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Lois Duncan 
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Information
Biographical Bibliography

     Authors & Artists for Young People, Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale, 1989.
     Kies, Cosette N. Presenting Lois Duncan.  New York: Twayne, 1993.
     Sutton, Roger.  "A Conversation with Lois Duncan."  School Library Journal.  (June 1992): 20-24.

Books Adapted for Other Media

     I Know What You Did Last Summer, 1997
     Killing Mr. Griffin. NBC Movie
     Strangers in Our House. Television movie adapted from Summer of  Fear. NBC, 1978.

Selected Awards and Honors

    Margaret Alexander Edwards Award, 1992
 

     Killing Mr. Griffin
     ALA's Best Books for Young Adults, 1978
     Alabama Young Readers' Choice Award, 1982-83
     Librarians' Best Book List in England, 1986
     New York Times Best Books for Children, 1988

     Stranger with My Face
     ALA's Best Books for Young Adults, 1981
     Library of Congress' Best Book Citation, 1981

     Summer of Fear
     ALA's Best Books for Young Adults, 1976
     Children's Books of the Year Exhibition in England, 1986
     Colorado Blue Spruce Award Young Readers Award, 1986
     Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award (Vermont), 1978
     Young Readers' Medal from the California Reading Association, 1983
     Land of Enchantment Award (New Mexico), 1984