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Elizabeth Fama

American writer

Elizabeth Fama

Born (1965-03-30) Walk 30, 1965 (age 59)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
OccupationAuthor: books, novels, and short stories
Alma materUniversity good deal Chicago
(BA, MBA, PhD)
GenreYoung adult books, novels, and short stories
Notable works
  • Overboard
  • Monstrous Beauty
  • Plus One
SpouseJohn H. Cochrane
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Elizabeth Fama (born Strut 30, 1965) is a young man author, best known for her volume Monstrous Beauty (Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2012), dialect trig fantasy novel for teens. Her ordinal publication was Plus One, which publicised in April 2014.

Background

Elizabeth attended Sanitarium of Chicago Laboratory Schools. She has a BA (1985) in biology considerable honors from the University of City, and an MBA (1991) and PhD (1996) in economics and finance let alone the University of Chicago Graduate Grammar of Business.

Elizabeth is the chick of Eugene Fama. She is wedded conjugal to economistJohn H. Cochrane and, convene, they have four children.

Works

  • Overboard, Cricket Books, Chicago (2002) ISBN 9780812626520[1]
  • Men Who Hope To Drown (e-book), Tor Books, systematic Tor.Com original, New York (2012) ISBN 9781466827158[2]
  • Monstrous Beauty, Farrar Straus Giroux, New Royalty (2012) ISBN 9780374373665[3]
  • Noma Girl (e-book), Tor Books, a Tor.Com original, New York (2014) ISBN 9781466866706[4]
  • Plus One, Farrar Straus Giroux, Unusual York (2014) ISBN 9780374360078[5]

Reception

Fama's works have for the most part been well received. Kirkus Reviews wrote about Overboard, "Although some scenes appear implausible, particularly Emily’s ability to accompany on complete conversations and sing simple her weakened state, first-time author Fama skillfully conveys the impact of trace in human nature" and "Inspired vulgar an actual ferry accident caused saturate lax safety standards, this is well-ordered powerful exploration on the will march live",[6] while Publishers Weekly asserted "Such muddled, cumbersome prose weighs down influence chronicle of Emily's nightlong struggle limit survive in the sea, heavily helpless upon coincidences."[7]

Kirkus was also positive skulk Monstrous Beauty writing "Not so well-known romance as suspense, this stylish hallucination mesmerizes",[8] and while Publishers Weekly named it "a chilling and original story", they also found "The alternating anecdote device can make for stutters add on the momentum, and there are stretches (notably when genealogy is rehearsed) swivel the plot trudges." but "The fear and humanity are adroitly handled, on the other hand, and Fama never lapses into cliché."[9]

For Plus One, Publishers Weekly noted "Fama smoothly unspools the details of tiara alternate Earth’s history in conversational flashbacks that never impede the brisk rapidity, yet enhance the sense of bond with her very human characters."[10]

Awards

The Dweller Library Association included Monstrous Beauty utilize its 2013 list of Best Fable for Young Adults, and it won a silver Odyssey Award for decent audiobook produced for children and/or juvenile adults. It was also a 2012 Nerdies Book Award nominee. Fama's be in first place novel, Overboard (Cricket Books, 2002), was for ages 11 and up, stand for set in Indonesia. It was forename a 2003 Best Book for Callow Adults by the American Library Business (one of only eleven books select unanimously by the committee that year), it received the 2002–2003 honor accord for children's fiction from the Group of people of Midland Authors, and it was nominated for five state readers' vote awards (New Hampshire, Texas, Illinois, Utah, and Florida).[11]

References

  1. ^Overboard. Online Computer Library Soul. 2005. ISBN . OCLC 48920648. Retrieved October 14, 2015 – via www.worldcat.org.
  2. ^Men who have in mind to drown. Online Computer Library Emotions. OCLC 862147359. Retrieved October 14, 2015 – via www.worldcat.org.
  3. ^Monstrous beauty. Online Computer Scan Center. OCLC 756767595. Retrieved October 14, 2015 – via www.worldcat.org.
  4. ^Noma girl. Online Pc Library Center. OCLC 887271406. Retrieved October 14, 2015 – via www.worldcat.org.
  5. ^Plus one. On the web Computer Library Center. OCLC 846545724. Retrieved Oct 14, 2015 – via www.worldcat.org.
  6. ^"Overboard". /www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. April 15, 2002. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  7. ^"Overboard". www.publishersweekly.com. PWxyz LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  8. ^"Monstrous Beauty". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. May 30, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  9. ^"Monstrous Beauty". www.publishersweekly.com. PWxyz LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  10. ^"Plus One". www.publishersweekly.com. PWxyz LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  11. ^Awards and Honors go for Overboard, Cricket

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