Eileen Lucas
Author
Fontana (Walworth County)
P.O. Box 543
Fontana, WI 53125
262-275-5629
Wisconsin Connection
I have lived in Fontana for 18 years. Several years ago I returned to school to earn teaching certification from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Published Works (selected)
The Aaron Burr Treason Trial (Enslow Publishers, 2003)
Prudence Crandall, Teacher for Equal Rights (Carolrhoda Books, 2001)
The U.S. Postal Service (Millbrook Press, 1999)
Elizabeth Dole (Millbrook Press, 1998)
Cracking the Wall, the Struggles of the Little Rock Nine (Carolrhoda Books, 1997)
The Everglades (Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1995)
The Ojibwas (Millbrook Press, 1994)
Peace on the Playground (Franklin Watts, 1991)
Vincent Van Gogh (Carolrhoda Books, 1997)
Civil Rights, the Long Struggle (Enslow Publishers, 1996)
Awards / Distinctions
Arkansas Library Association, Juvenile Book Award for Cracking the Wall, 1999
Council for Wisconsin Writers, Juvenile Non-Fiction Winner for Civil Rights, the Long Struggle, 1996
New York Public Library, Best Books for Young Adults Selection for The Mind at Work, 1993
Additional Comments
I currently do very few school programs as I am employed full time as a middle school social studies teacher.


