Mary Stolz (1920–2006)
Author of Storm in the Night
About the Author
Mary Stolz was born on March 24, 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts. She studied at the Teachers College of Columbia University and the Katharine Gibbs School before going to work at Columbia as a secretary. She suffered from debilitating arthritis and wrote her first book during a long convalescence. show more To Tell Your Love was published in 1950. She wrote more than 60 children and young adult books during her lifetime including Ready or Not, Some Merry-Go-Round Music, Leap Before You Look, The Leftover Elf, Emmett's Pig, A Dog on Barkham Street, Cider Days, Ivy Larkin, and The Edge of Next Year. In a Mirror won a Child Study Children's Book Award and The Bully of Barkham Street won a Boys' Club Junior Book Award. Belling the Tiger and The Noonday Friends were named Newbery Honor books. In 1982, she received a George G. Stone Recognition of Merit Award for her entire body of work. She also wrote one adult novel entitled Truth and Consequence. She died of natural causes on December 15, 2006 at the age of 86. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Mary Stolz
Frédou 6 copies
Maximilian's World 4 copies
The Barkham Street Books: A Dog on Barkham Street, The Bully of Barkham Street, The Explorer of Barkham Street (1989) 2 copies
DOG ON A BARKHAM STREET, A 2 copies
Truth and consequence 1 copy
Mges the Great Leader 1 copy
Qualcuno al cancello 1 copy
Grace på sytten 1 copy
Kom ut ur din dröm 1 copy
Som i en spegel 1 copy
Paikka elämässä : Romaani 1 copy
Emma 1 copy
Madeline 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Slattery, Mary (birth)
- Other names
- Slattery, Molly
- Birthdate
- 1920-03-07
- Date of death
- 2006-12-15
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Place of death
- Longboat Key, Florida, USA
- Places of residence
- Manhattan, New York, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Longboat Key, Florida, USA - Education
- Columbia University
Katherine Gibbs School - Occupations
- children's book author
young adult writer - Organizations
- Harper & Brothers
Harper & Row
Harper Collins - Awards and honors
- George G. Stone Center Recognition Of Merit (entire body of work ∙ 1982)
Kerlan Award (1983)
Newbery Honor Medal (1962, 1966) - Short biography
- Mary Stolz, née Slattery, was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in New York City. She studied at Teachers College of Columbia University and the Katharine Gibbs school before going to work as a secretary. Her debut book, To Tell Your Love, written in pencil on yellow legal pads, was published in 1950. She produced acclaimed fiction for children and young adults, ranging from picture books to novels. She also wrote one book for adults, Truth and Consequence (1953). Ms. Stolz also contributed to magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Ladies' Home Journal, and Seventeen. She received the Child Study Association of America's Children's Book Award for her 1953 book In a Mirror; and Newbery Honors in 1962 for Belling the Tiger and in 1966 for The Noonday Friends. Her entire body of work was awarded the George G. Stone Center for Children's Books Recognition of Merit Award in 1982.
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Juvenile book I read in the seventies dealing with social issues of the time in Name that Book (April 2013)
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Belling the Tiger
EducatingParents.org rating: Approved
A wonderful, touching story about a young orphan boy and an old clockmaker. After meeting each other, the boy experiences happiness for the first time. I don’t want to reveal too much of the story, but the two share something miraculous. It’s a heartwarming story with beautiful pencil drawn illustrations. It is not a difficult read but should definitely be read aloud to children that aren’t ready to read for themselves!
Erin lives in modern NYC, attends a wealth private school, and is studying ancient Egypt when she accidentally hits her head in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and is transported back in time, becoming Irun. Too childish for me, but I liked the cat, Ta-She.
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