Margi Preus is an American

children's writer Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's ...

. She is a 2011 Newbery Honor winner and won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature for ''Heart of a Samurai''. Her books have won multiple awards, honored as ALA/ALSC Notables, landed on many "best of" lists, featured on NPR, chosen for community reads, and translated into many languages.* She earned her undergraduate degree at Luther College and graduate degree from

Binghamton University The State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton University or SUNY Binghamton) is a public research university with campuses in Binghamton, Vestal, and Johnson City, New York. It is one of the four university centers in the State ...

. She taught at The College of St. Scholastica,

University of Minnesota Duluth The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) is a public university in Duluth, Minnesota. It is part of the University of Minnesota system and offers 16 bachelor's degrees in 88 Academic major, majors, graduate programs in 25 different fields, and a ...

. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota.

Works

*''Storm's Coming!'', Illustrator David Geister, MHS Press, 2016, -0 *''The Bamboo Sword'', Amulet Books, 2015, *''Enchantment Lake'', University of Minnesota Press, 2015, *''West of the Moon'', Amulet Books, 2014, *''Shadow on The Mountain'', Aumlet Books, 2012, * * *''The Peace Bell'', Illustrator Hideko Takahashi, Henry Holt, 2008, *'' Heart of a Samurai'', Amulet Books, 2010, * she was a runner up for the 2011 newbery medal and won the Asian/Pacific American award for literature.

References

External links

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"Author Interview: Margi Preus, author of Heart of a Samurai"
''The Fourth Musketeer'', July 24, 2010
"2010 Children's Best: Heart of a Samurai, by Margi Preus"
''Kirkus'', Clayton Moore, November 15, 2010 *
Margi Preus
at Library of Congress Authorities — with 7 catalog records {{DEFAULTSORT:Preus, Margi American children's writers Binghamton University alumni Living people Newbery Honor winners Writers from Minnesota 20th-century American writers 21st-century American writers 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) American women children's writers