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WORK TITLE: ONCE UPON A TIDE
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Born in NY; married.
EDUCATION:Middlebury College, B.A. (theater and history).
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CAREER
Writer, novelist, and actor. Performed at outdoor Shakespeare theaters in New England; as a traveling actor, performed in more than twenty-five states.
AVOCATIONS:Baking, shopping.
WRITINGS
SIDELIGHTS
UPDATE SUBMITTED IN SGML FORMAT.
Stephanie Kate Strohm grew up in New England, where she read a lot and dreamed of becoming an actress. After graduating from college with a dual major in theater and history, Strohm went on to pursue her dream by moving to New York City, where she appeared in an off-Broadway play. While performing in a children’s theater touring production, she spent her off-stage hours writing, and the result was her first novel for teen readers, Pilgrims Don’t Wear Pink.
Pilgrims Don’t Wear Pink introduces readers to Libby Kelting, a teenager whose summer job is working at a living history museum in Camden, Maine. As part of the museum’s Girls of Long Ago camp, she churns butter and dresses as a young woman would in 1791. Although the job is fun due to its focus on history, Libby finds her roommate less so because she refuses to leave character, even when the working day is over. Furthermore, all electronics are forbidden on the museum’s campus. When a nerdy reporter named Garrett arrives hoping to write an article about ghost sightings on the museum’s ship, Libby acts as his chaperone and attracts the attention of Cam, another summer reenactor who plays the part of a sailor and loves to quote Shakespeare. As events play out, romance blooms and Libby discovers that the rumors of ghosts may actually be well founded. While Susan Riley wrote in School Library Journal that Strohm’s debut novel is “as sweet as a piece of seaside taffy,” the author also weaves within Pilgrims Don’t Wear Pink the “message that true love is deeper than a pretty face spouting sonnets.”
When Libby returns in Confederates Don’t Wear Couture, it is the summer before college and she is leaving Garrett and heading south to work as a Civil War re-enactor. While she is cast as a “sutler,” a civilian merchant who sells goods to the Confederate army, her best friend Dev, a seamstress, decides to market the historically accurate clothing she made for Libby, her plan being that they create more of these mid-nineteenth-century costumes once they return home. Libby and Devi have been sponsored by a businesswoman whose son, Beau, is performing the part of an officer in a Confederate regiment. When Libby finds herself attracted to Beau, she worries about the strength of her relationship with Garrett. Meanwhile, Garrett is interning with the Boston Globe and has convinced his editor to send him south to write about a ghost said to haunt Libby’s reenactment site. Reviewing Confederates Don’t Wear Couture, Voice of Youth Advocates contributor KaaVonia Hinton wrote that Strohm “uses the [U.S. Civil War] setting in a witty manner” in her history-themed romance, while in Booklist, Ann Kelley dubbed the novel a “fun beach reading peppered with plenty of fascinating historical tidbits.”
Strohm drew on her personal experience performing Shakespeare plays at outdoor venues during several summers in New England in writing The Taming of the Drew. With her parents recently divorced, fiery Cass is jaded when it comes to romance, and when she gets cast as Kate in a performance of The Taming of the Shrew in Vermont, she takes an instant disliking to her fellow lead, Drew. Inspired by the play, and with friend Amy harboring a crush on Drew, Cass sets out to nag, needle, and manipulate him into proper boyfriend material—only to eventually fall for him herself. In Voice of Youth Advocates, Adrienne Amborski appreciated the novel’s realism and affirmed that the “characters are well developed with witty dialogue, and the banter is laugh-out-loud funny.” Lauren Strohecker, in School Library Journal, called The Taming of the Drew a “breezy” summer romance “that will especially please burgeoning actors and theater aficionados,” while a Kirkus Reviews writer concluded: “Lighthearted and fluffy, this is both a wonderful immersion in Shakespeare and a great beach book.”
In It’s Not Me, It’s You, high-school senior Avery, blonde, popular, athletic, and intelligent, experiences getting dumped for the first time just before prom. Discombobulated, she decides to interview ex-boyfriends—using an oral-history project as an excuse—to figure out where she is in life. The postmodern narrative style combines conversational interviews with Avery’s notes and asides. In Booklist, Sarah Hunter declared of It’s Not Me, It’s You, “This effervescent romp bounces between playful fluff, witty humor, and happily-ever-after sincerity.”
The star of Prince in Disguise is sixteen-year-old Dylan, who has always lived in the shadow of her sister and onetime Miss Mississippi, Dusty. When Dusty gets engaged to a Scottish lord, the whole family goes to Scotland to participate in a reality TV show called “Prince in Disguise,” and Dylan falls for groomsman Jamie—who turns out to be the prince in disguise. In Booklist, Jennifer Barnes observed that plot twists, including the return of a long-lost father and an unplanned pregnancy, “abound and add interest to the cozy story,” which amounts to “pure rom-com delight.”
Strohm offers a kaleidoscopic look at homecoming weekend at a prep school in Marin County, California, in The Date to Save. With an academic battle, a school election, and other high-stakes events coming into play, Angelica Hutcherson, an African American sophomore, starts an article for the school paper that evolves into a book-length oral history project on all the romance, conspiracies, and intrigue. A multitude of diverse voices enter into the unconventional narration, sometimes just a paragraph or sentence at a time. A Kirkus Reviews writer called The Date to Save “fast-paced, smart, and often hilarious.”
With Love à la Mode, Strohm takes readers to France, as teens Henry and Rosie, heading to the Parisian culinary school of celebrity chef Denis Laurent, meet on the plane and take an interest in each other. At the competitive school, rivalries, jealousy, and misunderstandings abound, leading to uncertainty about what Henry and Rosie want from each other and whether or not they will get it. In Voice of Youth Advocates, Hannah Sloan called the novel perfect “for fans of cooking shows” and “those who want a cute romance.” Hunter, in Booklist, noted that Love à la Mode is “an utterly satisfying, delicious delight.”
BIOCRIT
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Booklist, July 1, 2012, Ann Kelley, review of Pilgrims Don’t Wear Pink, p. 60; July 1, 2013, Ann Kelley, review of Confederates Don’t Wear Couture, p. 72; September 15, 2016, Sarah Hunter, review of It’s Not Me, It’s You, p. 62; December 1, 2017, Jennifer Barnes, review of Prince in Disguise, p. 56; September 15, 2018, Sarah Hunter, review of Love à la Mode, p. 65.
Kirkus Reviews, April 1, 2012, review of Pilgrims Don’t Wear Pink; May 1, 2013, review of Confederates Don’t Wear Couture; February 1, 2016, review of The Taming of the Drew; June 15, 2017, review of The Date to Save; September 15, 2017, review of Prince in Disguise; September 15, 2018, review of Love à la Mode; November 15, 2018, review of That’s Not What I Heard.
Publishers Weekly, January 25, 2016, review of The Taming of the Drew, p. 210.
School Library Journal, May, 2012, Susan Riley, review of Pilgrims Don’t Wear Pink, p. 121; August, 2013, Shannon Segfin, review of Confederates Don’t Wear Couture, p. 116; March, 2016, Lauren Strohecker, review of The Taming of the Drew, p. 160; September, 2016, Elissa Cooper, review of It’s Not Me, It’s You, p. 152.
Voice of Youth Advocates, February, 2012, Madelene Rathbun Barnard, review of Pilgrims Don’t Wear Pink, p. 601; August, 2013, KaaVonia Hinton, review of Confederates Don’t Wear Couture, p. 69; April, 2016, Adrienne Amborski and Gwen Amborski, reviews of The Taming of the Drew, p. 67; October, 2018, Hannah Sloan, review of Love à la Mode, p. 70.
ONLINE
Books Are My Fandom, http://booksaremyfandom.com/ (April 4, 2016), author interview; (October 21, 2016), author interview and review of It’s Not Me, It’s You.
Reading Lark, http://readinglark.blogspot.com/ (December 20, 2017), author interview.
Stephanie Kate Strohm website, http://www.stephaniekatestrohm.com (December 26, 2018).*
STEPHANIE KATE STROHM
is the author of It’s Not Me, It’s You; The Date to Save; The Taming of the Drew; Prince in Disguise; Love a la Mode; That’s Not What I Heard; Restless Hearts (Katy Keene #1) and Once Upon a Tide: A Mermaid’s Tale. After graduating with a joint major in theater and history from Middlebury College, she acted her way around the country, performing in more than 25 states.
She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, her son, and a dog named Lorelei Lee.
Stephanie Kate Strohm is the author of It's Not Me, It's You; The Date to Save; The Taming of the Drew; Prince in Disguise; Love a la Mode; That's Not What I Heard; Restless Hearts (Katy Keene #1); and the upcoming Once Upon a Tide: A Mermaid's Tale, her middle grade debut. After graduating with a joint major in theater and history from Middlebury College, she acted her way around the country, performing in more than 25 states. She currently lives and writes in Los Angeles.
Follow her on twitter @StephKateStrohm, on instagram @StephKateStrohm, and visit her online at www.StephanieKateStrohm.com
Stephanie Kate Strohm is the author of Pilgrims Don’t Wear Pink and the Confederates Don’t Wear Couture. She grew up on the Connecticut coast, where a steady diet of Little House on the Prairie turned her into a history nerd at an early age. She spent much of her childhood dressing up in bonnets. While attending Middlebury College in Vermont, she blossomed into a full-fledged Civil War buff and was voted Winter Carnival Queen. After graduating with a joint major in theater and history, she acted her way around the country, performing in more than 25 states, primarily in shows where she got to wear corsets.
Currently she lives in Chicago, where her closet is almost big enough to hold all of her shoes. When she’s not writing, she loves baking, shopping, cuddling her dog Lorelei, and dragging her boyfriend to chick flicks.
STEPHANIE KATE STROHM
Agent: Molly Ker Hawn
Stephanie Kate Strohm is the author of the forthcoming LOVE A LA MODE (Disney-Hyperion, 2018) and THAT’S NOT WHAT I HEARD (Scholastic, 2019). She grew up on the Connecticut coast and attended Middlebury College in Vermont. After graduating with a joint major in theater and history, she acted her way around the country, performing in more than 25 states, primarily as a Shakespearean heroine or a dancing toad.
Stephanie lives in Chicago, where her closet is almost big enough to hold all of her shoes. When she’s not writing or working as a professional princess, she loves baking, shopping, cuddling her dog Lorelei, and dragging her boyfriend to chick flicks.
Check out a Q&A with the author... That's Not What I Heard by Stephanie Kate Strohm (Interview & #Giveaway)
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That's Not What I Heard
By Stephanie Kate Strohm
YA Contemporary
Hardcover, Audiobook & ebook, 368 Pages
January 29th 2019 by Scholastic
Summary
What did you hear?
Kimberly Landis-Lilley and Teddy Lin are over. Yes, the Kim and Teddy broke up.
At least that's what Phil Spooner thinks he overheard and then told Jess Howard, Kim's best friend. Something about Teddy not liking Kim's Instas? Or was it that Teddy is moving to Italy and didn't want to do long distance? Or that Kim slid into someone else's DMs?
Jess told her boyfriend, Elvis, that he needs to be on Kim's side. Especially if he wants to keep her as his girlfriend. But Elvis is also Teddy's best friend.
Now, Kim's run out of school for the day. Jess is furious. Elvis is confused. And half the lunch period won't talk to Teddy. Even the teachers have taken sides.
William Henry Harrison High will never be the same again!
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Interview
Where did you get the idea of writing a story about rumors in high school?
The initial idea came from my wonderful editor, Matt Ringler. He emailed me, “I want to do a silly break up book that is so extreme the whole school and town gets caught up in it.” The idea spiraled out of control from there!
Would you tell us a little more about your main characters?
Kim and Teddy are the golden couple of William Henry Harrison High. They’re both super nice and sweet, and extremely loyal – both to their friends and to each other. That’s probably why things get so out of hand when they break up!
What did you find most challenging while writing THAT’S NOT WHAT I HEARD?
I was pregnant and in the first trimester while writing it, and I was extremely nauseous. I wrote most of the book lying down in bed, typing with one hand – I was so uncomfortable!
What is your favorite thing about this story?
My favorite thing about this story is being able to tell part of it from the point of view of some of the teachers. I worked in a high school for a year and a half, and I loved being able to share some of my experiences. I’m also such a fan of teachers-falling-in-love plots – just like in Clueless!
What was your least and most favorite thing about high school?
My favorite thing about high school was theatre. I loved being in the plays and musicals, hanging out with my friends, singing and dancing, and celebrating in the diner after shows. My least favorite thing was how self-conscious I was – I was always comparing myself to other girls, and I felt so bad about myself because I didn’t have a boyfriend. Looking back, I wasted way too much mental energy on that!
What are you working on next?
Nothing I can talk about yet – all of my projects are still in their early stages – but lots of potentially exciting stuff!
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Stephanie Kate Strohm is the author of The Taming of the Drew, Pilgrims Don't Wear Pink, Confederates Don't Wear Couture, It's Not Me, It's You and Prince in Disguise. She grew up in Connecticut and attended Middlebury College in Vermont, where she was voted Winter Carnival Queen. Currently she lives in Chicago with her fiance and a little white dog named Lorelei Lee.
Strohm, Stephanie Kate ONCE UPON A TIDE Disney-Hyperion (Children's None) $16.99 9, 14 ISBN: 978-1-368-05443-0
This little mermaid has some outsized ambitions that are tempered with reality, ocean style.
Lana, a 14-year-old half-mermaid, half-human princess, is unexpectedly appointed by her father, King Carrack of Clarion, to be an ambassador of his underwater kingdom. Lana is required to attend the Royal Festival, an important political gathering that takes place on the land above her ocean home. Her younger brother, Aarav, is delighted she is attending, and together, they make the transition to land. This involves growing legs—something that happens easily and instantly due to their human heritage—and reconnecting with their mother, Princess Hyacinth, with whom Lana has a distant, difficult relationship. This is further complicated by the appearance of her mother’s new boyfriend, King Petyr. The plot thickens when Lana’s new status as ambassador is denied, seemingly by her mother. Once she’s been on land for 10 days, Lana discovers her disturbing ability to read other people’s minds. A natural disaster in her underwater home challenges Lana’s natural leadership talents, and she heads back to the ocean underworld, but, increasingly aware of her political influence, Lana returns to her grandparents’ earthly palace, determined to reconcile with her mother and Petyr. The story reinforces the idea that you really can learn from your mother, however impossible that may seem—and, awkwardness aside, mind-reading can be fun. Main characters default to White; Lana has twin friends with Japanese names.
A lighthearted adventure. (Fiction. 10-14)
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"Strohm, Stephanie Kate: ONCE UPON A TIDE." Kirkus Reviews, 1 Aug. 2021, p. NA. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A669986504/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=5b49ce2c. Accessed 20 Dec. 2021.
4Q * 4P * J Strohm, Stephanie Kate. That's Not What I Heard. Scholastic, February 2019. 368p. $18.99. 978-1338281811.
The senior power couple at William Henry Harrison High has broken up, and this novel explains the fallout. Kim and Teddy, the popular perfect couple, are overheard having an argument by freshman Phil Spooner. Phil, eager for some attention, starts embellishing what he saw and heard, and a modern game of telephone is the result. The story of the breakup careens around the school, getting bigger and further from the truth with every retelling. Everyone has an opinion, and everyone is taking sides, from students of all grade levels to the faculty and administration. Other couples break up, teachers take sides, and comical vandalism ensues. Team Kim and Team Teddy keep ramping up their displays of support until the whole school is turned completely upside down.
This story is told from multiple points of view, which is a challenge for any novelist. Strohm pulls off the feat of using many narrators remarkably well, giving them all distinctive voices and perspectives. Although the lack of communication between the main characters is frustrating, and the reader's suspension of disbelief is strained a few times, there is a slapstick quality to this novel that renders the more outrageous plot devices acceptable. This novel contains some truly wonderful cultural references, clever banter, and farcical pranks. It is a funny, breezy romp that makes for a delightful, entertaining read.--Heather Pittman.
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Pittman, Heather. "Strohm, Stephanie Kate. That's Not What I Heard." Voice of Youth Advocates, vol. 41, no. 6, Feb. 2019, p. 65. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A580887201/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=db108736. Accessed 20 Dec. 2021.
Strohm, Stephanie Kate THAT'S NOT WHAT I HEARD Scholastic (Young Adult Fiction) $17.99 1, 29 ISBN: 978-1-338-28181-1
Chaos descends upon William Henry Harrison High when seniors Kim Landis-Lilley and Teddy Lin break up.
Under-the-radar freshman Phil Spooner becomes the key eyewitness to the historic moment that is the end of Chinese-American Teddy and white Kim's six-year romance. Eager for attention from his crush, Kim's best friend, Jess Howard, Phil blurts out a fabricated reason, namely that the relationship ended because Teddy didn't like any of Kim's Instagram posts. Phil's lie spirals out of control as the entire school begins to gossip over what really transpired between the it couple. Students and teachers alike take sides, joining either the red-wearing Team Kim or the Teddy Bears, a group founded by Sophie Maeby, who just broke up with her boyfriend and now pines after Teddy. The plot depends on the development of more ridiculous miscommunication and rumors, resulting in the birth of two more groups, the HeartBeats (who want Kim and Teddy to reconcile) and the AntiKaTs (who are fed up with the whole drama), an all-out cafeteria food fight, and the division of prom into four separate themes. The constantly shifting points of view, though whiplash-inducing, allow for an assorted range of humorous insights into an already absurd situation. Although following a white default, there is ethnic diversity in the student body and school staff.
For fans of Mean Girls and other high school comedies. (Fiction. 12-16)
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"Strohm, Stephanie Kate: THAT'S NOT WHAT I HEARD." Kirkus Reviews, 15 Nov. 2018. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A561923095/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=bce59c71. Accessed 20 Dec. 2021.