Tanya Lee Stone
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- Novelist
- poet
Southern Connecticut State University (MS)
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| Born | 1965 (age 59–60) |
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| Education | Oberlin College (BA) Southern Connecticut State University (MS) |
| Genre | Children's nonfiction, young adult nonfiction |
Tanya Lee Stone (born 1965) is an American author of children's and young adult books. She writes narrative nonfiction for middle-grade students and young adults, as well as nonfiction picture books. Her stories often center women and people of color.
Her work has received an NAACP Image Award, Robert F. Sibert Medal, and Golden Kite Award, among others. She is also the author of the young adult verse novel, A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl, which was the 44th-most banned and challenged book in the United States between 2010 and 2019,[1] as well as the sixth most banned and challenged book in 2013.[2][3]
Stone received her Bachelor of Arts in English from Oberlin College in 1987,[4][5] then a Master of Science from Southern Connecticut State University.[5]
Career
After graduating from Oberlin College in 1987, Stone became a children's book editor in New York City.[4][5]
After moving to Vermont, she wrote her first book.[4] Since then, she has written more than 100 books for children and young adults.[6] Her articles, essays, and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, The Horn Book, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal.[4][5]
Beyond writing, Stone is an assistant director and program director of the Professional Writing program at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont.[5] She also serves on several literature-related committees and is the co-founder of Kindling Words.[4]
