Coe Booth

American fiction writer

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Coe Booth

Born| New York City, U.S.
Occupation| Writer
Period| 2006-present
Notable works| Tyrell, Kendra, Bronxwood, Kinda Like Brothers
Website
coebooth.com

Coe Booth is an American fiction writer. Her first novel, Tyrell, was released in 2006. It is written for young adolescents.

## Biography

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Booth was born on March 21 in New York City. She grew up in the Bronx.

Booth graduated from college in 1996 with a BA and MA in psychology.[1] She worked as a social worker in New York City Emergency Children's Service.[2][3][4] In 2005, she attended The New School for General Studies in New York where she completed a Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing.[5] In 2005, Booth completed her first novel, Tyrell. Her inspiration for this book came from her experience working with the troubled teenagers of New York.

Booth is a full-time writer and part-time college professor at a Bronx Community College. She teaches English. Booth also volunteers for the NAACP ACT-SO program where she mentors teenage writers.[citation needed] She lives in Basel, Switzerland as a writer-in-residence at Laurenz Haus. [citation needed][6]

## Awards and honors

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Three of Booth's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Bronxwood (2011),[7] Kinda Like Brothers (2014)[8] and Caprice (2022).[9]

Tyrell won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Novel for books published in 2006.[10] In 2007, the American Library Association (ALA) included Tyrell on their list of Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers[11] and Best Books for Young Adults.[12] Booklist included it on their list of the top ten First Novels for Youth.[13] Time has also included Tyrell on their list of the "100 Best YA Books of all Time".[14] Despite these honors, the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom has indicated that Tyrell has been frequently banned and challenged in the United States.[15]

In 2012, the ALA included Bronxwood on their list of Best Fiction for Young Adults.[16] They also named it a top ten selection for their Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers list.[17]

In 2015, the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) included Kinda Like Brothers on their list of the year's Notable Children's Books,[18] and Bank Street College of Education included it on their list of the year's best books for children ages 12 to 14.[19]

In 2019, Booklist included Black Enough on their top ten list of "Diverse Fiction for Youth".[20] The following year, the Young Adult Library Services Association included it on their Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults and Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers lists.[21][22]

In 2022, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and the Chicago Public Library named Caprice one of the year's best children's books.[23][24] The following year, the ALSC included Caprice on their list of Notable Children's Books.[25]

## Publications

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### Novels

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* Tyrell. Ragged Bears Publishing Limited. 2006. ISBN 9780439838795.[26]
* Kendra. PUSH. 2010. ISBN 9780439925372.[27]
* Bronxwood. Push. 2011. ISBN 9780439925341.[28]
* Kinda Like Brothers. Push. 2014. ISBN 9780545224963.[29]
* Caprice. Scholastic Inc. 2022\. ISBN 9780545933346.[30]

### Short stories

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* Zoboi, Ibi, ed. (2019). "Gravity". Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America. Balzer + Bray. ISBN 9780062698742.[31]
* This is Push: New Voices from The Edge. Push. 2007. ISBN 9780439890281.

## References

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1. ^ "Coe Booth | Faculty & Staff | Hamline University". www.hamline.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
2. ^ "In A Foster Home, Two Boys Become 'Kinda Like Brothers'". NPR.org. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
3. ^ "Interview with Coe Booth – Rich in Color". Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
4. ^ "Interview with Coe Booth (12.16.14) | The Social Justice Project". blog.lrei.org. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
5. ^ The New School, Spring 2007 Newsletter Archived 2012-09-29 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 20 May 2009
6. ^ Prince, Julie (April 2009). "Keeping it real: An interview with Coe Booth". Teacher Librarian. 36 (4). E L Kurdyla Publishing LLC: 62–63, 78. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
7. ^ "Bronxwood". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
8. ^ "Kinda Like Brothers". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
9. ^ "Caprice". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
10. ^ "Los Angeles Times Book Prizes". Writers Write. Archived from the original on 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
11. ^ "Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers: 2007". Booklist. 2007-03-01. Archived from the original on 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
12. ^ "Best Books for Young Adults: 2007". Booklist. 2007-03-01. Archived from the original on 2021-11-27. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
13. ^ Zvirin, Stephanie (2007-11-15). "Top 10 First Novels for Youth: 2007". Booklist. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
14. ^ "The 100 Best YA Books of All Time". Time. Archived from the original on 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
15. ^ "Frequently Challenged Books with Diverse Content". American Library Association. 2016-08-05. Archived from the original on 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
16. ^ "Bronxwood | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. 2012-04-23. Archived from the original on 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
17. ^ Finneke, Jaclyn (2012-01-27). "YALSA names 2012 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
18. ^ Schulte-Cooper, Laura (2015-03-03). "ALSC names 2015 Notable Children's Books". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
19. ^ "Best Children's Books of the Year, Twelve to Fourteen, 2015 Edition" (PDF). Bank Street College of Education. 2015. p. 2\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
20. ^ Cooper, Ilene (February 1, 2019). "Top 10 Diverse Fiction for Youth: 2019". Booklist. Archived from the original on September 9, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
21. ^ "2020 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2020-01-06. Archived from the original on 2022-10-05. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
22. ^ "2020 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2020-01-07. Archived from the original on 2023-11-20. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
23. ^ ChiPubLib_Kids. "BCALA Kids Best of the Best: 2022". Chicago Public Library. Archived from the original on 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
24. ^ ChiPubLib_Kids. "Best Fiction for Older Readers of 2022". Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
25. ^ "Notable Children's Books – 2023". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
26. ^ "Tyrell by Coe Booth". Publishers Weekly. 2006-11-20. Archived from the original on 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
27. ^ Larkin, Elizabeth (April 2013). "C. Booth. Kendra: New York: Scholastic, 2008. ISBN 978-0-439-92537-2". Journal of Intergenerational Relationships. 11 (2): 208–209\. doi:10.1080/15350770.2013.782771. ISSN 1535-0770 – via Taylor & Francis Online.
28. ^ "Bronxwood". Booklist. 2011-09-01. Archived from the original on 2023-06-14. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
29. ^ Bush, Elizabeth (2014). "Kinda Like Brothers by Coe Booth". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 68 (2): 89–90\. doi:10.1353/bcc.2014.0855. ISSN 1558-6766 – via Project MUSE.
30. ^ "Caprice by Coe Booth". Publishers Weekly. 2022-04-07. Archived from the original on 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
31. ^ "Black Enough: Stories of Being Young and Black in America by Tracey Baptiste (et al.)". Publishers Weekly. October 22, 2018. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

Works cited

* Scholastic.com Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
* The Brown Bookshelf . Retrieved on 2008-04-22.

## Further reading

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* Blasingame, Jr. , James (Winter 2007). ""What a Man Do": Coe Booth and the Genesis of Tyrell". ALAN Review. 34 (2): 28–33.
* Cueto, Desiree; Brooks, Wanda (2022). "Coe Booth: Reclaiming Humanity in Stories about Urban Life". In Bickmore, Steven T.; Clark, Shanetia P. (eds.). More Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Doors: A Period of Growth in African American Young Adult Literature (2001 to 2021). Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 11–20\. ISBN 9781475843606.
* Prince, Julie (April 2009). "keeping it real: an interview with Coe Booth". Teacher Librarian. 36 (4): 62–63, 78.

## External links

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* Official website

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