Deborah Hopkinson

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Deborah Hopkinson is an American author best known for her historical fiction and nonfiction books for children and young adults, often highlighting social justice and lesser-known figures from history.

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instanceOf children's writer
person
young adult writer
awardReceived ALA Notable Children's Book selection
Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor
Golden Kite Award
basedIn United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
focusesOn bringing history to young readers
highlighting overlooked stories from history
genre children's literature
historical fiction
nonfiction
young adult literature
hasRole middle grade author
picture book author
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableWork A Band of Angels
A Letter to My Teacher
Annie and Helen
Apples to Oregon
Courage & Defiance: Stories of Spies, Saboteurs, and Survivors in World War II Denmark
Dive! World War II Stories of Sailors & Submarines in the Pacific
Independence Cake
Keep On! The Story of Matthew Henson, Co-Discoverer of the North Pole
Shutting Out the Sky: Life in the Tenements of New York 1880–1924
Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building
Steamboat School
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel
The Story of a Story
Titanic: Voices from the Disaster
Under the Quilt of Night
occupation children's author
writer
young adult author
targetAudience children
young adults
writesAbout American history
World War II
immigration to the United States
lesser-known historical figures
slavery in the United States
social justice

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Hopkinson hasNotableBearer Deborah Hopkinson