Elizabeth c bunce biography for kids
Elizabeth C. Bunce writes historical fantasy, mysteries, and ghost stories for young readers, inspired by real places and cultures of the past.!
Elizabeth C. Bunce is an American author who writes mysteries, fantasy, and ghost stories.
Elizabeth C. Bunce
American author
Elizabeth C. Bunce is an American author who writes mysteries, fantasy, and ghost stories. Best known for her Edgar Award-winning Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery series and her novel A Curse Dark as Gold, her books feature strong female characters, are often inspired by folklore, and targeted toward young adult and pre-teen readers while also appealing to adults.
Her writing style has been referred to as literary fiction, and her works have been called “mysteries in fantasy dress,”[1] “spun with mystery and shot through with romance.”[2] Her works are infused with the results of her research into history, science, culture, and etymology, often set in or inspired by historical places and times.[3]
Career
Bunce's first novel A Curse Dark as Gold received the American Library Association’s inaugural William C.
Morris Award,[4] and was named a Smithsonian Notable Book.[5] The first book in Bunce