helen hemphill

word artist

“Hemphill is a strong new voice in children’s literature.” ~ Kirkus Reviews

“Hemphill is a master at creating wonderful, offbeat characters.” ~TN Library Association

Runaround now in paperback!
Top Ten Youth Romances, BOOKLIST
Best New Books for the Classroom, BOOK LINKS
Starred Review, BOOKLIST
Starred Review, Library Media Connections

The Adventurous Deeds  of Deadwood Jones

Deadwood Jones has a new cover for its paperback edition! The book also includes reader enhancements like a map and glossary. Look for it soon.

VOYA 2009 Top Shelf Fiction, Middle School Readers
South Dakota Young Adult Reading Program List, 2010-2011
Nominated, 2011 Beehive Book Awards Children’s Literature Association of Utah
Best Books of 2009, Nebraska Library Association
Virginia M. Law Award  Most distinguished book for YAs on Texas History  for 2008, Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
Best Children’s Books, Bank Street College
Kansas State Reading Circle 2009  Recommended Reading List
2009 SIBA Book Award Nominee
Winter ‘08-’09  KIDS INDIE NEXT LIST

Long Gone Daddy
2007 TEDDY AWARD, Writers’ League of Texas
BOOKS FOR THE TEEN AGE, New York Public Library
2006, Best of the Fest, Texas Book Festival,  AUSTIN MAGAZINE

Read an interview with me at Chapter 16, the literary magazine from Humanities Tennessee.

Now

in

paperback!