Mary e lyons born
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Mary e lyons born
Lyons, Mary E(velyn) 1947-
PERSONAL: Born November 28, 1947, in Macon, GA; daughter of Joseph and Evelyn Lyons; married Paul Collinge (owner of a used and rare bookstore). Education: Appalachian State University, B.S., 1970, M.S., 1972; University of Virginia, doctoral study.
Hobbies and other interests: Playing Irish penny whistle and banjo, performing with the group Virgil and the Chicken Heads.
ADDRESSES: Home—Charlottesville, VA. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Atheneum, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.
CAREER: Writer.
Has worked as a reading teacher at elementary and middle schools in North Carolina and in Charlottesville, VA, and as a school librarian at elementary, middle, and high schools, Charlottesville.
AWARDS, HONORS: Best Books for Young Adults, American Library Association (ALA), and Carter G.
Woodson Book Award, National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), both 1991, both for Sorrow's Kitchen; Teacher Scholar Award, National Endowment fo