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Karen Hesse

Karen Hesse. By: Andy, Allie, Susan, and Tara. Biography. Born: August 29, 1952 Born in Baltimore, Maryland Currently lives in Vermont Family: husband and two daughters Inspiration: Mrs. Datnoff Education: University of Maryland. Well Known Titles .

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Karen Hesse

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  1. Karen Hesse By: Andy, Allie, Susan, and Tara

  2. Biography • Born: August 29, 1952 • Born in Baltimore, Maryland • Currently lives in Vermont • Family: husband and two daughters • Inspiration: Mrs. Datnoff • Education: University of Maryland

  3. Well Known Titles • Out of the Dust (Newbery Award 1998) • Witness (Vermont Reads 2003) • Come On, Rain • Letters from Rifka • Phoenix Rising • The Cats of Krasinski Square

  4. Witness • Age range: 12 and up • Set in Vermont • Ku Klux Klan starts picking up adherents in VT • Two young girls as main characters-one black, one Jewish

  5. Letters From Rifka • Age range: 9-12 • Russian immigrant to America in 1919 • Carries book of poetry by Alexander Pushkin • Writes letters to cousin about new experiences

  6. Out Of The Dust • Age range: 9 and up • Billie Jo growing up in Dust Bowl-era Oklahoma • Written poetically

  7. Teacher Resources • Study Questions:http://www.teenreads.com/reviews/0439271991.asp • Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0bmQaVNCTg • Book Reviews:http://www.teenreads.com/reviews/0439271991.asp • Buy Her Books:http://www.allbookstores.com/Karen-Hesse/author/1 • Biography:http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=3214

  8. Websites For Pictures • http://staffpicks.icpl.org/wp-content/themes/icpl/cover.php?isbn=9780312378868&size=lg • http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_woxgsUdgF74/S2-PfUCIrBI/AAAAAAAAAAU/lJfJxhGi7hU/s320/mila.jpg • http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0439271991.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg • http://syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=0590360809/LC.GIF&client=sirsi&type=rw12 • http://www.rebeccacaudill.org/teacher/covergallery/1998/phoenix.jpg • http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bnPgtEKxF9U/TEnZMbgJa0I/AAAAAAAAA7I/SZ0IoUAY6Z0/s320/karen+hesse.jpg • http://www.library.pima.gov/teenzone/images/rifka.jpg

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