Eliza Wheeler (born December 21, 1982) is an American writer and illustrator of

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. She wrote and illustrated ''Miss Maple's Seeds'' (Penguin), which debuted on the ''New York Times Bestseller'' list and has sold more than a million copies. She is also the illustrator of

Holly Black Holly Black (''née'' Riggenbach; born November 10, 1971) is an American writer and editor best known for her children's and young adult fiction. Her most recent work is the ''New York Times'' bestselling young adult ''Folk of the Air'' series. ...

's 2014

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Honor Book ''

Doll Bones ''Doll Bones'' is a 2014 children's novel by author Holly Black with illustrations by Eliza Wheeler. ''Doll Bones'' won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award in Children's Literature and was a Newbery Medal Honor Book in 2014. Plot ''Doll Bones'' is the ...

'' (McElderry Books), Alison McGhee's ''Tell Me A Tattoo Story'', Pat Zietlow-Miller's ''Wherever You Go'', and Mara Rockliff's ''The Grudge Keeper'' (Peachtree). She lives in Los Angeles, California. She is a 2006 graduate of the

University of Wisconsin–Stout The University of Wisconsin–Stout (UW–Stout or Stout) is a public university in Menomonie, Wisconsin. A member of the University of Wisconsin System, it enrolls more than 9,600 students. The school was founded in 1891 and named in honor of it ...

with a BFA in Graphic Design.

Works List

;Writer and illustrator *''Miss Maple's Seeds'' (Nancy Paulsen/Penguin, Apr 2013), ;Illustrator * ''John Ronald’s Dragons: The Story of

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'', by Caroline McAlister. Roaring Brook Press, 2017. *''The Left-Handed Fate, by Kate Milford'', (Aug 2016), *''Cody and the Fountain of Happiness'', by Tricia Springstubb (Candlewick, Apr 2015), *''Wherever You Go'', by Pat Zietlow Miller (

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, Apr 2015), *''The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place'' series by Maryrose Wood (Balzer + Bray) **Book I: ''The Mysterious Howling'' paperback reprint edition (Apr 2015), **Book II: ''The Hidden Gallery'' paperback reprint edition (Apr 2015), **Book III: ''The Unseen Guest'' paperback reprint edition (Apr 2015), **Book IV: ''The Interrupted Tale'' paperback reprint edition (Apr 2015), **Book V: ''The Unmapped Sea'' (Apr 2015), *''Spirit's Key'', by Edith Cohn (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Sep 2014), *''The Grudge Keeper'', by Mara Rockliff (Peachtree, Apr 2014), *''The Desperate Adventures of Zeno and Alya'', by Jane Kelley (Feiwel & Friends, Oct 2013), *''Doll Bones'', by Holly Black (Margaret K. McElderry, May 2013), *''What Does It Mean to be Present?'', by Rana DiOrio (Little Pickle, Jul 2010),

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wheeler, Eliza Living people Writers from Minnesota People from Wisconsin American children's writers American women children's writers 21st-century American women writers American children's book illustrators American women illustrators Writers who illustrated their own writing 1982 births

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