Marion Dane Bauer
1938-
(1996 Kerlan Award)
The Kerlan Award is given "in recognition of singular attainments in the creation of children's literature and in appreciation for generous donation of unique resources to the Kerlan Collection for the study of children's literature." Individuals from all areas of children's literature, including authors, illustrators, editors, publishers, and educators, are eligible for this honor.
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| Bauer, Marion Dane. (1994). Am I blue? : coming out from the silence. New York : HarperCollins. INTR-FIC A4789 A collection of short stories about homosexuality by such authors as Bruce Coville, M.E. Kerr, William Sleator, and Jane Yolen. |
| Bauer, Marion Dane. (1986). On my honor. New York : Clarion Books. INTR-FIC B3447ON When his best friend drowns while they are both swimming in a treacherous river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is devastated and terrified at having to tell both sets of parents the terrible consequences of their disobedience. |
| Bauer, Marion Dane. (1983). Rain of fire. New York : Clarion Books. INTR-FIC B3447RA When Steve's older brother Matthew, returning home after
service in World War II, refuses to talk about his wartime experiences,
Steve's friends begin to doubt the stories he has told of Matthew's heroism. |
| Bauer, Marion Dane. (1993). A taste of smoke. New York : Clarion Books. INTR-FIC B3447TA Thirteen-year-old Caitlan looks forward to the camping trip with her older sister in the woods of northern Minnesota, but she doesn't count on the intrusion of her sister's boyfriend or the ghost of a boy who died in the fire that destroyed the forest a century before. |
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| Marion Dane Bauer [videorecording]. (1988). Minnetonka, Minn.: produced by Hennepin County Library. VC 3684 Lois Anderson of the Hennepin County Library System interviews children's fiction writer Marion Dane Bauer. Bauer is a writer of juvenile and young adult literature and teaches courses in fiction writing. Bauer reads from her novel Touch the Moon, discusses her books Tangled Butterfly, Like Mother, Like Daughter, and Rain of Fire, and discusses the process of writing fiction. |
| Berman, R. (2001). Marion Dane Bauer. The Kerlan Awards in children's literature, 1975-2001 (pp. 218-235). St. Paul: Pogo Press. Children REF PN 497 .K47 2001 |
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