Cheryl Aylward Whitesel County: Cook E-mail: cheryl@cherylwhitesel.com Genre: YA historical novelist

 

Periodical Publications:

Book Publications:

• Blue Fingers: A Ninja's Tale - Clarion, 2004
• Rebel: A Tibetan Odyssey - HarperCollins, 2000

Forthcoming Publications:

Awards, Fellowships, Grants and Honors:

• Blue Fingers:VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers (2005)
• Junior Library Guild Selection(2004)
• Rebel: New York Public Library Book for the Teenage (2001)
• Notable Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies (2000)
• Junior Library Guild Selection (2000)

Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:

Most recent appearance:

• Middle School Invitational: "Tomorrow's Authors Today" at Addison Public Library, Addison Illinois.

Recent Workshops:

Present Employment: full time writer

Preferred Audience: My presentations are appropriate for upper grade school
through early high school, especially focusing on middle school audiences.

Willing to travel: Anywhere