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1 Publications  



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1.2  For adults (as Ellen Toby-Potter)  







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Ellen Potter
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Pen nameEllen Toby-Potter
Alma materBinghamton University

Ellen Potter (born 1960s) is an American author of both children's and adults’ books (asEllen Toby-Potter). She grew up in Upper West Side, New York City and studied creative writing at Binghamton University and now lives in Candorinupstate New York.[1] She has been a contributor to Cimarron Review, Epoch, The Hudson Review, and Seventeen. Her novel Olivia Kidney was winner of the Child Magazine Best Book award and was a Best Book of the Year selection for 8-12 year-olds by Parenting magazine.

Kirkus Reviews describer book the Humming Room as, "The characters and events are nearly exact counterparts to those found in the classic The Secret Garden. An homage to a cherished classic that can work as a companion piece or stand alone as a solid, modern tale for young readers in the 21st century."[2]

Publications[edit]

For children[edit]

Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds and published by Philomel Books:

renamed as Olivia Kidney Stops for No One

With co-author Anne Mazer, and illustrated by Matt Phelan:

For adults (as Ellen Toby-Potter)[edit]

References[edit]

  • ^ "The Humming Room". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  • ^ "The Kneebone Boy". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  • ^ "Piper Green and the Fairy Tree". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 6 June 2015. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  • ^ "The Average Human". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 15 April 2003. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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