Karen Hesse was born on August 29th 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1969, she attended Towson State College as a theater major, but transferred after two semesters to the University of Maryland. It was here that she eventually earned a B.A. in English with double minors in Psychology and Anthropology. Below are some of the books that she's written:
A Light in the Storm
Lavender
Sable
Poppy's Chair
In 1976, Karen Hesse and her husband, Randy, moved to Vermont. There they raised their 2 daughters, Kate and Rachel. Hesse began writing children's books but had trouble finding a publisher. She eventually found a publisher. In 1991 her first book, Wish on a Unicorn was published. She has been writing ever since. She still lives in Vermont.
*All facts came from the following sources:
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=3214
http://www.allbookstores.com/Karen-Hesse/author/1
After Words of Karen Hesse's Out of the Dust
guys i have some questions. 1.how did the arredt of ashbey and rush eventually benefit the students in ms.Freelands class? 2.explain billie jo's motivation for wanting to play the piano in the palace concert? 3.what caused billie jo to reach the conclusion ''i just want to go away out of the dust.''? can you please answer my questions by the end of the day may 21 ,2012.
ReplyDeletei meant 1.how did the ARREST of ashbey and rush eventually benefit the students in ms.Freeland's class?
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ReplyDeletei meant please help me i cant even FIND the chapter.
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