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Kirby Larson went from history-phobe to history fanatic thanks to a snippet of a story about her great-grandmother homesteading in eastern Montana. That bit of family lore inspired her to write HATTIE BIG SKY, a young adult historical novel, which won a 2007 Newbery Honor Award and Montana Book Award.

She's honored that Scholastic has asked her to write the lead title in the re-launch of the Dear America series: THE FENCES BETWEEN US will be out in September 2010. A second historical novel for Delacorte, tentatively titled THE FRIENDSHIP DOLL, will hit the shelves Spring 2011.

In 2005, Kirby began collaborating with dear friend, Mary Nethery. Their first book, illustrated by Jean Cassels,TWO BOBBIES: A TRUE TALE OF HURRICANE KATRINA, FRIEND...more


All things are difficult before they are easy.
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Average rating: 3.99 · 9,471 ratings · 1,924 reviews · 24 distinct works · Similar authors
Hattie Big Sky (Hattie, #1)
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 6,735 ratings — published 2006 — 19 editions
The Friendship Doll
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 650 ratings — published 2011
Two Bobbies: A True Story o...
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4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 508 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions
The Fences Between Us: The ...
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 447 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions
Hattie Ever After (Hattie, #2)
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 447 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions
The Magic Kerchief
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2000
Dear America: The Fences Be...
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4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2010
Second Grade Pig Pals
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions
Cody and Quinn Sitting in a...
2.6 of 5 stars 2.60 avg rating — 5 ratings4 editions
Duke
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — expected publication 2013
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Becky Wow. I just added tons more books to my to-read list, thanks to the authors you wrote about. :)


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