Sherri L. Smith

Sherri L. Smith is an American writer. Her novel Flygirl was selected as one of the American Library Association's 2010 Best Books for Young Adults.[1]

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Life

Smith was born in Chicago, Illinois and has also lived in New York, Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Los Angeles. After high school, she went to college to study film at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Sherri has worked in film, animation, comic books, and construction. She worked for three years at Disney TV Animation, helping to create stories for animated home video projects. After leaving Disney, Smith worked with a construction company on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport. After that, she spent nine years working at Bongo Comics.

Currently, she writes novels for young adults, including Flygirl,[2] Sparrow,[3][4] Orleans,[5] and Lucy the Giant. She is on the faculty of Goddard College's MFA in Creative Writing Program and Hamline University's MFA in Children's Writing Program.

Books[6]

Flygirl

Flygirl (2010) is about a young woman who joins the American Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program during World War II, which allowed women to fly planes in non-combat roles. The protagonist is Ida Mae Jones, a light-skinned African-American woman who passes for white in order join up and get the chance to fly.[1] Kirkus called it "well-told", "interesting", and "vibrant".[7]

Comic Books
  • "Avatar: Tsu'tey's Path" (DarkHorse Comics; 2019)
  • “James Cameron’s Avatar: Brothers,” 2017 Free Comic Book Day (Dark Horse Comics; 2017)
  • "Lisa's Lending Library," Simpsons Summer Shindig (Bongo Comics Group; 2013)
  • "Milhouse's Best Day," Bart Simpson Comics (Bongo Comics Group; 2012)
  • "Manners with Milhouse," Bart Simpson Comics (Bongo Comics Group; 2012)
  • "Balloon Payment," Bart Simpson Comics (Bongo Comics Group; 2001)
  • "Tango Tangle," Bart Simpson Comics (Bongo Comics Group; 2001)
  • "The Simpsons Comic Strip," The London Times (London Times/Bongo Comics Group; 2001)
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References
  1. Macpherson, Karen (May 21, 2010). "Kids' books: Talking with 'Flygirl' author Sherri L. Smith". Seattle Times. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  2. "Flygirl (review)". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  3. "Sparrow (Review)". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  4. "Sparrow (review)". Kirkus Reviews. June 1, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  5. "Orleans (review)". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  6. "Sherri L. Smith". Sherri L. Smith. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  7. "Flygirl (review)". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved November 20, 2013.


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