Andrea Beaty ()
is an American children's author.
Beaty was born in
Benton, Illinois
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and currently resides in
Naperville, Illinois
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.
As a child, she loved ''
Nancy Drew
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'' mysteries. She attended
Southern Illinois University
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and studied Biology and Computer Science. After graduating, she worked for a software company, doing some technical writing. Her tech writing experience led her to write children's books. She received the Prairie State for Excellence in Children's Writing Award from the Illinois Reading Council in 2014.
Awards and honors
Seven of Beaty's books are
Junior Library Guild
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selections: ''Doctor Ted'' (2008), ''Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters'' (2019), ''Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion'' (2020, print and audiobook), ''Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote'' (2020), ''Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants'' (2019, print and audiobook), ''Ada Twist and the Disappearing Dogs'' (2022), and ''Aaron Slater and the Sneaky Snake'' (2023).
The
American Library Association
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has included several of Beaty's books on their book lists, including
Rise: A Feminist Book Project (''Rosie Revere, Engineer'', 2014; ''Sofia Valdez, Future Prez'', 2021) and the
Association for Library Service to Children
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is a division of the American Library Association.
ALSC has over 4,000 members, including children, experts in children's literature, publishers, faculty members, and other adults. The Associa ...
's list of Notable Children's Books (''Ada Twist, Scientist'', 2017).
''Rosie Revere, Engineer'' (2013),' ''Ada Twist, Scientist'' (2016),
''Sofia Valdez, Future Prez'' (2019)
and ''Aaron Slater, Illustrator'' (2021)
have been
''New York Times'' best selling children's picture books.
In 2018, ''
Booklist
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'' included the audiobook edition of ''Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters'', read by Rachel L. Jacobs, on their list of Audio Stars for Youth.
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References
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Living people
American children's writers
American women children's writers
People from Benton, Illinois
People from Naperville, Illinois
Southern Illinois University alumni
21st-century American writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American women