At the Sign of the Star by Katherine Sturtevant

Our Sisters' London: Feminist Walking Tours, Chicago Review Press (Chicago, IL), 1990, published with additional material by Kate Murphy as Our Sisters' London: Nineteen Feminist Walks, Women's Press, 1991. FOR ADULTSĪ Mistress Moderately Fair, Alyson Publications (Boston, MA), 1988. Writings YOUNG-ADULT NOVELSĪt the Sign of the Star, Farrar, Straus & Giroux ( New York, NY), 2000.Ī True and Faithful Narrative, Farrar, Straus & Giroux (New York, NY), 2006.

Awards, Honorsīooklist Editor's Choice designation, Bay Area Book Reviewers Association finalist for best children's book, Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California Notable Book designation, New York Public Library Best Books for the Teen Age citation, Bank Street College Best Books for Children designation, and silver medal (young adult literature), Commonwealth Club/California Book Awards, all 2000, all for At the Sign of the Star School Library Journal Best Books designation, and Booklist Top Ten Historical Fiction for Youth designation, both 2006, both for A True and Faithful Narrative. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Authors Guild. Writer-in-residence at MacDowell Colony, and others. Hobbies and other interests: Movies, theatre, the San Francisco Giants. (creative writing magna cum laude), 1976, M.A.

Education: San Francisco State University, B.A. Born December 14, 1950, in Oakland, CA daughter of Royal William (a carpenter and teacher) and Leisa (a school) Sturtevant married Ronald Stuart (a software engineer), Decemchildren: Joseph, Peter (twins).

At the Sign of the Star by Katherine Sturtevant