Elisa Boxer

'''Elisa Boxer''' is an American journalist and author of children's non-fiction picture books.

Two of her books have been selected as Sydney Taylor Book Award honor books: ''Hidden Hope'' (2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roback |first=Diane |last2=Kantor |first2=Emma |last3=Jones |first3=Iyana |date=2024-01-22 |title=Eggers, Harrison, King Win 2024 Newbery, Caldecott, Printz Awards |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/94147-eggers-harrison-king-win-2024-newbery-caldecott-printz-awards.html |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Publishers Weekly |language=en |archive-date=March 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330091657/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/94147-eggers-harrison-king-win-2024-newbery-caldecott-printz-awards.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''The Tree of Life (''2025).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roback |first=Diane |last2=Kantor |first2=Emma |last3=Jones |first3=Iyana |date=2025-01-27 |title=Kelly, Kunz, Teer, Julia Win 2025 Newbery, Caldecott, Printz Awards |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/96946-kelly-kunz-teer-julia-win-2025-newbery-caldecott-printz-awards.html |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Publishers Weekly |language=en |archive-date=January 30, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250130003653/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/96946-kelly-kunz-teer-julia-win-2025-newbery-caldecott-printz-awards.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Hidden Hope'' was also a finalist for the 2024 Jane Addams Children's Book Award.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-11-22 |title=Awards: Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Winner; Jane Addams Children's Picture Book Finalists |url=https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4613#m62063 |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Shelf Awareness}}</ref>

== Publications ==

* {{Cite book |title=The Voice That Won the Vote: How One Woman's Words Made History |date=2020 |publisher=Sleeping Bear Press |others=Illustrated by Vivien Mildenberger |isbn=978-1-5341-6673-8 |location=Ann Arbor}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-01 |title=The Voice that Won the Vote |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elisa-boxer/the-voice-that-won-the-vote/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Kirkus Reviews |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703055626/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elisa-boxer/the-voice-that-won-the-vote/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * {{Cite book |url= |title=A Seat at the Table: The Nancy Pelosi Story |date=2021 |publisher=Crown Books for Young Readers |others=Illustrated by Laura Freeman |isbn=978-0-593-37251-7 |edition= |location=New York |oclc=on1266386353}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-26 |title=A Seat at the Table: The Nancy Pelosi Story by Elisa Boxer |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780593372517 |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Publishers Weekly |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913053753/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780593372517 |url-status=live }}</ref> * {{Cite book |title=Covered in Color: Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Fabrics of Freedom |date=2022 |publisher=Abrams |others=Illustrated by Susanna Chapman |isbn=978-1-4197-5611-5 |location=New York}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-21 |title=Covered in Color: Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Fabrics of Freedom by Elisa Boxer |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781419756115 |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> * {{Cite book |title=One Turtle's Last Straw: The Real-Life Rescue That Sparked a Sea Change |date=2022 |publisher=Crown Books for Young Readers |others=Illustrated by Marta Álvarez Miguéns |isbn=978-0-593-37248-7 |edition= |location=New York}} * {{Cite book |title=Splash!: Ethelda Bleibtrey Makes Waves of Change |last2= |first2= |date=2022 |publisher=Sleeping Bear Press |others=Illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley |isbn=978-1-5341-1143-1 |location=Ann Arbor}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-29 |title=Splash! Ethelda Bleibtrey Makes Waves of Change by Elisa Boxer |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781534111431 |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Publishers Weekly |archive-date=October 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008085020/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781534111431 |url-status=live }}</ref> * {{Cite book |title=Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust |date=2023 |publisher=Abrams |others=Illustrated by Amy June Bates |isbn=978-1-4197-5000-7 |location=New York, NY}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-15 |title=Hidden Hope |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elisa-boxer/hidden-hope-boxer/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Kirkus Reviews |archive-date=August 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815002722/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elisa-boxer/hidden-hope-boxer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * {{Cite book |title=Beam of Light: The Story of the First White House Menorah |date=2024 |publisher=Rocky Pond Books |others=Illustrated by Sofia Moore |isbn=978-0-593-69818-1 |location=New York}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-25 |title=Beam of Light: The Story of the First White House Menorah by Elisa Boxer |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780593698174 |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Publishers Weekly |archive-date=December 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203220300/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780593698174 |url-status=live }}</ref> * {{Cite book |title=Dear Younger Me: What 35 Trailblazing Women Wish They'd Known As Girls |date=2024 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated |others=Foreword by Gabby Giffords |isbn=978-1-5381-7551-4 |edition= |location=Blue Ridge Summit}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-01 |title=Dear Younger Me |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elisa-boxer/dear-younger-me/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Kirkus Reviews |archive-date=October 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006065904/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elisa-boxer/dear-younger-me/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * {{Cite book |title=The Different Tree |date=2024 |publisher=Reycraft Books |others=Illustrated by Marieke Nelissen |isbn=978-1-478-88220-6}} * {{Cite book |title=Full Circle: Creation, Migration, and Coming Home |date=2024 |publisher=Sleeping Bear Press |others=Illustrated by Vivian Mineker |isbn=978-1-5341-1281-0 |location=Ann Arbor, MI}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-01 |title=Full Circle |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elisa-boxer/full-circle-3/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Kirkus Reviews}}</ref> * {{Cite book |title=The Tree of Life: How a Holocaust Sapling Inspired the World |date=2024 |publisher=Rocky Pond Books |others=Illustrated by Alianna Rozentsveig |isbn=978-0-593-61712-0}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-04 |title=Tree of Life: How a Holocaust Sapling Inspired the World by Elisa Boxer |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780593617120 |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Publishers Weekly |archive-date=January 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250108113054/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780593617120 |url-status=live }}</ref> * {{Cite book |title=Pine Cone Regrown: How One Species Thrives After Fire |date=2025 |publisher=Sleeping Bear Press |others=Illustrated by Kevin and Kristen Howdeshell |isbn=978-1-534-11296-4 |location=Ann Arbor}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-15 |title=Pine Cone Regrown |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elisa-boxer/pine-cone-regrown/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Kirkus Reviews}}</ref>

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== External links ==

* {{Official website|http://elisaboxer.com/}}

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