 A Newbery Medal laureate and a multiple winner of the O. Henry Award, her short stories and articles for adults appeared in many popular magazines and have been reprinted in anthologies and textbooks.In 2012 "Gone-Away Lake" was ranked number 42 among all-time children's novels in a survey published by "School Library Journal", a monthly with primarily U.S. audience.The first two Melendy books also made the Top 100, "The Saturdays (novel)" and "The Four-Story Mistake".