Susan Vaught (born October 22, 1965) [1] is an American author and neuropsychologist.
Vaught received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Mississippi and a Master of Science from Vanderbilt University. [1] In 1991, she graduated from Vanderbilt with a Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology and Intellectual/ Developmental Disabilities Research. [2] Since graduation, she has worked as a neuropsychologist, including serving as the Director of Neuropsychology and the Clinical Director for a hospital in Tennessee. [1]
Vaught is autistic. [3] She presently lives in Kentucky with her wife. [4]
In 1996, Vaught received the SEAAMR Richard B. Dillard Award For Research In The Field Of Developmental Disabilities. [2]
Footer Davis Probably Is Crazy (2015), [5] Super Max and the Mystery of Thornwood’s Revenge (2017), [6] and Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse (2019), [7] are Junior Library Guild selections. Bank Street College of Education named Footer Davis Probably Is Crazy one of the "Best Children’s Books of 2016." [8] Trigger received a starred review from Booklist [9] and Publishers Weekly. [10] Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry received Booklist, [11] Kirkus Reviews, [12] and Publishers Weekly. [13] Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse received a starred review from Booklist. [14] Publishers Weekly named it one of the best books published in the summer of 2019. [15] Together We Grow received starred reviews from Booklist, [16] Kirkus Reviews, [17] Publishers Weekly, [18] and School Library Journal. [19]
Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Stormwitch | Andre Norton Award | Nominee | [20] [21] |
Carl Brandon Kindred Award | Nominee | [20] | ||
2006 | ALA Best Books for Young Adults | Selection | [22] [23] | |
2007 | Big Fat Manifesto | South Carolina Book Award for Young Adult Book Award | Nominee | [24] |
Trigger | ALA Best Books for Young Adults | Selection | [25] [26] | |
2009 | Big Fat Manifesto | Amelia Bloomer Book List | Selection | [27] |
Trigger | South Carolina Book Award for Young Adult Book Award | Nominee | [28] | |
Rhode Island Teen Book Award | Nominee | [28] | ||
2010 | Big Fat Manifesto | Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults | Selection | [29] |
2012 | Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Preis der Jugendjury | Nominee | [28] | |
2015 | Footer Davis Probably Is Crazy | Cybil Award for Middle Grade Fiction | Nominee | [5] |
2016 | Edgar Award for Best Juvenile | Winner | [30] [31] | |
2017 | Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry | Edgar Award for Best Juvenile | Nominee | [32] |
2019 | Truman Readers Award | Nominee | [33] | |
2020 | Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse | Edgar Award for Best Juvenile | Winner | [34] |
Super Max and the Mystery of Thornwood's Revenge | South Carolina Book Award for Junior Book | Nominee | [35] |
The L.O.S.T. series was co-written with R. S. Collins and Debbie Federici.
Susan Vaught (born October 22, 1965) [1] is an American author and neuropsychologist.
Vaught received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Mississippi and a Master of Science from Vanderbilt University. [1] In 1991, she graduated from Vanderbilt with a Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology and Intellectual/ Developmental Disabilities Research. [2] Since graduation, she has worked as a neuropsychologist, including serving as the Director of Neuropsychology and the Clinical Director for a hospital in Tennessee. [1]
Vaught is autistic. [3] She presently lives in Kentucky with her wife. [4]
In 1996, Vaught received the SEAAMR Richard B. Dillard Award For Research In The Field Of Developmental Disabilities. [2]
Footer Davis Probably Is Crazy (2015), [5] Super Max and the Mystery of Thornwood’s Revenge (2017), [6] and Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse (2019), [7] are Junior Library Guild selections. Bank Street College of Education named Footer Davis Probably Is Crazy one of the "Best Children’s Books of 2016." [8] Trigger received a starred review from Booklist [9] and Publishers Weekly. [10] Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry received Booklist, [11] Kirkus Reviews, [12] and Publishers Weekly. [13] Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse received a starred review from Booklist. [14] Publishers Weekly named it one of the best books published in the summer of 2019. [15] Together We Grow received starred reviews from Booklist, [16] Kirkus Reviews, [17] Publishers Weekly, [18] and School Library Journal. [19]
Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Stormwitch | Andre Norton Award | Nominee | [20] [21] |
Carl Brandon Kindred Award | Nominee | [20] | ||
2006 | ALA Best Books for Young Adults | Selection | [22] [23] | |
2007 | Big Fat Manifesto | South Carolina Book Award for Young Adult Book Award | Nominee | [24] |
Trigger | ALA Best Books for Young Adults | Selection | [25] [26] | |
2009 | Big Fat Manifesto | Amelia Bloomer Book List | Selection | [27] |
Trigger | South Carolina Book Award for Young Adult Book Award | Nominee | [28] | |
Rhode Island Teen Book Award | Nominee | [28] | ||
2010 | Big Fat Manifesto | Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults | Selection | [29] |
2012 | Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Preis der Jugendjury | Nominee | [28] | |
2015 | Footer Davis Probably Is Crazy | Cybil Award for Middle Grade Fiction | Nominee | [5] |
2016 | Edgar Award for Best Juvenile | Winner | [30] [31] | |
2017 | Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry | Edgar Award for Best Juvenile | Nominee | [32] |
2019 | Truman Readers Award | Nominee | [33] | |
2020 | Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse | Edgar Award for Best Juvenile | Winner | [34] |
Super Max and the Mystery of Thornwood's Revenge | South Carolina Book Award for Junior Book | Nominee | [35] |
The L.O.S.T. series was co-written with R. S. Collins and Debbie Federici.