Teri Kanefield

I started out teaching English at the college and university level while writing novels, short stories, and children’s books. Then I went to law school, dedicated my law practice to defending people who could not afford to pay, kept writing books, took a detour into writing legal analysis for The Washington Post and other mainstream media outlets, wrote more books, and here I am. My books have won the following awards and distinctions: Alexander Hamilton --A Junior Library Guild selection Andrew Jackson --Honorable Mention, Grateful American Book Award Firehose of Falsehood --Named by the New York Public Libraries one of the best new graphic books for adults. Girl from the Tar Paper School --Jane Addams Peace Association, Children’s Book Award for Older Readers, 2015 --Carter G. Woodson Middle-Grade Level Book Award, 2015 --California Reading Association Eureka Silver Honor Book Award --Included on the 2015 list of Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young Readers compiled by the National Council for Social Studies -Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (National Association of Teachers of English), Recommended Book -Included in the New York Public Library’s list of 100 children’s books to read in 2014. -Named a Distinguished Book by The Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California -A Junior Library Guild selection Guilty? -A Junior Library Guild selection Rivka's Way -Sidney Taylor Book Awards, Notable book of 2001 -Lilith Magazine’s 5th Annual Selection of Books for Young Readers -Included in Great Books for Girls, by Kathleen Odean -Included in Best Jewish Books for Children and Teens, by Linda R. Silver