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American novelist
Rebecca Fjelland Davis (born 1956) is an
American
novelist and children's book author who lives in
Minnesota.
[1]
[2] She is currently an instructor at
South Central College in
Mankato, where she teaches
composition studies,
literature and
film, and
critical thinking in
Humanities.
[2]
Her novels, Chasing AllieCat and Jake Riley: Irreparably Damaged, have been reviewed by
Kirkus Reviews.
[3]
[4]
Biography
Davis grew up on a farm outside
Huxley, Iowa. She graduated with honors from
Waldorf College,
St. Cloud State University (earning her
Bachelor of Arts in
English) and from
Minnesota State University, Mankato (earning her
Master of Fine Arts in
Creative Writing).[
when?] A former
marathoner and two-time women's champion of the National 24-Hour Challenge cycling event, she has been known to work athletic themes into her young adult writing, similar to her former husband
Terry Davis.
[2]
Bibliography
- 10, 9, 8 Polar Animals: A Counting Backward Book. Capstone Press, 2006.
ISBN
978-0-7368-6374-2.
- Beaches and Bicycles: A Summer Counting Book. Capstone Press, 2006.
ISBN
978-0-7368-6891-4.
- Chasing AllieCat. Flux, 2011.
ISBN
978-0-7387-2130-9.
- Counting Pets by Twos. Capstone Press, 2006.
ISBN
978-0-7368-6375-9.
- Flowers and Showers: A Spring Counting Book. Capstone Press, 2006.
ISBN
978-0-7368-6890-7.
- Footballs and Falling Leaves: A Fall Counting Book. Capstone Press, 2006.
ISBN
978-0-7368-6889-1.
- Jake Riley: Irreparably Damaged. HarperTempest, 2003.
ISBN
978-0-06-051837-0.
- The History of the Washington Mystics (Women's Pro Basketball Today). Creative Education, 1999.
ISBN
978-1-58341-012-7.
- Medusa Tells All: Beauty Missing, Hair Hissing (The Other Side of Myth). Capstone Press, 2014.
ISBN
978-1-4795-2960-5
- More or Less: A Rainforest Counting Book. Capstone Press, 2006.
ISBN
978-0-7368-6376-6.
- Snowflakes and Ice Skates: A Winter Counting Book. Capstone Press, 2006.
ISBN
978-0-7368-6892-1.
- Woof & Wag: Bringing Home a Dog. Picture Window Books, 2008.
ISBN
978-1-4048-4868-9.
- Zoo Animals: 1,2,3. Capstone Press, 2006.
ISBN
978-0-7368-6377-3.
Anthologies
Awards
- 1990: Robert Wright Creative Writing Contest Winner.
Minnesota State University, Mankato.
- 2003: Blue Ribbon Award Winner (for Jake Riley: Irreparably Damaged),
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.
- 2007: Honorable Mention Award (for Chasing AllieCat, a work-in-progress YA novel), Loft Awards for Children's Literature /Older Children.
- 2008: Artist Initiative Grant (for Slider's Son, work-in-progress middle grade novel), Minnesota State Arts Board.
- 2011: Junior Library Guild Selection -- Chasing AllieCat
- 2017: Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council Mid-Career Artist Grant (for Slider's Son publication promotion)
References
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