Mary Downing Hahn
Mary Downing Hahn (born December 9, 1937) is an American writer of young adult novels and a former school librarian. She is known for books such as Stepping On The Cracks and Wait Till Helen Comes.[1] She published her first book in 1979 and has since written over 30 novels.[2][3] Her novel What We Saw was published in September 2022.[4]
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| Born | December 9, 1937 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | Young adult fiction including ghost, horror, mystery stories |
Books
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Awards
- Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction for Stepping on the Cracks (1992)
- Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Closed for the Season (2010)[5]
State awards
Wait Till Helen Comes (1986)
- Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award (Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington)
- Rebecca Caudhill Young Readers' Book Award (Illinois)
- Young Hoosier Award (Indiana)
- Iowa Children's Choice Award
- Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Minnesota)
- Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)
- Volunteer State Book Award (Tennessee)
- Texas Bluebonnet Award
- Utah Children's Book Award
- Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (Vermont)
- Virginia Readers' Choice Award
The Doll in the Garden (1989)
- Georgia Children's Book Award
- Mark Twain Award (Missouri)
- Virginia Readers' Choice Award
The Dead Man In Indian Creek (1990)
- Colorado Children's Book Award
- Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Minnesota)
- South Carolina Children's Book Award
- Utah Children's Book Award
- Virginia Readers' Choice Award
Stepping on the Cracks (1991)
- Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)
- South Carolina Children's Book Award
Time for Andrew (1994)
- California Young Reader's Medal
- Georgia Children's Book Award
- Rebecca Caudhill Young Readers' Book Award (Illinois)
- William Allen White Children's Book Award (Kansas)
- Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award
- Mark Twain Award (Missouri)
- Texas Bluebonnet Award
- Utah Children's Book Award
- Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (Vermont)
- Virginia Readers' Choice Award
The Gentleman Outlaw and Me—Eli (1996)
- Iowa Children's Choice Award
The Old Willis Place (2004)
- William Allen White Children's Book Award (Kansas)
- Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)
- South Carolina Children's Book Award
- Volunteer State Book Award (Tennessee)
- Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (Vermont)
Witch Catcher (2006)
- West Virginia Children's Book Award
Deep and Dark and Dangerous (2007)
- Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)
Closed for the Season (2009)
- Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)
References
- Leeper, Angela (September 9, 2008). "Talking with Mary Downing Hahn". American Library Association (ALA.org). Retrieved 2014-05-13.
- "Our Member Pages: Mary Downing Hahn". The Children's Book Guild of Washington DC (childrensbookguild.org). Archived from the original on 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- "Mary Downing Hahn Talks with Roger". The Horn Book, Inc. (hbook.com). Retrieved 2014-05-13.
- What We Saw title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- "Search the Edgars Database!". Edgar® Award Info & Database. Mystery Writers of America (edgarawards.com). Retrieved 2014-05-13.
External links
- Mary Downing Hahn at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Mary Downing Hahn at Library of Congress, with 49 library catalog records
- Mary Downing Hahn at Goodreads – with biographical statement by Hahn
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