Tag Archives: Katie Quirk

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

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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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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

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