The Resume

(July 2, 1919-May 15, 2012)
Born in Washington, District of Columbia
Birth name was Jean Craighead
Author of over 100 books for children and young adults
Best known books were 'My Side of the Mountain' (1959), 'Julie of the Wolves' (1972) and 'On the Far Side of the Mountain' (1990)
Won the Newbery Medal for Children's Literature (1973)

Why she might be annoying:

Her first pet was a turkey vulture.
She named her daughter Twig.
The inclusion of 'Julie of the Wolves' on school reading lists has often been challenged by parents because it describes the attempted rape of the main character.

Why she might not be annoying:

Her books were praised by reviewers for her 'lyric prose, vivid descriptions and meticulous research.'
Until her mid-80s, she regularly visited the wild locales she wrote about.
She told the School Library Journal she wanted to remembered as 'somebody who talked about nature, who awakened readers to a new world, and helped them restore it.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 100 Most Frequently Banned or Challenged Books [2000-09] (Ranked: 91)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 42]
• Children's Book Authors
• I Attended Penn State
• I Died in 2012 (Ranked: 92)
• I Got a Parrot
• I Got a Pet Cat or Twenty
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I Write Bildungsroman
• Kids' Top 100 Favorite Books (Ranked: 86)
• Look at Me and My Pet
• Profiles 32751-33000 (Ranked: 32919)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 91 Votes: 74.73% Annoying