Steve Sheinkin

Steve Sheinkin is an award-winning American author of suspenseful history books for young adults. A former textbook writer, Sheinkin began writing full-time nonfiction books for young readers in 2008. His work has been widely acclaimed for its ability to transform historical information into thrilling, accessible accounts.[1]

Awards & honors

Sheinkin's nonfiction books, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon[2] and Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights,[3] were both National Book Award finalists. In 2013, Bomb also won the Newbery Honor and Sibert Medal from the American Library Association. His 2015 book, Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War, was also a finalist for the National Book Award, and was called “easily the best study of the Vietnam War available for teen readers.[4]


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References

  1. ↑ "Book Review, Starred". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Steve Sheinkin interviewed by Sofia Quintero". National Book Award. National Book Award Foundation. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  3. ↑ National Book Award. National Book Award Foundation http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2014_ypl_sheinkin.html#.Vkz2ktKrSUk. Retrieved 18 November 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ "Book review, starred". Kirkus. Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
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