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Deborah Heiligman

Born

Allentown, Pennsylvania, The United States

Website

http://www.deborahheiligman.com/

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Genre

Children's

Influences

E.B. White, E.L. Konigsburg,

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Deborah Heiligman has been writing for children since she worked at Scholastic News soon after college. Since then she has written more than thirty books for children and teens. Her books include picture books, both fiction and nonfiction, and young adult nonfiction and fiction. Some titles: Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith, a National Book Award finalist; The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos, a Cook Prize Winner and Orbis Pictus honor; Intentions, a Sydney Taylor Award winner, and a picture book series about Tinka the dog. Her latest book is Vincent and Theo: The van Gogh Brothers. For more information please visit www.DeborahHeiligman.com ...more

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Deborah Heiligman’s books

Average rating: 3.93 · 24,742 ratings · 4,099 reviews · 41 distinct works • Similar authors

	Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 4.02 avg rating — 9,914 ratings — published 2017 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 3.65 avg rating — 7,154 ratings — published 2008 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos by Deborah Heiligman, LeUyen Pham (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 3,255 ratings — published 2013 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship" 4.14 avg rating — 1,548 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cool Dog, School Dog by Deborah Heiligman, Tim Bowers (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 662 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Caterpillar to Butterfly (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 1) by Deborah Heiligman, Bari Weissman (Illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 499 ratings — published 1996 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fun Dog, Sun Dog by Deborah Heiligman, Tim Bowers (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 330 ratings — published 2005 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Intentions 3.51 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	She Persisted: Clara Lemlich by Deborah Heiligman, Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illustrations) 4.12 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Celebrate Hanukkah: With Light, Latkes, and Dreidels 3.97 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2006 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Deborah Heiligman

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Descubre la Ciencia (4 books)
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Quotes by Deborah Heiligman (?)

“I wish you knew how I value you; and what an inexpressible blessing it is to have one whom one can always trust, one always the same, always ready to give comfort, sympathy and the best advice. God bless you, my dear, you are too good for me.' -Charles to Emma, 1859”
― Deborah Heiligman, Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith

tags: marriage, way-to-be

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“You must remember that you are my prime treasure (and always have been).'
Emma Darwin to husband Charles”
― Deborah Heiligman, Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith

tags: love, marriage, tenderness, way-to-be

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“(D)ying is hard, but living is harder still.

—Vincent van Gogh”
― Deborah Heiligman, Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers

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What book do you feel should win the Newbery Medal?

(I tried to include all the books we have read, along with the books mentioned on our "the others good and up" thread, and a few on the Newbery 2010 list on goodreads. If, however, I have not included a book you want to vote for just send me a message or write a comment. I will add it to the list.)

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

10 votes 27.0%

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

10 votes 27.0%

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

5 votes 13.5%

Wild Things by Clay Carmichael

3 votes 8.1%

Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick

2 votes 5.4%

Slob by Ellen Potter

2 votes 5.4%

Neil Armstrong is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me by Nan Marino

1 vote 2.7%

All the Broken Pieces by Ann Burg

1 vote 2.7%

The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo

1 vote 2.7%

Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko

1 vote 2.7%

The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis by Barbara O'Connor

1 vote 2.7%

A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck

0 votes 0.0%

Marcelo In The Real World by Francisco X. Stork

0 votes 0.0%

The Year the Swallows Came Early by Kathryn Fitzmaurice

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Charles and Emma The Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman

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Forest Born by Shannon Hale

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The Nine Pound Hammer by John Claude Bemis

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The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had by Kristin Levine

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Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

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If I Stay by Gayle Forman

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Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin

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Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede

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Crossing Stones by Helen Frost

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Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur

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Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson

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The Girl Who Threw Butterflies by Mick Cochrane

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Here's How I See It--Here's How It Is by Heather Henson

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The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

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The Unfinished Angel by Sharon Creech

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The Book of the Maidservant by Rebecca Barnhouse

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