Laura Amy Schlitz




Laura Amy Schlitz

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born January 01, 1956
gender female
place of birth Baltimore, Maryland, United States
genre Children's Books

about this author

Laura Amy Schlitz has spent most of her life as a librarian and professional storyteller. She is currently a librarian at the Park School in Baltimore, where she has worked since 1991. She is a winner of the 2008 John Newbery award for her book Good Masters, Sweet Ladies!

Ms. Schlitz lives in the Loch Hill section of Baltimore County. She is single with no children.

She has also been a playwright, a costumer, and an actress. As of January 2008, she had written eight or nine plays, which have been produced at Stage One in Louisville, Ky., Pumpkin Theatre in Baltimore, Md., and the Children's Theatre Association, in Baltimore, Md.

Ms. Schlitz graduated from Goucher ...more

books by Laura Amy Schlitz

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avg rating: 4.03 | 567 ratings | 4 distinct works
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: V... Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village (Hardcover)
by Laura Amy Schlitz, Robert Byrd
avg rating 3.97 — 299 ratings — published 2007
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A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Mel... A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama (Hardcover)
by Laura Amy Schlitz
avg rating 4.01 — 221 ratings — published 2008
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The Bearskinner: A Tale of the... The Bearskinner: A Tale of the Brothers Grimm (Hardcover)
by Laura Amy Schlitz, Max Grafe
avg rating 4.49 — 37 ratings — published 2007
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The Hero Schliemann: The Dream... The Hero Schliemann: The Dreamer Who Dug For Troy (Hardcover)
by Laura Amy Schlitz
avg rating 4.29 — 7 ratings — published 2006
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