Skurzynski, Gloria

Author of children's literature born July 6, 1930 in Boise, ID where she currently resides.

Gloria Jean Skurzynski is recipient of the Golden Kite Honor Book nonfiction award (1978), the Horn Book Honor Book award (1979), Booklist Reviewer's Choice Award (1979, 1982), Best Books for Young Adults (1981), a Golden Kite Award for fiction (1983), the Utah Children's Choice Book Award (1984), Western Writers of America Golden Spur Award (1985), American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award (1992), and many others.

Gloria Skurzynski was born July 6, 1930, in Duquesne, PA. She became a writer, with many awards and honors for her work. She dropped out of college, married, and had a family; she did not begin writing until the last of her five daughters had begun attending school. Many of her books deal with historical topics, or with high-tech topics, two of her interests. She also wrote a series of mysteries for teens, set in various national parks and preserves. Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, vols. 8, 74, 122, 145 Something About the Author Autobiography Series, vol. 9

Gloria Skurzynski (b. 1930) is an American author. She began writing stories for children and young adults in her mid-30s. She had five children when she began writing. The topics of her books vary. She writes about national parks, legends, rare diseases, astronomy, technology, and animals.