Connie Porter

Connie Porter wrote the Addy books in the American Girls historical fiction series. She has written two adult novels, All-Bright Court and Imani All Mine. All-Bright Court was selected by the American Library Association as one of the Best Books of 1991. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Meet Addy

1993 Publisher’s Weekly Cuffie Award—Best Selling New Children’s Book

1994 International Reading Association and Children’s Book Council—Children’s Choice Award

1994 Colorado Council of the International Reading Association—Colorado Children’s Book Award Nominee

1994 Chicago Women in Publishing—First Place, Juvenile Trade Books

1993 Publisher’s Weekly—Best Series

1994 Blackboard African American Bestsellers Inc.—Children’s Book of the Year Award