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Category Archives: A Girl Called Problem
Books about Africa for Young Friends
A Girl Called Problem got a brief but complimentary mention recently in Monica Edinger’s wonderful Horn Book article entitled, “Books about Africa.” Edinger is the author of the recently released and very well-received Africa Is My Home: A Child of … Continue reading
Lists, lists and hopefully more lists…
A Girl Called Problem was among 25 middle-grade novels honored to find itself on the New York Public Library’s Children’s Books: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2013 list. Here’s a picture of the saintly librarians who do such a … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, A Girl Called Problem, ABC Best Books for Children Catalog, American Booksellers Association, Auntie's Bookstore, Best Books for Children Catalog, Children's Books, Katie Quirk, middle grade fiction, NYPL, NYPL 2013 list, The Briar Patch
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Letters from Readers!
I got a large envelope filled with wonderful letters in the mail last week. The authors of these letters were 5th-grade students in Ms. Jackson’s class at Old Town Elementary School here in Maine. They asked many wonderful questions, several … Continue reading
Happy International Day of the Girl!
Today, October 11th, is the second annual celebration of the International Day of the Girl. There’s so much that I admire about this special day–that a group of girls and young women started the push to make if official, that … Continue reading
Betsy Bird’s Picks for 2013
Wondering what to recommend next to a young reader (or to an older reader who loves children’s books as much as I do)? Look no further. Here’s the famous New York Public Library’s Youth Materials Collections Specialist, Betsy Bird’s, list. … Continue reading
Skype Chat with Friends Select School
Friends Select Middle School in Philadelphia adopted A Girl Called Problem as their core summer reader. I had the good fortune to chat with students over Skype this last week. We talked about the book, living in Tanzania, and my … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Friends Select, girl called problem, middle grade fiction, Quaker, Skype Author, Tanzania
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Writing A Girl Called Problem
I was recently interviewed for the website how-to-write-a-book.com about my writing process and the story behind A Girl Called Problem. We discuss everything from my admiration for Tanzania’s first president, Julius Nyerere, to the wonders of small, independent presses like … Continue reading
Authoring Stories about Cultures Other Than Our Own
The last month has graced us with a lot of buzz about diversity and multiculturalism in children’s literature. I’ve appreciated so many of the voices that have contributed to this important conversation: Lee and Low’s report on our country’s discouraging … Continue reading
The Diversity Gap in Children’s Books
Lee and Low books, an independent publisher focused on diversity, recently shared some discouraging statistics: in the past 18 years, the publication of children’s books by and/or about people of color has plateaued, remaining at about 10%, even though 37% … Continue reading
Real ‘Girl Power:’ Another Story Behind A Girl Called Problem
I recently wrote an essay for my publisher’s blog about a former student of mine who had the courage to speak out against sexual bribery at the university where I taught in Tanzania. Her story and many others make me … Continue reading
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