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Rebecca Stead is an American children’s author. She graduated from Vassar College in 1989. She is the author of three popular children's books: First Light, When You Reach Me, and Liar & Spy.
Stead was born in New York City on January 16, 1968. She went to Vassar College. From the time she was young, she was interested in literature and writing. Soon after that she went to (NYU) for Law School. She worked as a lawyer and public defender several years. Stead is married to a lawyer named Sean O’Brien in the 1990s. They have two children, Jack and Eli. She began writing again when she was raising her children.
Stead has written three young adult books. Her first book, First Light, was published in 2007. It is about a young boy named Peter who is studying the earth getting hot. Her second book, When You Reach Me, was published in 2009 and was a personal story that sold about 1.5 million copies. It is a mix of mystery, historical fiction, and a school story. It won the Newbery Medal in 2010. Her next book, Liar and Spy, was published in 2012. This book is about a seventh grade boy living in Brooklyn, New York, and how he feels about problems with his best friend. Liar and Spy won the Guardian Prize in 2013. Her latest book is Goodbye Stranger.
Stead won many prizes such as the 2010 Newbery winning classic, The Boston Globe, and the Guardian children fiction prize.
Stead got a great amount of good words from the New York Times, Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. In a recent interview Stead has stated use writing as a way to learn about yourself. Rebecca Stead in only two years has shown a new way to look at the natural world.