Long Live the Queen by Ellen Emerson White

The Road Home (as Ellen Emerson White) (1995) (Nominated: Young Reader's Choice Award, 1998 ALA Best Book for Young Adults ALA | 1996 Best Books for Young Adults).Echo Company #3: 'Tis The Season (1991).Echo Company #1: Welcome to Vietnam (1991).Long May She Reign (2007) Released October 2007 by Feiwel & Friends, which is an imprint of Holtzbrinck.)Įcho Company series (as Zack Emerson).Long Live the Queen (1989) (Winner: ALA Best Book for Young Adults).Published works Series The President's Daughter series In addition, most of White's main characters are animal lovers, as is White. Rebecca's future is hinted at in both 'All Emergencies, Ring Super' and the Santa Paws series when a 'Dr.

Another example of these connections is the character of nurse Rebecca Phillips from The Echo Company series, who was romantically connected to an army grunt named Michael Jennings. In the final book of the President's Daughter series, Meg's JA at Williams College is Susan, whose 'life'is chronicled in Friends For Life, and Life Without Friends. Perhaps the most intricate cross-work involvement occurs with the character Susan McAllister/Dowd. For example, the character Trudy (President's Daughter series) is from Brighton, the section of Boston where Molly and Patrick ( Where Have All the Flowers Gone?) live. None of her characters' live what could be classified an 'ordinary' life, but all are relatable to an 'ordinary' person.Įlements of White's stories are connected within her works. The focus of all of her books is on overcoming the difficulties and surviving as a better person. The young adult characters in White's novels are realistic people who struggle with very difficult lives-whether those lives include war, murder, kidnapping, or some other trouble. She has also written the Santa Paws series under the pseudonym Nicolas Edwards. White got the name Zack from the name of her shepherd dog. She wrote four stories about the Echo Company in the midst of the Vietnam War under the pseudonym Zack Emerson. In addition to her fiction novels, White has written both sports biographies and historical fiction/biography books. Many of her fiction novels feature characters who reside in Boston or are from Boston and are fans of the Boston Red Sox (as White is). White grew up in Narragansett, Rhode Island. White's first book, Friends for Life (1983) was published while she was a senior at Tufts University. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources.įind sources: 'Ellen Emerson White' – news Įllen Emerson White is an American author who has written a number of young adult fiction novels.

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Long Live the Queen by Ellen Emerson White