012
- Nastia Liukin: Ballerina of Gymnastics (GymnStars Volume 2), 2012
- Princess Dessabelle: Tennis Star, 2012
- The Fab Five: Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas, and the U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team (GymnStars Volume 3), 2012
- Gabby Douglas: Golden Smile, Golden Triumph (GymnStars Volume 4), 2012
- Future Presidents Club: Girls Rule!, 2013
- Idina Menzel: Broadway Superstar, 2013
- Sutton Foster: Broadway Sweetheart, 2013
- Clayton Kershaw: Pitching Ace, 2013
- Mike Trout: Baseball Sensation, 2013
- Matt Kemp: True Blue Baseball Star
- 66: The Yasiel Puig Story
- Jennie Finch: Softball Superstar (Y Not Girl Volume 1), 2013
- Kelly Clarkson: Behind Her Hazel Eyes (Y Not Girl Volume 2), 2013
- Missy Franklin: Swimming Sensation (Y Not Girl Volume 3), 2013
- Future Presidents Club: Girls Rock, 2014
- Kaylee: The "What If?" Game, 2014
- Mary Lou Retton: America's Sweetheart, 2014
