| Intro | American children’s writer |
| Is |
Writer Novelist Children’s writer |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Literature |
| Gender | female |
Stephanie S. Tolan (born 1942 in Ohio) is an American author of children’s books. Her book Surviving the Applewhites received a Newbery Honor in 2003. She obtained a master’s degree in English at Purdue University. Tolan is a senior fellow at the Institute for Educational Advancement. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband. Her papers are kept at the University of Central Missouri.