Ellen Potter is an American author of both children's and adult's books (as Ellen Toby-Potter). She grew up in Upper West Side, New York and studied creative writing at Binghamton University and now lives in Candor in upstate New York[1]. She has been a contributor to Cimarron Review, Epoch, The Hudson Review, and Seventeen. Her novel Olivia Kidney was winner of the Child Magazine Best Book award and was a Best Book of the Year selection for 8-12 year-olds by Parenting magazine.
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For Children
All illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds and published by Philomel Books.
The Olivia Kidney Series
- Olivia kidney- The first book in The Olivia Kidney Series, In which twelve-year-old Olivia moves into a new apartment building in New York City with her father, who is a superintendent (janitor). But this building is different from any other building she had ever lived in before; With ex-pirates, ghosts, exiled Princesses, a room filled with a tropical rainforest and a room entirely made of glass, some of the things that this girl encounters make the ones in Alice in Wonderland look tame! Olivia had been moving constantly over the years, so frequently that she had never had the time to make new friends. This fact upsets her, but then she finds that some of the best of friends can be found in the most unlikely places... (2003) ISBN 0-399-23850-6- (2003) ISBN 0-399-23850-6-
- Olivia Kidney and the Exit Academy, (2005) ISBN 0-399-24162-0
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- renamed as (Olivia Kidney Stops for No One)
- Olivia Kidney and the secret beneath the city- (2007) ISBN 0-399-24701-7
Characters in the Olivia Kidney Series;
Olivia- The protagonist of the series, a girl with strange connection to the spirit world.
Madame Brenda- A famous Psychic medium and a good friend of Olivia's. Madame Brenda appears in all three books.
George Kidney- Olivia's father
Christopher- Olivia's deceased older brother
Ruben- A boy about Olivia's age, Ruben is one of the first friends that Olivia makes during her second move. He is the best skateboarder in Central Park; and a potential love interest to Olivia.
Princpessa Christina Lili- The old exiled princess of Babatavia.
Branwell Biffmeyer/ Berns-
Arthur Vondychomps/ The Thing That I Step On- Princepessa Christina Lili"s childhood sweetheart and later husband.
Ansel Plover- Madame Brenda's handsome son, a charming young fellow who owns the brownstone that Olivia and her father live in during their second move.
Nora Horn- Ansel's sarcastic maid and love interest.
Mertha- Arthur's baby sister; A cave dweller.
Viola- Mertha's rebellious teenage daughter.
Delilah/Sidi-
Stella- Olivia's artistic friend from school, who can sleep with her eyes open.
Mona Monsoon-
Franklin Steenpister-
Lippa- Steenpister's wife, a member of Papua New Guinea's Pitta Pitta tribe.
Frannie- Olivia's friend who is a genius with stunted growth.
Gwen- The school guidance counsellor.
Dijon/ Stacie-
Cornwickle- Ansel's butler.
Claude Vondychomps- The half-witted son of Arthur Vondychomps, Claude is the husband of Mimi Smithers, and later Frannie's stepfather.
Mimi Smithers (Later Vondychomps)- Frannie's mother, who is a dog groomer from the Bronx and is not very bright.
Mr. Snuggles- Frannie's mother's dog.
Monica Kidney- Olivia's mother.
The Groupies- A group of girls who sit in Central Park, ogling Ruben.
Alice-
Mister Clive-
Renee-
Gretchen-
Other Books For Children
- Pish Posh (2006) ISBN 0-399-23995-2
For Adults (as Ellen Toby-Potter)
- The Average Human (2003) ISBN 1-931561-33-8
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