Deborah Noyes is the author of nonfiction and fiction for young readers and adults, including Encyclopedia of the End- Mysterious Death in Fact, Fancy, Folklore, and More, One Kingdom- Our Lives with Animals,and The Ghosts of Kerfol. She has also compiled and edited the short story anthologiesGothic!, The Restless Dead, and Sideshow. She would like to slide down banisters for a living, but writing is the next best thing.
Accolades for Ten Days a Madwoman:
- A Junior Library Guild selection
"Noyes makes history accessible and irresistible in this thrilling
account of women’s lives, flagrant abuse, scandal, courage, and
tenacity. . . Excellent." —School Library Journal, starred
review
"You should also read Ten Days A Madwoman, even if you’re not in
middle school. You’ll learn something. Because this isn’t just a
storybook telling of a woman’s adventures . . . For a book that
chronicles the life of a reporter at the end of the 19th century,
Ten Days A Madwoman holds a startling prescience to the issues we
face today, from benevolent sexism in the newsroom to the continued
exploitation of the working class . . . a gripping book from
start to finish, for kids and adults alike." —The A.V.
Club
"Plenty of pizzazz. The brisk narrative draws from Bly's own
writings and from biographies, skillfully incorporating quotations,
dialogue, and well-chosen facts. The overall tone is admiring, but
the balanced text also acknowledges criticism of her kind of
"stunt" reporting and touches briefly on problems in her personal
life . . . A lively biography that reflects the spirit of the
intrepid reporter." —Kirkus Reviews
"Noyes’s thoroughly researched account, with archival photos and
myriad quotes from Bly’s own work, offers a well-rounded look at a
self-possessed women who was nothing if not
resilient." —Publishers Weekly
"Noyes' vivid storytelling throws us headfirst into Nellie Bly's
inspiring work and incredibly daring adventures." —Steve Sheinkin,
National Book Award Finalist and Newbery Honor–winning author of
Bomb and The Port Chicago 50
“Ten Days a Madwoman thrilled and terrified me at the same
time. I’d heard of Nellie Bly as a crusading reporter, but had no
idea how daring, impetuous, and smart she was. I’ve got a new
hero.” —Elizabeth Partridge, National Book Award Finalist and
Printz Honor–winning author of John Lennon and This
Land Was Made for You and Me
“Noyes delivers a riveting narrative of one of our cleverest and
most resourceful heroines, zeroing in on Nellie Bly’s first exposé,
and putting us right in the madhouse alongside sane women being
driven crazy.” —Tanya Lee Stone, Sibert Medalist and NAACP Image
Award–winning author of Almost
Astronauts and Courage Has No Color
“In Ten Days a Madwoman, Deborah Noyes gives us a compelling
portrait of Nellie Bly, the audacious young reporter who risked her
own safety to expose social injustice. Vividly written and
gorgeously illustrated, the book brings fully to life a heroine of
her time — and ours.” —Matthew Goodman, bestselling author
of Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland’s
History-Making Race Around the World
"Noyes' emphasis on muckraking as opposed to showmanship is a
valuable corrective to Bly's popular legacy." —Bulletin for the
Center of Children’s Books
"A stimulating read for those interested in strong women
throughout history." —VOYA
"A good, readable introduction to a fascinating vanguard."
—Booklist
"Noyes smartly...engage[s] readers." —Horn Book
"In this truly thrilling, appealingly designed, photo-laden
biography by Deborah Noyes, readers will not only get a chilling
look into the horrors of Blackwell's Island, but also a sense of
women's challenges in 19th-century America." —Shelf Awareness
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