Barbara O'Connor (author)
Barbara O'Connor is an American author of children's books.
O'Connor was born and grew up in Greenville, SC. She lived in Duxbury, Massachusetts for 26 years, but now resides in Asheville, North Carolina.
Her books have won awards including the Parents Choice Gold Award and being named ALA Notable Books. Her book How to Steal a Dog has been optioned for a film.
Novels
Beethoven in Paradise, 1997Me and Rupert Goody, 1999Taking Care of Moses, 2004Moonpie and Ivy, 2004How to Steal a Dog, 2007Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia, 2003Greetings from Nowhere, 2008The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis, 2009The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, 2010On the Road to Mr. Mineo’s, 2012
- Wish, 2016
- Wonderland, 2018
- Halfway to Harmony, 2021
Biographies
Mammolina: A Story about Maria Montessori, 1993Up in the Air: The Story of Bessie Coleman, 1996Barefoot Dancer: The Story of Isadora Duncan, Carolrhoda Books, 2002Katherine Dunham: Pioneer of Black Dance, 2002Leonardo Da Vinci: Renaissance Genius, 2002,