Emily Cheney Neville (December 28, 1919 – December 14, 1997)[1] was an American author. Her first book, It's Like This, Cat (1963), won the Newbery Medal in 1964.[2]
Emily Cheney Neville | |
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| Born | December 28, 1919 |
| Died | December 14, 1997 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Bryn Mawr College (1940) |
| Spouse | Glenn Neville (m. 1948) |
| Children | 5 |
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Personal life and education
editNeville was born on December 28, 1919, in Manchester, Connecticut, to Howell and Anne Bunce Cheney, and was the youngest of her siblings.[1] She attended Oxford School in Hartford, then graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a degree in economics in 1940.[1]
Neville married Glenn Neville, a newspaperman,[3] in 1948,[1][4] and the couple had five children.[1][4] After her children were born, she took a break from writing until all her children were school aged.[1] The family lived in New York City.[3]
Neville died December 14, 1997 in Keene Valley, New York.[1][5]
Career
editAfter graduating from Bryn Mawr College in 1940, Neville worked for the New York Daily News and the New York Daily Mirror newspapers.[3]
Her first book, It's Like This, Cat (1963), won the Newbery Medal in 1964.[2] Her other works include Berries Goodman (1965); The Seventeenth-Street Gang (1966); Traveler From a Small Kingdom (1968); and Fogarty (1969).[4]
"Her books have been praised by critics for their emphasis on realism and honest depiction of adolescent life," especially urban life.[4]
In 1976, Neville received her J.D. from Albany Law School and began a private law practice, though she continued to write, publishing The Bridge in 1988 and The China Year in 1991.[5]
Awards and honors
edit| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 1964 | It's Like This, Cat | Newbery Medal | Winner | [2][6] |
| 1965 | It's Like This, Cat | Vermont Golden Dome Book Award | Nominee | |
| 1966 | Berries Goodman | Jane Addams Children's Book Award | Winner | [6] |
| 1967 | Berries Goodman | Vermont Golden Dome Book Award | Nominee |
Publications
edit- It's Like This, Cat. Illustrated by Emil Weiss. Harper & Row. 1963.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Berries Goodman. Harper Press. 1965.
- The Seventeenth-Street Gang. Trophy Press. 1966. ISBN 9780064400190.[7]
- Traveler From a Small Kingdom. Illustrated by George Mocniak. HarperCollins Publishers. 1968.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)[8] - Fogarty. Harper & Row. 1969.[9]
- Garden of Broken Glass. Delacorte Press. 1975. ISBN 9780440048398.[10]
- The Bridge. Illustrated by Ronald Himler. HarperCollins Childrens Books. 1988. ISBN 9780060243852.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)[11] - The China Year. HarperCollins Childrens Books. 1991. ISBN 9780060243838.[12][13]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Neville, Emily Cheney". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
- ^ a b c "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present". American Library Association. 2007-05-16. Archived from the original on 2007-06-16. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
- ^ a b c "Emily Cheney Neville". HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ a b c d "Emily Cheney Neville Papers". The Children's Literature Research Collections. University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
- ^ a b Great authors of children's books. New York: Britannica Educational Publishing. 2014. ISBN 978-1-62275-096-2.
- ^ a b "Emily Cheney Neville". Britannica Kids. Archived from the original on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "The Seventeenth-Street Gang". Kirkus Reviews. 1966-09-01. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Traveller from a Small Kingdom". Kirkus Reviews. 1968-03-01. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Fogarty". Kirkus Reviews. 1969-11-01. Archived from the original on 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Garden of Broken Glass". Kirkus Reviews. 1975-05-01. Archived from the original on 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "The Bridge". Kirkus Reviews. 1988-08-15. Archived from the original on 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "The China Year". Kirkus Reviews. 1991-05-15. Archived from the original on 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ Anderson, Doris C. (1992). "Books for Children -- The China Year by Emily Cheney Neville". Childhood Education. 68 (3): 176.
External links
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- Works by Emily Neville at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Emily Cheney Neville at the Internet Archive
- Works by Emily Cheney Neville at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Emily Cheney Neville at Library of Congress Authorities — with 11 catalog records
