A LITTLE ABOUT LIBBA
Published on Nov 18, 2015
A presentation about Libba Bray, one of the greatest YA fiction writers of all time. This presentation reviews details about her life, and what makes her books.
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
BEGINNINGS
- Was raised by her minister father who was also gay.
- Mother was a local school teacher.
- Born as Martha Elizabeth Bray on March 11, 1964
- Lived in Texas until she was 26 years old
- Currently 50 years old.
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She got a fake eye when she was eighteen because of a car accident. She says writing helped her recover from that.
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DURING LIFE
- Graduated from the University of Texas in Austin as a theater major. (1988)
- Got married in Florence, Italy to her literary agent. (Barry Goldblatt)
- Now lives in a New York apartment with two cats.
- She won the annual Michael L. Printz Award for Going Bovine.
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During Life: books
- A Great and Terrible Beauty in 2003 (1)
- Rebel Angels in 2005 (2)
- The Sweet Far Thing in 2007 (3)
- Going Bovine in 2009
- Beauty Queens in 2011
During Life: books (cont.)
- The Diviners in 2012
- The Lair of Dreams (sequel) in 2015
INFLUENCES
- Gay father = many LGBT characters.
- Teenage son = wrote book from teenage male POV.
- Theater major = very visual writer, divides her books into parts .
- Interest in horror movies = The Diviners
- Living in New York= The Diviners
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SOURCES
- Arsad, Basmat, Maura Spiegelman, and Jared Coopersmith. "Arts Education: In Public Elementary and Secondary Schools." Nces.ed.gov. IES, 5 Apr. 2012. Web. 12 Dec. 2013. .
- "Arts Education Navigator: Facts and Figures." Issuu.com. Vans Custom Culture, n.d. Web. 5 Dec. 2013. .
- Burba, Karen. "Art Education." Sitemaker.umich.edu. University of Michigan, 10 Sept. 2011. Web. 4 Dec. 2013. .
