Joan W. Blos
1928 - 2017
General Information
Bio
(1928-2017) Writer. Joan Blos was born in New York City and died in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Full Name
Joan W. Blos
Locations
Dutchess
Author's Timeline
1928
BIRTH
Joan Winsor Blos was born in New York City on December 9, 1928.
1949
OTHER
Ms. Blos graduated from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1949.
1956
OTHER
Ms. Blos received a master of arts degree from the City University of New York in 1956.
1968
LITWORK
It���s Spring, She Said
Alfred A. Knopf
Children's book.
Alfred A. Knopf
Children's book.
1979
LITWORK
A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32
Charles Scribner's Sons
0684163403 / 978-0684163406
Ms. Blos won the United States National Book Award for Children's Books and the Newbery Medal for her novel, "A Gathering Of Days."
Charles Scribner's Sons
0684163403 / 978-0684163406
Ms. Blos won the United States National Book Award for Children's Books and the Newbery Medal for her novel, "A Gathering Of Days."
1984
LITWORK
Martin's Hats
William Morrow & Company
0688020275 / 978-0688020279
Children's book.
William Morrow & Company
0688020275 / 978-0688020279
Children's book.
1985
LITWORK
Brothers of the Heart: A Story of the Old Northwest 1837-1838
Atheneum
0684184524 / 978-0684184524
Novel.
Atheneum
0684184524 / 978-0684184524
Novel.
1987
LITWORK
Old Henry
William Morrow & Company
0688063993 / 978-0688063993
Children's book.
William Morrow & Company
0688063993 / 978-0688063993
Children's book.
1991
LITWORK
The Heroine of the Titanic: A Tale Both True and Otherwise of the Life of Molly Brown
HarperCollins
0688075460 / 978-0688075460
Children's book.
HarperCollins
0688075460 / 978-0688075460
Children's book.
1994
LITWORK
Brooklyn Doesn't Rhyme
Atheneum
0684196948 / 978-0684196947
Children's book.
Atheneum
0684196948 / 978-0684196947
Children's book.
1998
LITWORK
Bedtime!
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
0689810318 / 978-0689810312
Children's book.
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
0689810318 / 978-0689810312
Children's book.
1999
LITWORK
Hello, Shoes!
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
0689814410 / 978-0689814419
Children's book.
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
0689814410 / 978-0689814419
Children's book.
2007
LITWORK
Letters from the Corrugated Castle: A Novel of Gold Rush California, 1850-1852
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
0689870779 / 978-0689870774
Novel.
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
0689870779 / 978-0689870774
Novel.
2017
DEATH
Joan Blos died in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on October 12, 2017.
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