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Joyce Sweeney


Born
in Dayton, The United States
January 01, 1955

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Joyce Sweeney captured the attention of the YA book world when her novel Center Line was chosen as the winner of the first Delacorte Press Prize for an Outstanding First Young Adult Novel in 1984. Since that auspicious beginning she has continued to publish appealing novels for teens on a variety of topics, among them friendships, family relationships, and self-discovery. Four of those novels have been named Best Books for Young Adults, four have been Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, and Booklist included Players among its Top Ten Sports Books in 2002.

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Average rating: 3.88 · 1,257 ratings · 196 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors
Waiting for June
3.70 avg rating — 354 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions
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Players
4.18 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions
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Free Fall
3.90 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1997 — 10 editions
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The Spirit Window
3.95 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions
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Shadow
4.02 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 1994 — 9 editions
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The Guardian
3.65 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions
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Center Line
4.17 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1985 — 8 editions
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Headlock
3.96 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions
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The Tiger Orchard
4.03 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1993 — 8 editions
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Takedown
4.06 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions
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“And Kevin looked up straight toward the light, and smiled as if he knew I was there.”
― Joyce Sweeney, Right Behind the Rain
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What's the Name o...: YA fiction 5 brothers leave home together 4 23 Oct 14, 2016 09:04AM  
What's the Name o...: Middle Grade fiction. Two brothers, home invasion/ robbery while parents away from nice, secluded (vacation?) house. Boys had to work together to stay safe. Read around 2005-2009. 16 186 Jan 08, 2023 12:49PM  
What's the Name o...: Teen/Adult. A group of brothers some adults and some underaged run away from a neglectful home where they run away from the authorities trying to find a new life and home in the country U.S. Spoiler. 3 46 Nov 05, 2023 09:19AM  


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