Natalie Lloyd
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Natalie Lloyd | |
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| Born | February 2 Tennessee |
| Website | natalielloyd |
Natalie Lloyd (born February 2) is an American children's author.
Lloyd lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with her husband and dogs. She was born in Tennessee with a condition called osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease, which means she only grew to 4 foot 8 inches tall and used either a walker or a wheelchair until seventh grade. She did a degree in journalism in college.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Seven of Lloyd's books are Junior Library Guild selections: A Snicker of Magic (2014),[8] A Snicker of Magic audiobook (2014),[9] The Key to Extraordinary (2016),[10] The Key to Extraordinary audiobook (2016),[11] The Problim Children (2018),[12] The Problim Children audiobook (2018),[13] and Hummingbird (2022).[14]
A Snicker of Magic which was a New York Times bestseller.[citation needed] The Los Angeles Public Library and NPR named A Snicker of Magic one of the best children's books of 2014.[8][15] The following year, Bank Street College of Education included it on their list of the best books for children ages 9–12, marking it as a book of "Outstanding Merit."[16] The Association for Library Service to Children named it a 2015 Notable Books selection.[17][18]
Bank Street College of Education also included The Key to Extraordinary on their list of the best books of the year for children ages 9–12 in 2017.[19]
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | A Snicker of Magic | E. B. White Read Aloud Award | Honor | |
| Mythopoeic Award for Children's Literature | Winner | [20] | ||
| NCTE Charlotte Huck Award | Recommended | [21] | ||
| Odyssey Award | Honor | [22][23][24] | ||
| 2023 | Hummingbird | Schneider Family Book Award Best Middle Grade Book | Honor | [25] |
Bibliography
- A Snicker of Magic (2014)
- The Key to Extraordinary (2016)
- Over the Moon (2019)
Series
- The Problim Children (2018)
- Carnival Catastrophe (2019)
- Island in the Stars (2020)
References and sources
- ↑ "About Natalie Lloyd, New York Times Bestselling author". Natalie Lloyd Author. 2018-12-11. Archived from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ↑ "Author Interview with Natalie Lloyd : Sturdy for Common Things". Sturdy for Common Things. 2012-12-12. Archived from the original on 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ↑ "There's a Lion in My Closet by Natalie Lloyd". Nerdy Book Club. 2014-03-25. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ↑ "Natalie Lloyd". New Leaf Literary. Archived from the original on 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ↑ Lloyd, Natalie (2017-12-01). "Natalie Lloyd". HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ↑ "Review: Young readers will appreciate Chattanooga author Natalie Lloyd". Knoxville News Sentinel. 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ↑ "'A Snicker of Magic,' by Natalie Lloyd". The New York Times. 2014-04-04. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- 1 2 "A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ↑ "A Snicker of Magic (Audiobook) by Natalie Lloyd". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ↑ "The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ↑ "The Key to Extraordinary (Audiobook) by Natalie Lloyd". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ↑ "The Problim Children by Natalie Lloyd". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ↑ "The Problim Children (Audiobook) by Natalie Lloyd". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ↑ "Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd". Junior Library Guild. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ↑ "Books We Love". NPR. Archived from the original on 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ↑ "Best Children's Books of the Year, Nine to Twelve, 2015 Edition" (PDF). Bank Street College of Education. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-27. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ↑ Schulte-Cooper, Laura (2015-03-03). "ALSC names 2015 Notable Children's Books". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ↑ "Notable Children's Recordings: 2015". Booklist. 2015-03-15. Archived from the original on 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ↑ "Best Children's Books of the Year, Nine to Twelve, 2017 Edition" (PDF). Bank Street College of Education. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ↑ "Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Finalists". The Mythopoeic Society. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ↑ "NCTE Charlotte Huck Award® Outstanding Fiction for Children Winner List" (PDF). National Council of Teachers of English. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ↑ "2015 Odyssey Winner and Honor Recordings". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2015-11-24. Archived from the original on 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ↑ "Live Oak Media wins 2015 Odyssey Award for 'H.O.R.S.E. A Game of Basketball and Imagination'". American Library Association. 2015-02-02. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ↑ "Odyssey Honor Audiobooks: 2015". Booklist. 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ↑ "2023 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named". American Library Association. 2023-01-30. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-06-17.