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Photo credits: Geri Gerold
Photography, Middleton, Wisconsin.
Overview
Kathleen Ernst is a gifted author, educator, and social
historian. She has published twelve novels and one nonfiction book, and
served as project director/scriptwriter for several instructional television
series. When she's not busy researching and writing, she can be found
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Personal
Kathleen lives in Middleton,
Wisconsin,
with her husband and cat. She grew
up in Maryland, in a family that considered books as fundamental to life as food and water.
She started writing as a child and never stopped!
Today, she finds researching books as much fun as writing them. |
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Professional
Kathleen earned a B.S. degree in Environmental Education
from West Virginia
University and a M.A. degree in History Education and Writing from Antioch University,
Ohio. She spent over a decade working as
an educator for the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, and another decade
scripting and producing instructional television series for the Wisconsin
Educational Communications Board/Wisconsin Public Television.
All these experiences provide a foundation for her current full-time job
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Fiction
- Midnight in Lonesome Hollow, American Girl, 2007
- Hearts of Stone, Dutton, 2006
- Secrets in the Hills, American Girl, 2006
- Highland Fling, Cricket Books, 2006
- Danger at the Zoo, American Girl, 2005
- Betrayal at Cross Creek, Pleasant Company, 2004
- Ghosts of Vicksburg, White Mane, 2003
- Whistler in the Dark, Pleasant Company, 2002
- Trouble at Fort La Pointe, Pleasant Company, 2000
- Retreat from Gettysburg, White Mane, 2000
- The Bravest Girl in Sharpsburg, White Mane, 1997
- The Night Riders of Harpers Ferry, White Mane, 1996
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Non-fiction
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Short Works
Kathleen's articles, essays, and poems have appeared in
Appalachian Heritage, Cobblestone,
America's Civil War, Civil War Times
Illustrated, Columbiad, Quilters' Newsletter Magazine, Wisconsin Trails,
Boundary Waters Journal, Wilderness, and other publications.
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Awards and Honors
Books:
- Children's
Literature Award, Society of Midland Authors
- Editors'
Choice, Historical Novels Review
- Barnes
& Noble Summer Reading Program Prize Pick
- Flora
MacDonald Award, Scottish
Heritage Center, St. Andrews Presbyterian College
- Best
Historical Fiction Novel Award Nomination, Disney Adventures magazine
- Arthur
Tofte Juvenile Literature Award, Council for Wisconsin Writers (four times)
- Edgar
Award Nomination, Mystery Writers of America
- Agatha
Award Nomination, Malice Domestic (three times)
- WILLA
Literary Award Finalist, Women Writing the West
- "Books
for the Teen Age" List, New York Public Library (twice)
- History
Book Club Alternate Selection
Videos:
- Emmy
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming, Midwest Chapter - National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
- Parents'
Choice Recommended Seal
- Judges'
Award for Instructional Innovation, National Educational Telecommunications
Association
- Wilbur
Schramm Award of Excellence, National Educational Telecommunications
Association
- Aurora
Award - Platinum Best of Show; & Aurora
Gold Award, Aurora Independent Film and Video Competition
- "Excellence
in Multicultural and Global Programming" Citation, Wisconsin Department of
Public Instruction
- Crystal
Award, Association for Educational Communications and Technology
- Award
of Excellence, Central Education Network
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