Sylvia Cassedy
American writer
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Sylvia Cassedy (January 29, 1930 – April 6, 1989) was an American novelist and poet, who is best known for her children's and young adult fiction.
Sylvia Cassedy | |
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| Born | January 29, 1930 Brooklyn, NY |
| Died | April 6, 1989 (aged 59) Manhasset, NY |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brooklyn College |
| Genre | Children's and young adult fiction |
Life
Cassedy was born January 29, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York.[1] She graduated from Brooklyn College, and worked as a primary and secondary school teacher.[2]
Cassedy is known for her young adult novels.[1][2][3] Her three novels Behind the Attic Wall, M.E. and Morton, and Lucie Babbidge's House feature preadolescent girls as protagonists, who use fantasy and play to improve their circumstances.[2][4]
Besides her young adult novels, Cassedy wrote two volumes of poetry. She translated collections of poems from India and from Japan. Based on her teaching experience, she wrote a guide to creative writing In Your Own Words: a Beginner's Guide to Writing.[2]
Cassedy died April 6, 1989, in Manhasset, NY.[1] Her collected papers are held by the University of Minnesota.[5]
Awards
Cassedy's book Lucie Babbidge's House was named an honor book (runner-up) for the Phoenix Award of the Children's Literature Association in 2009.[6]
Selected works
Children's and young adult fiction
- Behind the Attic Wall (HarperCollins, 1985). ISBN 0380698439[7]
- M.E. and Morton (HarperCollins, 1987). ISBN 069004562X[8]
- Lucie Babbidge's House (HarperCollins, 1989). ISBN 038071812X[9]
- The Best Cat Suit of All (Dial Books, 1991). Illustrated by Rosekrans Hoffman. ISBN 0803705166[10]
Instructional
- In Your Own Words: A Beginner's Guide to Writing (Doubleday, 1979). ISBN 0385140371[11]
Poetry
- Roomrimes: Poems (Crowell, 1987). Illustrated by Michele Chessare. ISBN 0690044666[12]
- Zoomrimes: Poems about Things that Go (HarperCollins, 1993). Illustrated by Michele Chessare. ISBN 0060226331[13]
Translation
- Red Dragonfly on my Shoulder, with Kunihiro Suetake (HarperCollins, 1992). Illustrated by Molly Bang. ISBN 0060226242[14]
Revised and retitled from Birds, Frogs, and Moonlight by the same authors (Doubleday, 1967). Illustrated by Vo-Dinh.[2] - Moon-Uncle, Moon-Uncle, with Parvathi Thampi (Doubleday, 1972). Illustrated by Susanne Suba. ISBN 0385029632[15]