Sandra Scoppettone (born June 1, 1936, Morristown, New Jersey)[1] is an American author whose career spans the 1960s through the 2000s. She is known for her mystery and young adult books.

She wrote Suzuki Beane (1961 with illustrator Louise Fitzhugh.)[2]

She came out as a lesbian in the 1970s.[3] Her play Home Again, Home Again, Jiggerty Jig was produced by TOSOS, a gay and lesbian theatre company, in 1975.[4] Her book Happy Endings Are All Alike (1978) was one of the earliest young-adult books to depict a lesbian relationship; it was chosen by the American Library Association for its "Best Books for Young Adults" list.[1] Three of her novels have been finalists for the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Mystery.[5][6][7]

Publications

Mystery

  • Some Unknown Person (1977)
  • Such Nice People (1980)
  • Innocent Bystanders (1983)
  • Beautiful Rage (2004)
  • This Dame for Hire (2005)
  • Too Darn Hot (2006)

As Jack Early

  • A Creative Kind of Killer (1984)
  • Razzamatazz (1985)
  • Donato & Daughter (1988)

Lauren Laurano series

  • Everything You Have Is Mine (1991)
  • I'll Be Leaving You Always (1993)
  • My Sweet Untraceable You (1994)
  • Let's Face The Music and Die (1996)
  • Gonna Take a Homicidal Journey (1998)

Young adult literature

  • Trying Hard to Hear You (1974)
  • The Late Great Me (1976)
  • Happy Endings Are All Alike (1978)
  • Long Time Between Kisses (1982)
  • Playing Murder (1985)

Children's books

  • Bang, Bang, You're Dead (co-written with Louise Fitzhugh, illus. Fitzhugh) (Harper & Row, 1969)

References

  1. ^ a b Day, Frances Ann (2000). Lesbian and gay voices: An annotated bibliography and guide to literature for children and young adults. Greenwood Press.
  2. ^ Bird, Betsy; Danielson, Julie; Sieruta, Peter (5 August 2014). Wild Things! Acts of Mischief in Children's Literature. Candlewick Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-7636-6771-9.
  3. ^ Hymowech, Gena (29 June 2006). "Sandra Scoppettone: From Trying Hard to Hear You to Too Darn Hot". AfterEllen.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "New York Times: Arts and Leisure Guide". The New York Times. February 2, 1975. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "4th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. 1992-07-14. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  6. ^ "6th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. 1994-07-14. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  7. ^ Gonzalez Cerna, Antonio (1995-07-15). "7th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
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