Susan Vaught
American author (born 1965)
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Susan Vaught (born October 22, 1965)[1] is an American author and neuropsychologist.
Biography
Vaught received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Mississippi and a Master of Science from Vanderbilt University.[1] In 1991, she graduated from Vanderbilt with a Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology and Intellectual/ Developmental Disabilities Research.[2] Since graduation, she has worked as a neuropsychologist, including serving as the Director of Neuropsychology and the Clinical Director for a hospital in Tennessee.[1]
Vaught is autistic.[3] She presently lives in Kentucky with her wife.[4]
Awards and honors
In 1996, Vaught received the SEAAMR Richard B. Dillard Award For Research In The Field Of Developmental Disabilities.[2]
Footer Davis Probably Is Crazy (2015),[5] Super Max and the Mystery of Thornwood’s Revenge (2017),[6] and Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse (2019),[7] are Junior Library Guild selections. Bank Street College of Education named Footer Davis Probably Is Crazy one of the "Best Children’s Books of 2016."[8] Trigger received a starred review from Booklist[9] and Publishers Weekly.[10] Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry received Booklist,[11] Kirkus Reviews,[12] and Publishers Weekly.[13] Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse received a starred review from Booklist.[14] Publishers Weekly named it one of the best books published in the summer of 2019.[15] Together We Grow received starred reviews from Booklist,[16] Kirkus Reviews,[17] Publishers Weekly,[18] and School Library Journal.[19]
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Stormwitch | Andre Norton Award | Nominee | [20][21] |
| Carl Brandon Kindred Award | Nominee | [20] | ||
| 2006 | ALA Best Books for Young Adults | Selection | [22][23] | |
| 2007 | Big Fat Manifesto | South Carolina Book Award for Young Adult Book Award | Nominee | [24] |
| Trigger | ALA Best Books for Young Adults | Selection | [25][26] | |
| 2009 | Big Fat Manifesto | Amelia Bloomer Book List | Selection | [27] |
| Trigger | South Carolina Book Award for Young Adult Book Award | Nominee | [28] | |
| Rhode Island Teen Book Award | Nominee | [28] | ||
| 2010 | Big Fat Manifesto | Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults | Selection | [29] |
| 2012 | Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Preis der Jugendjury | Nominee | [28] | |
| 2015 | Footer Davis Probably Is Crazy | Cybil Award for Middle Grade Fiction | Nominee | [5] |
| 2016 | Edgar Award for Best Juvenile | Winner | [30][31] | |
| 2017 | Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry | Edgar Award for Best Juvenile | Nominee | [32] |
| 2019 | Truman Readers Award | Nominee | [33] | |
| 2020 | Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse | Edgar Award for Best Juvenile | Winner | [34] |
| Super Max and the Mystery of Thornwood's Revenge | South Carolina Book Award for Junior Book | Nominee | [35] |
Publications
Children's
- Footer Davis Probably Is Crazy (2015)
- Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry (2016)
- Super Max and the Mystery of Thornwood's Revenge (2017)
- Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse (2019)
- Together We Grow, illustrated by Kelly Murphy (2020)
Young adult
- Fat Tuesday (2004)
- Stormwitch (2005)
- Trigger (2006)
- Big Fat Manifesto (2007)
- Exposed (2008)
- Assassin's Apprentice (2010)
- Going Underground (2011)
- Freaks Like Us (2012)
- Insanity (2014)
L.O.S.T. series
The L.O.S.T. series was co-written with R. S. Collins and Debbie Federici.
- L.O.S.T. (2004)
- Shadowqueen (2005)
- Witch Circle (2006)