Eve Bunting (born 19 December 1928) is the author of more than 250 books, mostly for young readers. Bunting was born to a Protestant family in Maghera, Northern Ireland, but moved with her husband and three children to California in 1958. She began writing after moving to California with her three kids and huband, where she enrolled in a creative writing course in a community college. Her first stories were retellings of Irish folk tales, though she has now written over a hundred novels with a variety of themes. Eve Bunting taught for many years at UCLA, and now lives with her husband in Pasadena, California, which is also near her grandchildren who live in La Cresenta, California.
Works
Bunting's best-known writings include:
- Someone is Hiding on Alcatraz Island
- Fly Away Home Award Winning Novel
- The Summer of Riley
- Smoky Night
- SOS Titanic
- One More Flight (1976, Warne). Awarded Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
- Coffin on a Case! (1992) received the 1993 Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery
- Is Anybody There? (1988). Edgar nominee.
- Spying on Miss Muller (1995). Edgar nominee
- Such Nice Kids.
- A Sudden Silence
- Moon Stick
- Dandelions
- Blackwater
- Jumping The Nail
- Our Sixth Grade Sugar Babies
External links
- Interview with Eve Bunting
- Bibliography of Eve Bunting's works
- Works by or about Eve Bunting in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
