Deborah Heiligman

Heiligman grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She attended William Allen High School (from which she later received a Distinguished Alumni Award),{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} and graduated from Brown University.

Heiligman started her writing career working for Scholastic News Explorer, the 4th grade classroom magazine. After the birth of her two children she started to work as a freelance writer. In addition to her books for children and teens, she has written articles for major publications including The New York Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer and for numerous magazines including Ladies' Home Journal, Sesame Street Parents Guide and Parents Magazine.Beth Schwartzapfel. [http://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/content/view/3202/32/ “When Grown-Ups Fail”], Brown University Alumni Magazine, July/August 2012.

Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith was a Michael L. Printz Award Honor book and winner of the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults.{{cite web|title="American Library Association 2010 Literary Award Winners"|url=http://sites.lib.byu.edu/juvref/2010/01/19/american-library-association-2010-literary-award-winners/|accessdate=September 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107224534/http://sites.lib.byu.edu/juvref/2010/01/19/american-library-association-2010-literary-award-winners/|archive-date=January 7, 2015|url-status=dead}} It was also a National Book Award finalist{{cite web|title=Children's Book Review: Intentions by Deborah Heiligman|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-375-86861-0|website=www.publishersweekly.com|accessdate=September 24, 2014}} and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.Lowman, Stephen. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131207093515/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/shortstack/2009/10/marriage_of_opposites_darwin_a.html "Marriage of opposites: Darwin and his devout wife"], The Washington Post, October 26, 2009. Retrieved on July 5, 2013. 'Intentions' was the winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award for Teen readers.{{cite web|title=2013 Sydney Taylor Book Awards Announced by AJL – Children's Book Council|url=http://www.cbcbooks.org/2013-sydney-taylor-book-awards-announced-by-ajl/#.VCKUwhYQZco|website=www.cbcbooks.org|accessdate=September 24, 2014}} She received 2021 Mathical Honors for The Boy Who Loved Math.{{Cite news|title=Mathical Book Prizes 2021|url=https://www.mathicalbooks.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Mathical_Booklist_Web_2021.pdf}}

In 2014 Heiligman lives in New York City with her husband, Pulitzer Prize winning author Jonathan Weiner, who is a professor at Columbia University School of Journalism. They have two grown sons.

• Into the Night (1990)
• Barbara McClintock: Alone in Her Field (1994)
• Mark Leakey: In Search of Human Beginnings (1995)
• On the Move (1996)
• From Caterpillar to Butterfly (1996)
• Too Perfect (EEEK! Stories to Make You Shriek) (1996)
• The Kid's Guide to Research (1998)
• The Story of the Titanic (1998)
• Mike Swan, Sink or Swim (1998)
• The Mysterious Ocean Highway: Benjamin Franklin and the Gulf Stream (2000)
• Earthquakes (2002)
• Babies: All You Need to Know (2002)
• Honeybees (2002)
• High Hopes: A Photobiography of John F. Kennedy (2003)
• Fun Dog, Sun Dog (2005)[http://booklistonline.com/Fun-Dog-Sun-Dog-Deborah-Heiligman/pid=1178683 "Review of Fun Dog, Sun Dog"] Booklist Online, 2005. (subscription required)
• Holidays Around the World series:
• Celebrate Christmas with Carols, Presents and Peace (2007)
• Celebrate Easter with Colored Eggs, Flowers, and Prayer (2007)
• Celebrate Halloween with Pumpkins, Costumes and Candy (2007){{cite web|title=Celebrate Halloween with Pumpkins, Costumes and Candy – Through The Looking Glass Children's Book Review|url=http://lookingglassreview.com/books/celebrate-halloween-with-pumpkins-costumes-and-candy|website=lookingglassreview.com|accessdate=24 September 2014}}
• Celebrate Hanukkah with Light, Latkes, and Dreidels (2006)
• Celebrate Independence Day with Parades, Picnics and Fireworks (2007)
• Celebrate Passover with Matzah, Maror, and Memories (2007)
• Celebrate Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr with Praying, Fasting and Charity (2006)
• Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with Honey, Prayers and the Shofar (2007)
• Celebrate Thanksgiving with Turkey, Family and Counting Blessings (2006)
• Cool Dog, School Dog (2009){{cite web|title=COOL-DOG-SCHOOL-DOG-by-Deborah-Heiligman |url=http://book-reviews.php/?book=COOL-DOG-SCHOOL-DOG-by-Deborah-Heiligman- |accessdate=September 24, 2014 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith (2009){{cite news|first1=Bruce|last1=Barcott|title=The Darwins’ Prenup|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/books/review/Barcott-t.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 10, 2009|issn=0362-4331|accessdate=September 24, 2014}}{{cite web|title=Deborah Heiligman – Charles and Emma – Book Review – BookPage|url=http://bookpage.com/reviews/5972-deborah-heiligman-charles-emma#.VCI7UxYQZco|website=bookpage.com|accessdate=September 24, 2014|archive-date=August 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802021424/http://bookpage.com/reviews/5972-deborah-heiligman-charles-emma#.VCI7UxYQZco|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=CHARLES AND EMMA by Deborah Heiligman – Kirkus|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/deborah-heiligman/charles-and-emma/|website=www.kirkusreviews.com|accessdate=September 24, 2014}}
• Intentions (2012){{cite web|title=INTENTIONS by Deborah oHeiligman – Kirkus|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/deborah-heiligman/intentions/|website=www.kirkusreviews.com|accessdate=September 24, 2014}}
• Snow Dog, Go Dog (2013)
• The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdös (2013){{cite news|first1=Nate|last1=Silver|title=‘The Boy Who Loved Math’ and ‘On a Beam of Light’|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/14/books/review/the-boy-who-loved-math-and-on-a-beam-of-light.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 12, 2013|issn=0362-4331|accessdate=September 24, 2014}}
• Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers (2017)
• Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship" (2019)

Krulwich, Robert. [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100597929 "Death Of Child May Have Influenced Darwin's Work"], NPR, February 12, 2009. Retrieved on January 10, 2013.

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