Han Nolan

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Helen Harris "Han" Nolan (born 1956 in Birmingham) is the author of several award-winning novels for young adults.

Nolan was born in Birmingham but moved with her family to New York when she was 9 months old. She excelled at creative writing and dance in school, and earned her bachelor's degree as a dance education major from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro and her Masters in dance from Ohio State University.

She abandoned her dancing career to focus on writing in order to be able to spend time with her husband and three adopted children. Her 1996 book, Send Me Down a Miracle was nominated for a National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Her follow-up, Dancing on the Edge was nominated and won the award the next year.

Nolan resides with her family in New England. She was a featured author at Alabama Bound in 2005.

Publications

  • Nolan, Han (2006) A Summer of Kings Harcourt Children's Books. ISBN 1415673403
  • Nolan, Han (2003) When We Were Saints Harcourt Children's Books. ISBN 0152163719
  • Nolan, Han (2001) Born Blue. Harcourt Children's Books. ISBN 0152019162
  • Nolan, Han (1999) A Face in Every Window. Harcourt Children's Books. ISBN 0152019154
  • Nolan, Han (1997) Dancing on the Edge. Harcourt Children's Books. ISBN 0152016481
  • Nolan, Han (1996) Send Me Down a Miracle. Harcourt Children's Books. ISBN 0152009795
  • Nolan, Han (1994) If I Should Die Before I Wake. Harcourt Children's Books. ISBN 015238040X

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