Barbara O'Connor (born November 9, 1958) is an American author of children's books.
O'Connor was born and grew up in Greenville, SC. She lived in Duxbury, Massachusetts for 26 years, but now resides in Asheville, North Carolina.
Her books have won awards including the Parents Choice Gold Award and being named ALA Notable Books.“2012 Judge: Barbara O’Connor” , School Library Journal, February 23, 2012. Her book How to Steal a Dog has been optioned for a film.“BOOK IT: Good things in small packages”, Josh Getlin, WCF Courier, January 17, 2008.
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Novels Beethoven in Paradise, 1997 Me and Rupert Goody, 1999 Taking Care of Moses, 2004 Moonpie and Ivy, 2004 How to Steal a Dog, 2007 Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia, 2003 Greetings from Nowhere, 2008 The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis, 2009 The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, 2010 On the Road to Mr. Mineo’s, 2012 Wish, 2016 Wonderland, 2018 Halfway to Harmony, 2021
Biographies Mammolina: A Story about Maria Montessori, 1993 Up in the Air: The Story of Bessie Coleman, 1996 Barefoot Dancer: The Story of Isadora Duncan, Carolrhoda Books, 2002 Katherine Dunham: Pioneer of Black Dance, 2002 Leonardo Da Vinci: Renaissance Genius, 2002,
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