Elise Broach (born September 20, 1963) is an American writer. Her publications include the acclaimed novels Shakespeare's Secret, Desert Crossing, and Masterpiece. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history from Yale University and lives in Easton, Connecticut.
Book awards
Broach's book When Dinosaurs Came with Everything was a 2008 ALA Notable Children's Book, earned an Illinois Monarch Award nomination and an E.B. White Read Aloud Award. It was also listed as the number one Children's Book of 2007 by Time.
Shakespeare's Secret was 2006 Edgar Award Juvenile Mystery finalist.
Masterpiece, illustrated by Kelly Murphy, was a 2008 Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year in Children's Fiction, a 2009 ALA Notable Children's Book, and is the winner of the 2009 E. B. White Read Aloud Award and a New York Times best seller.
Bibliography
Novels Shakespeare's Secret, Henry Holt and Co., 2005 Desert Crossing, Henry Holt and Co., 2006 The Wolf Keepers, illustrated by Alice Ratterree, Henry Holt and Co., 2016
Superstition Mountain trilogy Missing on Superstition Mountain, Henry Holt and Co., 2011 Treasure on Superstition Mountain, Henry Holt and Co., 2013 Revenge of Superstition Mountain, Henry Holt and Co., 2014
The Masterpiece Adventures
Masterpiece, illustrated by Kelly Murphy, Henry Holt and Co., 2008 The Miniature World of Marvin & James, Henry Holt and Co., 2014 James to the Rescue, Henry Holt and Co., 2015 Trouble at School for Marvin & James, Henry Holt and Co., 2017 Marvin and James Save the Day and Elaine Helps!, 2019 A Trip to the Country for Marvin & James, 2020
Picture books What the No-Good Baby is Good For, illustrated by Abby Carter, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2005 Hiding Hoover, illustrated by Laura Juliska-Beith, Dial Books for Young Readers, 2005 Wet Dog, illustrated by David Catrow, Dial Books for Young Readers, 2005 Cousin John is Coming!, illustrated by Nate Lilly, Dial Books for Young Readers, 2006 When Dinosaurs Came With Everything, illustrated by David Small, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2007 Gumption!, illustrated by Richard Egielski, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2010 Seashore Baby, illustrated by Cori Doerrfeld, Little, Brown, 2010 Snowflake Baby, illustrated by Cori Doerrfeld, Little, Brown, 2011 My Pet Wants a Pet, illustrated by Eric Barclay, Henry Holt and Co, 2018 Bedtime for Little Bulldozer, illustrated by Barry E. Jackson, Henry Holt and Co, 2019
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