Biography of cynthia d grant

PERSONAL: Born November 23, 1950, in Brockton, MA; daughter of Robert C. and Jacqueline (Ford) Grant; married Daniel Heatley (divorced); married Eric Neel, 1988; children: (first marriage) Morgan; (second marriage) Forest.

ADDRESSES: Home—Box 95, Cloverdale, CA 95425.

CAREER: Writer, 1974—.

AWARDS, HONORS: Woodward Park School book award, 1981, for Joshua Fortune; Best Book of the Year, Michigan Library Association Young-Adult Caucus, 1990, PEN/Norma Klein award, 1991, and Detroit Public Library Author Day Award, 1992, all for Phoenix Rising; or, How to Survive Your Life; several of Grant's books have been selected as American Library Association's Best Book for Young Adults.

WRITINGS:

Joshua Fortune, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1980.

Summer Home, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1981.

Big Time, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1982.

Hard Love, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1983.

Kumquat May, I'll Always Love You, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1986.

Pho