Jane Leslie Conly
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Jane Leslie Conly is an American author, the daughter of author Robert C. O'Brien
. She started her literary work by finishing the manuscript for her father's Z for Zachariah in 1975 after his death. Her first own book, Racso and the Rats of NIMH
, was published in 1986, and is a sequel to her father's Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1966 and from Smith College
in 1971. Her Crazy Lady! won the Newbery Honor. She lives in Baltimore
, Maryland
with her family. Murder Afloat was named to the 2011-2012 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Master List.
Robert C. O'Brien
Robert Leslie Conly was an American author and journalist for National Geographic Magazine.-Early life:...
. She started her literary work by finishing the manuscript for her father's Z for Zachariah in 1975 after his death. Her first own book, Racso and the Rats of NIMH
Racso and the Rats of NIMH
Racso and the Rats of NIMH is the 1986 sequel to the popular book, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, written by Jane Leslie Conly. It continues where the previous book left off....
, was published in 1986, and is a sequel to her father's Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH is a 1971 children's book by Robert C. O'Brien. Illustrated by Zena Bernstein, it won the 1972 Newbery Medal. A film adaptation, The Secret of NIMH, was released in 1982....
. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1966 and from Smith College
Smith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
in 1971. Her Crazy Lady! won the Newbery Honor. She lives in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
with her family. Murder Afloat was named to the 2011-2012 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Master List.