Ivy Ruckman

'''Ivy Ruckman''' (May 25, 1931 – June 8, 2021), formally '''Iva Mae Myers Ruckman''', was an American author of books for children and young adults.<ref name="harper">{{cite web|author=|title=Ivy Ruckman|date=|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|accessdate=January 22, 2010|url=http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/20601/Ivy_Ruckman/index.aspx}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=|title=About Ivy Ruckman|publisher=JacketFlap|accessdate=January 22, 2010|url=http://www.jacketflap.com/persondetail.asp?person=65194}}</ref> Her works include ''Melba the Brain'' and ''Night of the Twisters'', inspired by a 1980 tornado event, the latter of which was made into a 1996 movie. ''Night of the Twisters'' was a best seller. A graduate of Hastings College, Ruckman lived in Salt Lake City, Utah.<ref name="harper"/>

Ivy died on June 8, 2021. She was 90 years old.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iva Ruckman Obituary (2021) - St George, UT - The Spectrum & Daily News |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thespectrum/name/iva-ruckman-obituary?id=10505853 |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref>

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==External links== {{Portal|Children's literature}} * {{IMDb name|0748548}} * {{LCAuth|n50000214|Ivy Ruckman|16|}}

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