Rebecca Fjelland Davis
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| Rebecca Fjelland Davis | |
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| Born | 1956 Huxley, Iowa |
| Occupation | Novelist, children's book author, lecturer, college instructor |
| Genres | Young Adult, Children's literature, Nonfiction |
Rebecca Fjelland Davis is an American novelist and children's book author who lives in Minnesota. She is currently an instructor at South Central College in Mankato, where she teaches Composition studies, Literature and Film, and Critical Thinking in Humanities.
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[edit] Biography
Davis grew up on a farm outside of Huxley, Iowa. She graduated with honors from Waldorf College, from St. Cloud State University (earning her Bachelor of Arts in English) and from Mankato State University (earning her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing). 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 (author) as well as fellow author Chris Crutcher. The three are among a group of authors to be anthologized in the collection Boy Meets Girl, Girl Meets Boy, tentatively scheduled for publication by Roaring Brook Press in Spring 2008.
[edit] Books
- 10, 9, 8 Polar Animals: A Counting Backward Book. Capstone Press, 2006. ISBN 9780736863742.
- Beaches and Bicycles: A Summer Counting Book. Capstone Press, 2006. ISBN 9780736868914.
- Counting Pets by Twos. Capstone Press, 2006. ISBN 9780736863759.
- Flowers and Showers: A Spring Counting Book. Capstone Press, 2006. ISBN 9780736868907.
- Footballs and Falling Leaves: A Fall Counting Book. Capstone Press, 2006. ISBN 9780736868891.
- Jake Riley: Irreparably Damaged. HarperTempest, 2003. ISBN 9780060518370.
- The History of the Washington Mystics (Women's Pro Basketball Today). Creative Education, 1999. ISBN 9781583410127.
- More or Less: A Rainforest Counting Book. Capstone Press, 2006. ISBN 9780736863766.
- Snowflakes and Ice Skates: A Winter Counting Book. Capstone Press, 2006. ISBN 9780736868921.
- Zoo Animals: 1,2,3. Capstone Press, 2006. ISBN 9780736863773.
[edit] Anthologies
- Boy Meets Girl, Girl Meets Boy. Edited by Kelly Milner Halls and Terry Davis. Roaring Brook Press, 2008 (tent.).
- Wonderful Things I Scarcely Understand: Twenty Years of Robert Wright Award Winners. Edited by Roger Sheffer. Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2003. ISBN 9780615123394.
[edit] 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 AllieCat, a work-in-progress YA novel), Loft Awards for Children's Literature /Older Children.
- 2008 Artist Initiative Grant (for Grassy's Son, work-in-progress middle grade novel), Minnesota State Arts Board.
