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'{{BLP sources|date=May 2009}} {{Infobox writer | name = Coe Booth | birth_place = [[the Bronx, New York]] | occupation = writer | period = 2006-present |notableworks = ''Tyrell'' ''Kendra'' ''Bronxwood'' ''Kinda Like Brothers'' }} '''Coe Booth''' is an American fiction writer. Her first novel, Tyrell, released in 2006, is written for young adolescents. ==Biography== Booth was born on March 21 in [[New York City]]. She grew up in [[the Bronx]]. Booth graduated from college in 1996 with a BA and MA in [[Psychology]] and worked as a [[social worker]] in [[New York City]] Emergency Children’s Service.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} In 2005, she attended [[The New School|The New School for General Studies]] in New York, where she completed a Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing.<ref>[http://www.newschool.edu/alumni/NSGSSpring2007.pdf The New School, Spring 2007 Newsletter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929093105/http://www.newschool.edu/alumni/NSGSSpring2007.pdf |date=2012-09-29 }} retrieved 20 May 2009</ref> Also in 2005, Booth completed her first novel, ''Tyrell''. Her inspiration to write this book came from her experiences working with the troubled teenagers in New York. Booth is a full-time writer and part-time college professor at a Bronx Community College, teaching English. She also volunteers for the [[NAACP]] ACT-SO program, where she mentors teenage writers.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} She lives in [[Basel, Switzerland]] as a writer-in-residence at [[Laurenz Haus]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} ==Published works== ===Books=== *''Tyrell'', 2006 *''Kendra'', 2008 *''Bronxwood'', 2011 *''Kinda Like Brothers'', 2014 == Tyrell Series== *''Tyrell'', 2006 *''Bronxwood'', 2011 ==Short stories== *Contributed a short story in the anthology ''This is Push: New Voices from The Edge'' ==Awards== *The 2007 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Fiction *The 2007 New York Public Library’s Books for the Teen Age *The 2007 American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults<ref>{{cite web|author=American Library Association |date=2007 |title=2007 Best Books for Young Adults |url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/annotations/07bbya.cfm |accessdate=2011-02-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213181734/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/annotations/07bbya.cfm |archivedate=2011-02-13 }}</ref> *The 2007 American Library Association Quick Picks for reluctant Young Adult Readers *The 2015 ALA Notable Books for Children ==References== {{Reflist}} '''Works cited''' {{Refbegin}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081122141914/http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=3808 Scholastic.com] Retrieved on 2008-04-22. *[http://thebrownbookshelf.com/2008/02/22/coe-booth/ The Brown Bookshelf] . Retrieved on 2008-04-22. *[http://www.alan-ya.org/f28_33_TAR_Winter07.pdf The Alan Review]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} . Retrieved on 2008-04-23. {{Refend}} ==External links== *[http://www.coebooth.com Official Site] {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Booth, Coe}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:21st-century American women writers]] [[Category:Writers from New York City]] [[Category:Bronx Community College faculty]]'