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Elisa Carbone

Inducted Spring 2008

1954-
Children’s Book Author
YHS Class of 1971

Noted writer of young-adult fiction using historical and social themes; works include Blood on the River: James Town 1607, winner of Virginia Library Association Jefferson Cup Award 2007; Last Dance on Holladay Street, a New York Public Library Best Book for the Teenage 2006; The Pack, winner of Bank Street College of Education Best Book Award 2004; Storm Warriors, an American Library Association Notable Children’s Book 2001; Stealing Freedom, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults 1999; B.A., M.A. University of Maryland.