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Patricia Hermes (1936–2018)

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53+ verk 4,776 medlemmar 71 recensioner

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Patricia Hermes was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 21, 1936. She graduated from St. John's University in 1957 with degrees in speech and English. She briefly taught English and social studies in middle school before taking time off to raise her children. When she returned to teaching, but visa mer decided to pursue a professional writing career after taking a class in writing nonfiction for adults. Her articles appeared in national parenting magazines as well as an Op-Ed piece for the New York Times, which caught the attention of a literary agent. The agent suggested she write for young readers. In 1980, her first book, What If They Knew?, was published. Since then she has written over fifty books for children and young adults including Nobody's Fault?, The Cousins Club series, the Emma Dilemma series, and six historical novels in the Scholastic Dear America/My America series. She received numerous awards including the Smithsonian Notable Book Award, the C. S. Lewis Honor Award, the American Library Association Best Book Award, and the award for the New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen Years. She died on July 11, 2018 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre

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Our Strange New Land (2000) 855 exemplar
Westward to Home (2001) 657 exemplar
The Starving Time (2001) 616 exemplar
Season of Promise (2002) 263 exemplar
A Perfect Place (2002) 240 exemplar
Horse Diaries #3: Koda (2009) 200 exemplar
The Wild Year (2003) 143 exemplar
Christmas Magic (1996) 129 exemplar
Kevin Corbett Eats Flies (1986) 106 exemplar
Horse Diaries #8: Black Cloud (2012) 104 exemplar
Mama, Let's Dance (1991) 103 exemplar
My Girl 2: A Novel (1994) — Adapter — 80 exemplar
My Secret Valentine (1997) 75 exemplar
Someone to Count On (1993) 75 exemplar
What If They Knew (1980) 69 exemplar
Nobody's fault? (1981) 64 exemplar
Salem Witch (2006) 54 exemplar
Hoppy Easter (1998) 51 exemplar
Emma Dilemma and the New Nanny (2006) 45 exemplar
Heads, I Win (1900) 44 exemplar
Turkey Trouble (1996) 43 exemplar
Friends Are Like That (1984) 38 exemplar
Something Scary (1996) 37 exemplar
The Brothers' War (2005) 27 exemplar
I Hate Being Gifted (1990) 23 exemplar
Calling Me Home (1998) 18 exemplar
Zeus and Roxanne (1997) 17 exemplar
A Place for Jeremy (1987) 16 exemplar
Sweet By and By (2002) 16 exemplar
Cheat the Moon (1998) 15 exemplar
Summer Secrets (2004) 14 exemplar
On Winter's Wind (1995) 14 exemplar
Take Care of My Girl (1992) 8 exemplar
A Solitary Secret (1985) 7 exemplar
Everything Stinks (1995) 5 exemplar
Who Will Take Care of Me? (1983) 5 exemplar
Be Still My Heart (1989) 3 exemplar
I'll Pulverize You, William (1994) 2 exemplar

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I read this book to my kids. It was a good way to teach them some history without them knowing it. We enjoyed the story.
 
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CarolHicksCase | 4 andra recensioner | Mar 12, 2023 |
This tale of family, loss and facing adversity is simply yet elegantly told. I found myself emersed in the story enjoying the flow and the craftmanship of the author.
 
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Verk
53
Även av
5
Medlemmar
4,776
Popularitet
#5,261
Betyg
3.8
Recensioner
71
ISBN
201
Språk
3

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