Brandon Marie Miller
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Brandon Marie Miller earned her degree in American History from Purdue University. She writes about famous people and common folk, about great events and everyday life. Her award-winning books for young people have been honored by the International Reading Association, the National Council for the Social Studies, the Society of School Librarians International, Voice of Youth Advocates, Bank Street College, the Junior Library Guild, the New York Public Library and the Chicago Public Library, among others. Brandon encourages readers to think of history as the greatest story of all. Fiction has nothing on history for tales of courage, sacrifice, redemption, cruelty and betrayal. As a writer of history Brandon aims to inspire readers with stories of people who have struggled, overcome great odds, and made a contribution to our human spirit. It’s no coincidence that “story” is right there in the word history! Born and raised in Illinois, Brandon now resides in Cincinnati, Ohio. When not researching and writing, she loves to read biographies and murder mysteries, travel, play games, attend the ballet, watch sports and old movies from the 1930s and 1940s, and enjoy great conversation. She includes her middle name on all her books so people know she is a girl named “Brandon.”
“””Benjamin Franklin”””r | “””Declaring Independence”””r | “””Dressed for the Occasion”””r | “””Robert E. Lee”””r | “””Women of Colonial America”””r | “””Women of Frontier”””r | * Best Children’s Books of the Year, Bank Street College, 2020r | *A Choose To Read Ohio Title, 2015-2016r | *Best Children’s Book of the Year List, Bank Street College Children’s Book Committee r | *Best Children’s Book of the Year, Children’s Book Committee at Bank Street College r | *Best of the Best Book, Chicago Public Library r | *ILLINOIS READS Book Selection, Illinois Reading Council, 2020r | *New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, 2006 r | *New York Public Library Teen Book Listr | *Nominee, YALSA Nonfiction Award, 2014 r | *Nonfiction Honor List Book, VOYA r | *Nonfiction Honor List, VOYA r | *Notable Book, NCSS, Children’s Book Council, 2020 r | *Notable Book, National Council for the Social Studies, 2014r | *Starred Review, Booklistr | r
Benjamin Franklin, American genius : | Buffalo gals : | Declaring independence : | Dressed for the occasion : | George Washington for kids : | Good women of a well-blessed land : | Growing up in a new world, 1607 to 1775 / | Growing up in revolution and the new nation, 1775 to 1800 / | Just what the doctor ordered : | Robert E. Lee : | Thomas Jefferson for kids : | Women of Colonial America : | Women of the frontier :