Ilene Cooper
From Illinois Authors
Contents |
General Information
Name: Ilene CooperPen Name: None
Born: March 10, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois
Website: www.ilenecooper.com
Email: icooper@ala.org
Illinois Connection
Cooper was born in Chicago and currently lives in Highland Park, Illinois.
Biographical and Professional Information
Cooper has been writing both fiction and nonfiction books for children. She was born in Chicago and grew up in the city's Rogers Park neighborhood. After graduating Sullivan High School, she attended the University of Missouri Journalism School where she majored in Radio and Television. She worked as an editorial researcher at Chicago's WGN TV station for several years. She earned a master's degree in library science from Rosary College.
As a youth librarian, Ilene worked at several branches of the Chicago Public Library and at the Winnetka Public Library District before becoming the children's books editor of Booklist, the review journal of the American Library Association. She's a popular speaker at schools and libraries and has written for the New York Times as well as for television. In her twenty year career, Cooper published over thirty books.
Published Works
- Susan B. Anthony, Franklin Watts, 1984
- The Winning of Miss Lynn Ryan, Morrow, 1987
- Queen of the Sixth Grade, Morow, 1988
- Choosing Sides, Morrow, 1990
- Frances Takes A Chance, Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1991
- Frances and Friends, Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1991
- Frances Dances, Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1991
- Frances Foureyes, Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1991
- Mean Streak, Puffin, 1992
- The New, Improved Gretchen Hubbard, William Morrow & Co, 1992
- Lights, Camera, Attitude, Puffin, 1993
- My Co-star, My Enemy, Puffin, 1993
- Trouble in Paradise, Puffin, 1993
- Seeing Red, Puffin, 1993
- Trick or Trouble, Viking, 1994
- The Worst Noel, Viking, 1994
- Stupid Cupid, Viking, 1995
- Star Spangled Summer, Viking, 1996
- No Thanks Thanksgiving, Viking, 1996
- The Dead Sea Scrolls, HarperCollins, 1997
- I'll See You in My Dreams, Viking, 1997
- Buddy Love--Now on Video, HarperCollins, 1998
- But What About Me?, Demco Media, 1999
- Absolutely Lucy, Random House, 1999
- Jewish Holidays All Year Round, Abrams Inc., 2002
- Jack: The Early Years of John F. Kennedy, Dutton Juvenile, 2003
- The Annoying Team, Random House, 2005
- Sam I Am, Scholastic, 2006
- Lucy on the Loose, Random House, 2007
- The Golden Rule, Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2007
- Jake's Best Thumb, Dutton, 2008
- Up Close: Oprah Winfrey, Puffin, 2008
- Look at Lucy!, Random House, 2009
Titles for Purchase and at Your Library
Susan B. Anthony (Impact Biography)ISBN: 0531047504 Release Date: 1984-02 |
 | The Winning of Miss Lynn RyanISBN: 0688072313 Release Date: 1987-10 |
Queen of the Sixth Grade: Kids from Kennedy Middle SchoolISBN: 9996734145 Release Date: 1992-02 |
Choosing Sides (Kennedy School Kids)ISBN: 0140360972 Release Date: 1992-07-01 |
FRANCES TAKES A CHANCE (Frances in Fourth Grade)ISBN: 0679911103 Release Date: 1991-07-20 |
Francis & FriendsISBN: 0517087111 Release Date: 1992-08-24 |
Mean Streak (Kennedy School Kids)ISBN: 0140349782 Release Date: 1992-07-01 |
FRANCES FOUREYES (Frances in the fourth grade)ISBN: 067991112X Release Date: 1991-11-26 |
FRANCES DANCES (Frances in Fourth Grade)ISBN: 0679911111 Release Date: 1991-07-20 |
The New, Improved Gretchen Hubbard (The Kids from Kennedy Middle School)ISBN: 068808432X Release Date: 1992-10 |
Lights, Camera, Attitude (Hollywood Wars)ISBN: 0140361553 Release Date: 1993-03-01 |
My Co-star, My Enemy (Hollywood Wars)ISBN: 0140361561 Release Date: 1993-04-01 |
Trouble in Paradise (Hollywood Wars)ISBN: 0140361588 Release Date: 1993-08-26 |
Seeing Red (Hollywood Wars)ISBN: 014036157X Release Date: 1993-06-01 |
 | Trick or Trouble? (Holiday Five)ISBN: 0140365176 Release Date: 1995-09-01 |
 | The Worst Noel (Holiday Five)ISBN: 0140365184 Release Date: 1995-10-01 |
 | Stupid Cupid (Holiday Five)ISBN: 0140365192 Release Date: 1996-01-01 |
 | Star-spangled Summer (Holiday Five)ISBN: 067085655X Release Date: 1996-07-01 |
 | No Thanks Thanksgiving (Holiday Five)ISBN: 0670856576 Release Date: 1996-09-01 |
 | The Dead Sea ScrollsISBN: 0688143008 Release Date: 1997-04-25 |
 | I'll See You in My DreamsISBN: 067086322X Release Date: 1997-08-01 |
 | Buddy Love--Now on VideoISBN: 0064407241 Release Date: 1998-08-28 |
But What About Me?ISBN: 060615468X Release Date: 1999-01 |
 | Absolutely Lucy #1: Absolutely Lucy (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))ISBN: 0307265021 Release Date: 1999-12-17 |
 | Jewish Holidays All Year Round: A Family TreasuryISBN: 0810905507 Release Date: 2002-09-01 |
 | Jack: The Early Years of John F. KennedyISBN: 0525469230 Release Date: 2003-02-03 |
 | The Annoying Team (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))ISBN: 0307265129 Release Date: 2002-04-09 |
 | Sam I Am (Apple Signature)ISBN: 043943968X Release Date: 2006-10-01 |
 | Lucy on the Loose (A Stepping Stone Book)ISBN: 0307265080 Release Date: 2000-09-01 |
 | The Golden RuleISBN: 081090960X Release Date: 2007-03-01 |
 | Jake's Best ThumbISBN: 0525477888 Release Date: 2008-07-03 |
 | Up Close: Oprah WinfreyISBN: 0142410454 Release Date: 2008-01-10 |
 | Absolutely Lucy #3: Look at Lucy! (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))ISBN: 0375855580 Release Date: 2009-06-23 |
Literary Awards
The 2007 Prairie State Award for Excellence in Writing for Children by the Illinois Reading Council
The Golden Rule received Booklist Editors' Choice and the National Association Parenting Publications Gold Award in 2007 and the Book Award for Best Children's Literature on Aging for Elementary Readers in 2008
Jack: The Early Years of John F. Kennedy received the American Library Association's Notable Children's Books and National Council of Social Studies Teachers Notable Book in 2003. Book Sense 76 “Top Ten JFK Pick” and Society of Midland Authors Award for Best Youth Nonfiction in 2004 and the Norman Sugarman Honor Book for Children’s Biography.
Jewish Holidays received All Year Round National Jewish Book Award in 2003
The Dead Sea Scrolls received the National Council of Social Studies Teachers Notable Book
Speaking Engagements and Upcoming Appearances
Speaking Engagement Availability: (No)
External Links
Editing
This page can only be edited by Illinois Center for the Book staff, this author or this author's representatives. Please contact us for access.
