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Karen S. Hesse
Writer | Class of 2002
Experimenting with form and subject matter to enrich and redefine literature for children and young adults.

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Writer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont
Age
50 at time of award
Area of Focus
Fiction and Nonfiction Writing
Published September 25, 2002
ABOUT KAREN'S WORK
Karen Hesse is an accomplished author whose innovative use of language and form, as well as her choice of often-difficult subjects, has expanded the possibilities of literature for both children and young adults. Many of her fifteen works are historical novels; readers learn about the period while being absorbed by Hesse’s riveting stories and multidimensional characters. Her prize-winning novel, Out of the Dust, takes place in Oklahoma during the Depression and is told by a feisty young girl who dreams of becoming a professional pianist. The book reveals the grimness of life in the Oklahoma panhandle during 1934 and the fourteen-year-old character’s private hardships and quiet triumphs. Hesse’s portrayal of this young girl’s growth into maturity is told in a compelling free verse, first-person narrative. Her most recent verse novel, Witness, takes on the subject of the Ku Klux Klan and its influence on a small town in Vermont in the 1920s. The story is related in the voices of a variety of townspeople, some who become Klansmen, others who oppose the organization, and some who are victims of the Klan’s violence. This work provides insight into the consequences of racism in the past and its impact on society today. Hesse’s books inspire children and young adults to contemplate and wrestle with the ideas presented and to ask questions about themselves and others.

BIOGRAPHY
Karen Hesse received a B.A. (1975) from the University of Maryland, College Park. Prior to devoting herself to writing in the early 1990s, she worked as a teacher, librarian, typesetter, and proofreader. Hesse is the author of numerous works, including Letters from Rifka (1992), for which she received the 1993 Christopher Award from the International Reading Association, Out of the Dust (1997), for which she received the 1998 Newbery Medal from the American Library Association, and Witness (2001), for which she received the 2002 Christopher Award.



卡伦-S-赫斯
作家 | 2002级
尝试用形式和主题来丰富和重新定义儿童和青少年文学。

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标题
作家
地点
佛蒙特州布拉特博罗
年龄
获奖时为50岁
重点领域
小说和非小说写作
发表于2002年9月25日
关于凯伦的作品
凯伦-黑塞是一位成功的作家，她对语言和形式的创新运用，以及她对通常困难的主题的选择，扩大了儿童和青少年文学的可能性。她的15部作品中有许多是历史小说；读者在了解那个时代的同时，也被黑塞引人入胜的故事和多维人物所吸引。她的获奖小说《走出尘埃》发生在大萧条时期的俄克拉荷马州，由一个梦想成为职业钢琴家的好动的年轻女孩讲述。该书揭示了1934年俄克拉荷马州中部地区严峻的生活状况，以及这位14岁女孩的私人困难和平静的胜利。黑塞以引人入胜的自由诗、第一人称的叙述方式，描绘了这个年轻女孩的成长过程。她最近的诗体小说《见证》以三K党及其对20世纪20年代佛蒙特州一个小镇的影响为主题。这个故事是以各种镇民的口吻讲述的，有些人成为三K党人，有些人反对该组织，有些人是三K党暴力的受害者。这部作品让人们深入了解了过去种族主义的后果及其对当今社会的影响。黑塞的书激发了儿童和年轻人对所提出的观点进行思考和争论，并对自己和他人提出问题。

个人简历
凯伦-黑塞在马里兰大学学院公园分校获得学士学位（1975年）。在20世纪90年代初投身于写作之前，她曾担任教师、图书管理员、排字员和校对员。黑塞是众多作品的作者，包括《里夫卡的信》（1992年），她因此获得1993年国际阅读协会颁发的克里斯托弗奖；《走出尘埃》（1997年），她因此获得1998年美国图书馆协会颁发的纽伯瑞奖；以及《见证》（2001年），她因此获得2002年克里斯托弗奖。