Ann Rinaldi

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Ann Rinaldi
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By A. D.
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About the author.

• Anns mother died soon after she was born. She
  had to live with her aunt, uncle, and cousins.
  After a brief period of living with them, she
  went to live with her father, other siblings, and
  a stepmother.

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• Her family discouraged her to follow her dreams
  so she was not permitted to attend college after
  she was finished with high school. Instead, she
  became a secretary, but left that profession in
  1960 when she married Rex Rinaldi.

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• Ann Rinaldi is an award winning author, most
  known for her historical fiction, has authored
  over a dozen young adult novels. Ann first became
  interested in studying American history when her
  son became active in Revolutionary War
  re-enactments when he was in high school. Writing
  historical fiction has since then become a
  passion for Ann Rinaldi.

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• She spends a great deal of time researching the
  historical periods in which her novels take place
  to insure the accuracy of the settings and draws
  from her own life experiences to develop the
  realism of her characters. The conflicts which
  her protagonists face reflect concerns common to
  young adults, past and present.

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These are some of the books that she has
published over her years
Promises Are For Keeping (1982) But In the Fall
I'm Leaving (1985) Time Enough For Drums (1986)
Good Side of My Heart, the (1987) Last Silk
Dress, the (1988) Wolf By the Ears (1991) Ride
Into Morning, a (1991) Break With Charity, a
(1992) In My Father's House (1993)
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• Fifth of March, the (1993)
• Finishing Becca (1994)
• Stitch in Time, a (1994)
• Secret of Sarah Revere, the (1995)
• Broken Days (1995)
• Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons (1996)
• Keep Smiling Through (1996)
• Blue Door, the (1996)
• Second Bend in the River, the (1997)

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• Acquaintance with Darkness, an (1997)
• Cast Two Shadows (1998)
• Mine Eyes Have Seen (1998)
• My Heart is on the Ground The Diary of Nannie
  Little Rose, a Sioux Girl, Carlisle Indian
  School, Pennsylvania, 1880 (1999)
• Coffin Quilt, the (1999)
• Amelia's War (1999)
• Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce, the A Pilgrim
  Boy, Plymouth, 1620 (2000)
• Staircase, the (2000)
• Education of Mary, the (2000)
• Girl in Blue (2001)
• Numbering All the Bones (2002)
• Millicent's Gift (2002)
• Taking Liberty (2002)
• Or Give Me Death (2003)
• Sarah's Ground (2004)
• Mutiny's Daughter (2004)
• Brooklyn Rose (2005)

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•   In 1960, Ann married Ron Rinaldi. She explains,
  "Ron was middle-class and sane. I wanted sanity
  after my crazy upbringing." After marrying, Ann
  left the business world and, after having two
  children, decided she wanted to be a novelist

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• In 1979, Ann finally finished a short story she
  had been laboring over for years. She explains,
  "My experience in the newspaper business and as a
  parent gave me so much more to bring to my
  fiction." That short story, entitled Term Paper
  became her first published novel. Term Paper.
• Ann explains that she did not write her story for
  young adults and that only after finishing it did
  she realize that what she had written could be
  marketed as a young adult novel. Term Paper was
  bought by the first publisher who read it and was
  soon followed by its sequel, Promises are for
  Keeping.

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• Ann Rinaldi is acclaimed for her historical
  novels, of which eight have been named Best Books
  for Young Adults by the American Library
  Association. Author of more than thirty titles,
  she sets the standard for the genre in excellence
  and accuracy with her modern-day classics Wolf by
  the Ears and In My Father's House.

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• Ann Rinaldi is acclaimed for her historical
  novels, of which eight have been named Best Books
  for Young Adults by the American Library
  Association. Author of more than thirty titles,
  she sets the standard for the genre in excellence
  and accuracy with her modern-day classics Wolf by
  the Ears and In My Father's House.

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• Ann has gotten many awards for her books. She has
  inspired many young girls to be a fan of history
  and also many boys as well. She hopes to get them
  interested in wanting to know more about history
  and our past.

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The End

• Now that youve read about Ann Rinaldi, go check
  out one of her books and youre guaranteed to
  love it!