Emily Cheney Neville (December 28, 1919 – December 14, 1997) was an

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author. Her first book, ''

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'' (1963), won the

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in 1964.

Personal life and education

Neville was born on December 28, 1919, in

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, to Howell and Anne Bunce Cheney, and was the youngest of her siblings. She attended Oxford School in Hartford, then graduated from

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with a degree in economics in 1940. Neville married Glenn Neville, a newspaperman, in 1948, and the couple had five children. After her children were born, she took a break from writing until all her children were school aged. The family lived in

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. Neville died December 14, 1997 in

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Career

After graduating from Bryn Mawr College in 1940, Neville worked for the ''

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'' and the ''

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'' newspapers. Her first book, ''

'' (1963), won the

in 1964. Her other works include ''Berries Goodman'' (1965); ''The Seventeenth-Street Gang'' (1966); ''Traveler From a Small Kingdom'' (1968); and ''Fogarty'' (1969). "Her books have been praised by critics for their emphasis on realism and honest depiction of adolescent life," especially urban life. In 1976, Neville received her J.D. from

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and began a private law practice, though she continued to write, publishing ''The Bridge'' in 1988 and ''The China Year'' in 1991.

Awards and honors

Publications

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References

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Authorities — with 11 catalog records {{DEFAULTSORT:Neville, Emily 1919 births 1997 deaths American children's writers Newbery Medal winners Bryn Mawr College alumni People from Manchester, Connecticut 20th-century American women writers