Megan Shull
Megan Shull | |
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| Born | 1968 (age 57–58) Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Children's book author |
| Education | Cornell University (BS, PhD) |
| Website | |
| heymegan | |
Megan Shull (born 1968) is an American author of books for children and young adults. Some of her best known works are, The Swap (HarperCollins, 2014),[1] which was adapted as a Disney Channel Original Movie,[2] Bounce (HarperCollins, 2016), and the award-winning young adult novel Amazing Grace. (Disney Hyperion, 2005).[3]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Shull is known for her books aimed at young readers. Born and raised in Ithaca, New York, Shull holds a B.S. and Ph.D. from Cornell University.[4] Her doctoral work in educational psychology focused on helping young people maintain resilience during adolescence, which influenced her writing.[5]
Shull graduated from Ithaca High School and played ice hockey for Cornell University, where she later founded a mentoring program for girls involving the women's hockey team.[6] In 2000, she participated in Girls on the Move, a coast-to-coast cycling project with Outward Bound.[7]
Shull's writing career began with American Girl, where she published her first two books, Yours Truly, Skye O'Shea and Skye's the Limit!.[8]
She currently resides in Ithaca.[9]
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External links
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- 1968 births
- Living people
- Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey players
- Writers from Ithaca, New York
- Cornell University alumni
- American writers of young adult literature
- American women writers of young adult literature
- Novelists from New York (state)
- 21st-century American novelists
- 21st-century American women novelists
- Ithaca High School (Ithaca, New York) alumni