Janet McDonald

Janet McDonald

Janet McDonald (b 1954 d. 2007) wrote novels for young adults as well as a memoir, "Project Girl", about her own upbringing and education. Her best-known children's book is "Spellbound", which tells the story of a teenaged mother who wins a spelling competition and a college scholarship. The book was named as the American Library Association's "Best Book for Young Adults" in 2002. McDonald lived in Paris for most of her adult life and died there on April 11, 2007, of cancer.

She was a member of Mensa, the high IQ society

Books

*cite book |author=McDonald, Janet |title=Project girl |publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux |location=New York |year=1999 |pages= |isbn=0-374-23757-3 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=
*cite book |author=McDonald, Janet |title=Spellbound |publisher=Puffin Books |location=New York, N.Y., U.S.A |year=2003 |pages= |isbn=0-14-250193-X |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=
*cite book |author=McDonald, Janet |title=Twists and turns |publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux |location=New York |year=2003 |pages= |isbn=0-374-40006-7 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=
*cite book |author=McDonald, Janet |title=Brother Hood |publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux |location=New York |year=2004 |pages= |isbn=0-374-30995-7 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=
*cite book |author=McDonald, Janet |title=Chill Wind |publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |location= |year=2006 |pages= |isbn=0-374-41183-2 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=
*cite book |author=McDonald, Janet |title=Harlem Hustle |publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |location= |year=2006 |pages= |isbn=0-374-37184-9 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=
*cite book |author=McDonald, Janet |title=Off-Color |publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |location= |year=2007 |pages= |isbn=0-374-37196-2 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=

References

*Catherine Ross-Stroud. "Janet McDonald: The Original Project Girl". Scarecrow P., Forthcoming, 2008.
*Catherine Ross-Stroud. "Urban Hip-Hop Fiction: Janet McDonald." "Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Literature," Ed. Tarshia Stanley. Greenwood Press, 2008.

External links

* http://www.projectgirl.com/
* http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/2002bestbooks.htm


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