安吉拉-约翰逊 作家

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Angela Johnson
Writer | Class of 2003
Underscoring the universal in stories about adoption, care of elderly family members, and death.

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Writer
Location
Kent, Ohio
Age
42 at time of award
Area of Focus
Fiction and Nonfiction Writing
Published October 5, 2003
ABOUT ANGELA'S WORK
Angela Johnson is an original writer whose award-winning works range from picture books to poetry to novels for children and young adults. Her realistic stories deal with issues faced by children and adults in the context of their families—adoption, care of elderly family members, and death. While these are serious topics, Johnson addresses them thoughtfully and sensitively, in ways that are believable, humorous, and hopeful. She creates characters who are vibrantly alive—from Emily’s Grandmama Ola in Toning the Sweep to Marley in Heaven—and who live in one’s memory long after their stories have been told. While her narrators are feisty, intelligent, and sensitive African-American girls struggling with their parents, their independence, and the challenges of growing up, Johnson’s stories retain a universality that resonates with both young readers and adults.

BIOGRAPHY
Angela Johnson attended Kent State University and worked as a child development worker (1981–82) with Volunteers in Service to America. Since 1989, she has been a freelance writer whose works range from board books for infants to picture books and poetry to complex novels for young adults. Her novels Toning the Sweep (1993) and Heaven (1998), a picture book, When I am Old with You (1990) and a book of poetry, The Other Side: Shorter Poems (1998), have each received critical acclaim. Her most recent works include Gone from Home (2000) and Looking for Red (2002).



安吉拉-约翰逊
作家 | 2003级
在有关收养、照顾家庭老人和死亡的故事中强调了普遍性。

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标题
作家
地点
俄亥俄州肯特市
年龄
获奖时为42岁
重点领域
小说和非小说写作
发表于2003年10月5日
关于安吉拉的作品
安吉拉-约翰逊是一位原创作家，其获奖作品从图画书、诗歌到儿童和青少年小说不等。她的现实主义故事涉及儿童和成人在家庭背景下所面临的问题--收养、照顾老年家庭成员和死亡。虽然这些都是严肃的话题，但约翰逊以可信、幽默和充满希望的方式，周到而敏感地处理了这些问题。她创造的人物充满活力--从《大扫除》中艾米丽的祖母奥拉到《天堂》中的马利，而且在他们的故事被讲述后，他们还能长久地活在人们的记忆中。虽然她的叙述者都是好斗、聪明、敏感的非洲裔美国女孩，她们在与父母、独立和成长的挑战中挣扎，但约翰逊的故事保留了一种普遍性，引起了年轻读者和成年人的共鸣。

个人简历
安吉拉-约翰逊就读于肯特州立大学，并在美国志愿者服务组织担任儿童发展工作者（1981-82）。自1989年以来，她一直是一名自由撰稿人，她的作品从婴儿的板书到图画书和诗歌，再到复杂的青年小说。她的小说《扫荡》（1993年）和《天堂》（1998年），一本图画书《当我和你一起老去》（1990年）和一本诗集《另一边》。短诗集（1998年），都获得了评论界的好评。她最近的作品包括《离家出走》（2000）和《寻找红色》（2002）。