Margi Preus
Margi Preus | |
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| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Binghamton University |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Website | |
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Margi Preus is an American children's writer. She is a 2011 Newbery Honor winner and won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature for Heart of a Samurai.[1] Her books have won multiple awards, honored as ALA/ALSC Notables, landed on many "best of" lists, featured on NPR, chosen for community reads, and translated into many languages.*
She earned her undergraduate degree at Luther College and graduate degree from Binghamton University.[2] She taught at the College of St. Scholastica, University of Minnesota Duluth.[3] She lives in Duluth, Minnesota.[4]
Works
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- The Bamboo Sword, Amulet Books, 2015, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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- West of the Moon, Amulet Books, 2014, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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- The Peace Bell, Illustrator Hideko Takahashi, Henry Holt, 2008, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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Margi Preus was a runner up for the 2011 Newbery medal and won the Asian/Pacific American award for literature. They were nominated for the Minnesota Book Award for the Middle Grade Literature category for Windswept in 2023.[5]
References
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External links
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- Official website
- "Author Interview: Margi Preus, author of Heart of a Samurai", The Fourth Musketeer, July 24, 2010
- "2010 Children's Best: Heart of a Samurai, by Margi Preus", Kirkus, Clayton Moore, November 15, 2010
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- Margi Preus at Library of Congress Authorities — with 7 catalog records
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