# Ivy Ruckman

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{{Short description|American novelist (1931–2021)}}

'''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](/source/1980_Grand_Island_tornado_outbreak), the latter of which was made into a [1996 movie](/source/Night_of_the_Twisters_(film)). ''Night of the Twisters'' was a best seller. A graduate of [Hastings College](/source/Hastings_College), Ruckman lived in [Salt Lake City, Utah](/source/Salt_Lake_City%2C_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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Category:1931 births
Category:2021 deaths
Category:American children's writers
Category:American women screenwriters
Category:20th-century American novelists
Category:Place of birth missing
Category:American women children's writers
Category:20th-century American women novelists
Category:21st-century American women

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