Minnesota Authors and Illustrators

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John Coy - Author

Contact Information

Address:

Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: 612-378-7715
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Fax:
E-mail: johncoy@mac.com
Website: http://www.johncoy.com/


Book Category: Childrens Fiction,Picture Books,Young Adult Fiction
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Books



Crackback. Scholastic, Fall 2005.

Around the World. Illus. by Tom Lynch and Tony Reonegro. Lee and Low, 2005.

Two Old Potatoes and Me. Illus. by Carolyn Fisher. Knopf, 2003.

Directo Al Aro. (Spanish). Lee and Low, Spring 2002.

Strong to the Hoop. Illus by Leslie Jean-Bart. Lee and Low, 1999; paperback, Summer 2003.

Vroomaloom Zoom. Illus by Joe Cepeda. Knopf/Crown, 2000; paperback, Summer 2002.

Night Driving. Illus. by Peter McCarty. Henry Holt, 1996; paperback, Spring 2001.

Highlights

Awards

Two Old Potatoes and Me. Starred reviews in School Library Journal and Publisher's Weekly; one of Nickelodian Jr.'s Best Family Books of the Year for 2003; Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Honor Book; Choice Books of 2003 by Cooperative Children's Book Center; Best Children's Book of the Year 2003 by Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education, NY; Honor Book for the Charlotte Zolotow Award for best text in a picture book for 2003. Vroomaloom Zoom. Book of excellence, Children's Literature Choice List, 2001; Best Children's Book of the Year 2001 by Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education, NY; 2001 2x2 Reading List of the Texas Library Association; starred review in School Library Journal. Strong to the Hoop. ALA notable book of 2000; Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, 2000; Choices List of 2000 by Cooperative Children's Book Council; one of Bank Street College's Best Children's Books of the Year; Notable Book for a Global Society by the International Reading Association. Night Driving. Cooperative Children's Book Center, Choice Books of 1996; The Horn Book Honor List, 1996; Marion Vannett Rideway Memorial Award, 1997; Christopher Lehmann-Haupt (New York Times) one of the best books of the year; nominated for MN Book Award, 1997; Finalist for Children's Books of Distinction, The Hungry Mind Review.

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Added: 1/5/2001

Updated: 2007/04/24:0