Lisa Rowe Fraustino is an American writer and editor of children's literature.

Biography

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In 1961 Lisa was born in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. She currently lives with her husband in Connecticut where she teaches at Eastern Connecticut State University.

Education

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Lisa has a Ph.D. from Binghamton University.

Career

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A professor of English at Eastern Connecticut State University, Lisa is also a visiting associate professor at the Hollins University Graduate Program in Children's Literature.[1] In 2006 Lisa was the recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship with which she journeyed to Thailand in order to teach and consult in children's literature at Mahasarakham University.

Scholarships

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Lisa was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 2006. She chronicled her experiences teaching and traveling through Thailand at her wikispace.

Books

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Picture books

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Novels

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  • The Hole in the Wall (Milkweed Prize for Children's Literature)
  • Ash: A Novel (an ALA Best Book for Young Adults)
  • I Walk in Dread: the Diary of Deliverance Trembly, Witness to the Salem Witch Trials (Dear America series)
  • Grass and Sky

Anthologies

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  • Don't Cramp My Style: Stories About That Time of the Month
  • Dirty Laundry
  • Mothers in Children’s and Young Adult Literature: From the Eighteenth Century to Postfeminsim[1]
  • Soul Searching: Thirteen Stories About Faith and Belief

Poetry

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  • Hitching to Istanbul

References

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  1. ^ a b Alston, Ann (December 2017). "Mothers in Children's and Young Adult Literature: From the Eighteenth Century to Postfeminsim. Eds Lisa Rowe Fraustino and Karen Coats" (PDF). International Research in Children's Literature. 10 (2): 227–229. doi:10.3366/ircl.2017.0244.
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