Janet McDonald

Janet McDonald
Born (1953-08-10)August 10, 1953
Brooklyn, United States
Died April 11, 2007(2007-04-11) (aged 53)
Paris, France
Occupation Attorney, Author
Genre Young adult fiction, Memoir

Janet McDonald (August 10, 1953 – April 11, 2007)[1] was an American writer of young adult novels as well as the author of Project Girl, a memoir about her early life in the Brooklyn projects and struggle to achieve an Ivy League 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.[2]

In addition to books, McDonald also wrote articles for publications such as Slate, including one in which she paid psychic Sylvia Browne $700 for a telephone reading.[3] McDonald was a member of Mensa, the high IQ society.[4][5]

Biography

After graduating from Vassar (1977), Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (1984), and New York University Law School (1986),[6] McDonald practiced law in New York City (1986–89) and Seattle (1989–91).[7] She took a position as an intern at a Paris law firm (1991–93) before moving to Olympia, Washington, to work in the Attorney General's office and teach French language classes at Evergreen State College.[8] McDonald settled in Paris in 1995 to work first as an international attorney and then as a writer, until she died of cancer in 2007.[9]

Bibliography

Books

Articles

Quotes

References

  1. Ross-Stroud, Catherine (2009). Janet McDonald: The Original Project Girl. Scarecrow Press. p. 1.
  2. "2002 Best Books for Young Adults". American Library Association. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  3. "Articles by Janet McDonald". Slate. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Powers, Retha (May 1, 2007). "Janet McDonald 1953-2007: make some noise for the Project Girl". Black Issues Book Review. The Free Library. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  5. Project Girl, p. 183, 1st edn.
  6. "Janet McDonald (1953-)", jrank.org.
  7. Ross-Stroud (2009). Janet McDonald: The Original Project Girl. pp. xi–xii.
  8. Ross-Stroud (2009). Janet McDonald: The Original Project Girl. pp. xii.
  9. Ross-Stroud (2009). Janet McDonald: The Original Project Girl. pp. xii–xiii.
  10. Americans in Paris, a 2000 episode of This American Life, featuring McDonald.

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