Paula Fox (1923-2017) was an American author of YA, children’s, and literary fiction novels, and non-fiction books. She attended Columbia University. Paula received the Newbery Medal twice, as well as the Hans Christian Medal and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis. She was the wife of literary critic/translator Martin Greenberg, mother of two (plus a daughter she gave up for adoption), and the biological grandmother of musician Courtney Love.
Paula Fox made her debut as a published author in 1966 with the novel Maurice’s Room. Below is a list of Paula Fox’s books in order of when they were first released:
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Picture Books
Publication Order of Chapter Books
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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Paula Fox Synopses: Blowfish Live in the Sea is a standalone children’s novel by Paula Fox. Thirteen-year-old Carrie is totally absorbed with and concerned about her nineteen-year-old half brother, Ben. She can’t understand his change from the loving, funny brother she’s always known to the sullen, shut-off young man he’s become. When he asks her to come with him to Boston to meet his real dad, she’s hopeful – maybe the old Ben isn’t gone after all. But the truth Carrie uncovers in Boston isn’t quite so simple. The old Ben is gone. And somehow, she’s going to have to learn to accept the way things are now.
The Slave Dancer is a Newbery Medal winning standalone novel by Paula Fox. This novel follows Jessie, a young boy snatched off the docks in New Orleans and thrown aboard a slave ship in a suspenseful and horrifying depiction of survival.
