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Tag Archives: Africa
Happy International Day of the Girl
A few years ago, I wrote the following article for the wonderful website A Mighty Girl about the real-life stories that inspired me to write A Girl Called Problem and how they relate directly to the International Day of the … Continue reading
Nyerere is Back!
Tanzanians recently elected a new president, John Magufuli, and people are excited. Magufuli grew up herding cattle for his poor family, and he seems bent on putting a stop to corrupt spending. Right after he was sworn in, Magufuli slashed … Continue reading
Growing Up With Ujamaa: An Interview
Interested in learning more about the history behind A Girl Called Problem? Following Common Core and looking for a nonfiction supplement to the book? I hope you’ll be as fascinated as I was with this first-hand account of what life … Continue reading
More lists!
A Girl Called Problem recently made two more best-of lists for 2013: VOYA’s 2013 Top Shelf for Middle School Readers List. VOYA is the leading library journal dedicated to young adult fiction and young adult readers. and The Notable Social Studies Trade Books … Continue reading
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
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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The Story Behind the Cover
Ever wonder what’s behind some of your favorite book covers? Who was the artist? Is that a real or Photoshopped setting? Did the author get a say in how the model looked? I recently wrote a short piece about the … Continue reading
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Tagged A Girl Called Problem, Africa, cover, middle grade, young adult
The Story Behind A Girl Called Problem
My wonderful agent, Sara Crowe, asked me to write a short piece about the origins of A Girl Called Problem. The full story is on Sara’s blog, Crowe’s Nest. Here’s a short excerpt to get you started: I moved to Tanzania, East … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, middle grade, Nyerere, strong girl, Tanzania
