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Susan Cooper

Susan Cooper, one of today's most distinguished children's book writers, won a Newbery Medal and a Newbery Honor for books in her fantasy sequence, The Dark is Rising. She is also the author of King of Shadows, a Boston Globe -- Horn Book Honor Book, and Green Boy, which was called "an intriguing and truly lovely book" by the New York Times Book Review. She lives in Fairfield, Connecticut, and her Web site is at www.thelostland.com.

The Silver Cow will be released on March 06, 2012 in eBook
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Victory will be released on March 06, 2012 in eBook
Feb 02, 2012
Over Sea, Under Stone will be released on March 06, 2012 in eBook
Jan 22, 2012
King of Shadows will be released on March 06, 2012 in eBook
Jan 22, 2012
Green Boy will be released on March 06, 2012 in eBook
Jan 20, 2012
Greenwitch will be released on November 30, 2010 in
Nov 30, 2010
Greenwitch is now available in
Nov 30, 2010
The Dark Is Rising is now available in Trade Paperback
Aug 31, 2010
The Dark Is Rising will be released on August 31, 2010 in Trade Paperback
Aug 31, 2010
Acting Out will be released on June 22, 2010 in Trade Paperback
Jun 22, 2010
Acting Out is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 22, 2010
The Magician's Boy is now available in eBook
May 11, 2010
The Magician's Boy will be released on May 11, 2010 in eBook
May 11, 2010
Silver on the Tree will be released on May 11, 2010 in eBook
May 11, 2010
Silver on the Tree is now available in eBook
May 11, 2010
News:
Victory has won an award
Jun 24, 2009

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Forbes.com, February 8, 2012
...Earthsea trilogy by Ursula K. Le Guin, the story of a boy who learns to become a wizard. Susan Cooper’s The Dark is Rising is another dark, mysterious tale of magic and time travel and myth. And Katniss and The Hunger Games owe as much to The Giver...
Detroit News, February 6, 2012
...Dutch in 2008, won her the Mildred L. Batchelder Award for best book translated from a foreign language. Susan Cooper, known for her fantasy series "The Dark is Rising," won the Margaret A. Edwards award for lifetime achievement in young adult literature...
PublishersWeekly.com, February 6, 2012
...It appeals to me as a bookseller to break down the awards by publisher, not only to take a look at what works and imprints have been recognized for their achievements, but — practically speaking — as an easy way to make some direct publisher...
CNN, February 3, 2012
...misery of his life would be a mix of Terry Pratchett’s wit, Alan Moore’s soul and Susan Cooper’s plotting. His friend Mac thinks Tolkien’s slightly twisted sexuality and Lewis’ heroism need to be added to the mix. Paul is one of the leading...
Brighton Patch, January 30, 2012
...Over Sea, Under Stone ; The Dark Is Rising ; Greenwitch ; The Grey King ; and Silver on the Tree, by Susan Cooper. Mildred L. Batchelder Award for an outstanding children's book translated from a foreign language and subsequently published in the...
Billings Gazette, January 29, 2012
...Dutch in 2008, won her the Mildred L. Batchelder Award for best book translated from a foreign language. Susan Cooper, known for her fantasy series "The Dark is Rising," won the Margaret A. Edwards award for lifetime achievement in young adult literature...
School Library Journal, January 27, 2012
...to young adult literature.  As we sifted and sorted our way through dozens of worthy authors, we finally settled on Susan Cooper as our choice and cited the Dark Is Rising sequence as her significant and lasting contribution.  It’s probably...
Cryptomundo, October 9, 2011
...the noted author on the cover, the book may have been ghostwritten – no pun intended – by Susan Cooper, from an indication at the Amazon page.) This entry was postedon Sunday, October 9th, 2011 at 12:00 am and is filed under Books, Breaking News,...
Omamas, October 5, 2011
...lot better as a 100-minute movie. For fantasy reading, I'd hand a middle schooler Lloyd Alexander or Susan Cooper instead. - Amy Wang; Twitter: ORAmyW Omamas on Twitter: omamas Omamas on Facebook ...
Kait Nolan, September 26, 2011
...is, hence the problematic “line.”I’ve been reading young adult since my fifth grade librarian gave me Susan Cooper’s The Dark is Rising series.  During a Hunger Games discussion panel two years ago, a forty-year old woman stood up and announced...
Manga Maniac Cafe, September 23, 2011
...read very young and always loved it. One series that I adored from quite a young age was Susan Cooper’s The Dark is Rising sequence. And Diana Wynne Jones’ Dogsbody and Charmed Life. I still adore them. We tended to get a lot more English books in...
Nishita's Rants and Raves, September 13, 2011
...YA fiction then (although I continued to read and reread certain authors, such as Madeleine L'Engle and Susan Cooper for many, many years).I've always gone through phases, where I'd read a lot of a certain kind of book until I didn't want to touch...
Charlotte's Library, September 11, 2011
...you can find three out of the ordinary fantasy books--A Dark Horn Blowing by Dahlov Ipcar, Seaward by Susan Cooper, and Geraldine McCaughrean’s The Stones Are Hatching.Author and Interviews:Adam Jay Epstein (The Familiars) at There's a BookAndrew...
Presenting Lenore, August 7, 2011
...s used to the whole concept of friends.  He’d likely get along with Bran Davies from Susan Cooper’s The Grey King, though: they’re both a little old before their time, and they both know how to be quiet without having to fill that quiet.What are...