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Fiction: Novels for adults |
| The Year It Rained,1985,
Macmillan (N.Y. Times
Notable Book; foreign publication in Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden) |
| Fiction: Novels for
young adults |
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To Take a Dare,1982, Harper & Row (with Paul Zindel; Bantam
paperback 1984) |
| Children's books |
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NOTE:
for detailed descriptions and reviews of, plus illustrations and samples
from most of these titles, see
Children's Books. |
| Sack of Potatoes,
2002, Marshall Cavendish, illustrated by Catherine Stock |
| And Then It Rained / And Then the Sun Came,
2002, Atheneum / Simon &
Schuster |
| Bat in the Dining Room,
1997, Marshall Cavendish (also published in North American Review
in 1995, and in paperback with Marshall Cavendish in 2003); illustrated
by S. D. Schnindler |
| Brass Button,1997, Atheneum / Simon & Schuster
illustrated by Susan Paradise |
| Annie Flies the Birthday Bike,1993, Atheneum / Simon & Schuster
(paperback, Aladdin Books,1996), illustrated by Emily McCully |
| Alligators and Others All Year Long,1993, Atheneum / Simon & Schuster
(paperback, Aladdin Books, 1996), illustrated by Jose Aruego |
| Winter Holding Spring,1990, Atheneum / Simon & Schuster
(A William Allen white Children's Choice Nominee); illustrated by Ron
Himler |
| Home Place,1990 Atheneum / Simon & Schuster (Golden Kite Award;
paperback, Aladdin Books, 1993; Scholastic Books, 5 textbook reprints),
illustrated by Jerry Pinkney |
| The Itch Book,1990, Atheneum / Simon & Schuster,
illustrated by Joseph Mahler |
| This Is the Bread I Baked for Ned,1989, Atheneum / Simon & Schuster (paperback, Aladdin Books, 1998),
illustrated by Isidore Seltzer |
| I Hate My Sister Maggie,1989 Atheneum / Simon & Schuster (paperback,
Aladdin Books, 1998), illustrated by Leslie Morrill. |
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Dear Miss Moshki,1988, Atheneum / Simon & Schuster,
illustrated by Diane Palmisciano |
| Margaret Ziegler Is Horse-Crazy,1988,
Macmillan, illustrated by Peter Elwell. |
| Alligator Arrived with Apples,1987 Atheneum / Simon &
Schuster (paperback, Aladdin Books,1997), illustrated by Jose Aruego |
| Diana, Maybe,1987 Atheneum / Simon & Schuster,illustrated
by Deborah Kogan Ray |
| Half a Moon and One Whole Star,1986
(Coretta Scott King Recognition for
1986-87; a Reading Rainbow Selection; Aladdin Books Paperback,1988),illustrated by Jerry Pinkney |
| Always, Always,1984
(Parents' Choice Literary Honor 1984, Social Sciences Book of the Year),
illustrated by Arieh Zeldeh |
| Jemima Remembers,1984,
Macmillan (National Council of Teachers English Choice Award,1985),
illustrated by Troy Howell |
| Coconut,1984,
Harper & Row, Harper & Row, illustrated by Nancy Tafuri |
| I Hate My Brother Harry,1983,
Harper & Row (paperback; Harper Trophy, 1986; video, Phoenix Films,1989) |
| Katie in the Morning,1983,
Harper & Row, illustrated by David Palladino. |
| If You Call My Name,1981,
Harper & Row, illustrated by David Palladino |
| Your Owl Friend,1977,
Harper & Row, illustrated by Ruth Bornstein |
| Will It Be Okay?,1977,
Harper & Row (excerpted in
Ms. Magazine), illustrated by Ben Schecter |
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When Light Turns Into Night,1977, Harper & Row,
illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker |
| Wind Rose,1976,
Harper & Row, illustrated by Ron Himler |
| Strawberry Dress Escape,1975,
Charles Scribners, illustrated by Lillian Hoban |
| Rainy Day Together,1970, Harper & Row,
illustrated by Lillian Hoban
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Poetry & short stories for adults |
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Message from the
Avocadoes,1977, Edentata Press, Austin,
Texas, and in 1982 by Parkhurst / Little Rock Press |
| Individual
published poems & short stories |
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Estimated Final Date of Frost,
(poem) Nimrod, fall 2000 |
| Best
Advice in the World, (short story); The
North American Review, March-April 1995 |
| Once-Married, or the
Temporary Insanity Statement,
(poem); Aphra,
1974
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| Crescent's poetry has also appeared in the Arkansas
Times (1977), the St. Louis Outlaw (1971-1972), and Down Home
(1972-1973). |
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Literary Awards, Honors, Prizes |
| Porter Fund Prize, 1991 |
| Women on the Move, Wyndhym, 1997 |
| Ossabaw Foundation fellow, 1982 |
| Ragdale Foundation fellow, 1990 |
| Note: awards for individual books are
listed with titles above |
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Memberships |
| Authors' Guild |
| Society of Children's Book Writers &
Illustrators |
| Poets & Writers |
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Vermont Arts Council Artists Registry |
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Lectured, taught, or keynoted |
| Developed the Fearless WritingTM
Workshop, which she has taught throughout America and in Italy,
both independently and in conjunction with various conferences of these
and other educational organizations (1970 to present) |
| Writers' conferences in New York, Indiana,
Arkansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Tennessee, California (1971 to present) |
| Workshops for teachers at the North Carolina
Center for the Advancement of Teaching (1989, 1990); independent school
visits in Kansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Texas, California (1976 to
present) |
| "Unadulterated: Writing for children" at Rowe
Conference Center, Rowe, Massachusetts, 2005 |
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Related achievements |
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Co-founded in 1998 the Writers' Colony at Dairy
Hollow, the first such institution in a 26-state area, a nonprofit
organization offering temporary residencies of 1 to 3 months for working
professional writers, supportive and protective of their creative
process. |
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Literary executor for Maurice Zolotow, Hollywood
biographer, freelance magazine writer, and founder of the Society of
Magazine Writers (now the American Society of Journalists and Authors) |
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Archivist, web-site author, part-time literary
secretary and future literary executor for Charlotte Zolotow, children's
book writer and publisher emeritus of HarperCollins. |
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