Kathryn Fitzmaurice





Kathryn Fitzmaurice

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When Kathryn was thirteen years old, her mother sent her to New York City over the summer to visit her grandmother, who was a science fiction author. After seeing how her grandmother could make the characters in her books into whomever she wanted, Kathryn decided that she, too, wanted to become a writer someday. Years later, after teaching elementary school, and taking many classes, she now writes full time and lives with her husband, two sons, and her dog, Holly, in Monarch Beach, California.

Kathryn was born in New York City, but grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona. She holds a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Chapman University. Her favorite thing to do is walk her dog, Holly, who, she says is so smart, she can practically em...more


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Judy Lopez Memorial Award MedalLast week, I received an email from Judith Kantor, who is a member of the 2013 Los Angeles Chapter of the Women’s National Book Association’s Judy Lopez Memorial Awards Committee. She informed me that A DIAMOND IN THE DESERT had been chosen as a Judy Lopez Memorial Awards Honor Book.
The Judy Lopez Memorial Awards for Children’s Literature are granted annually to... Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 3.75 · 855 ratings · 272 reviews · 3 distinct works · Similar authors
The Year the Swallows Came ...
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 568 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions
Destiny, Rewritten
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions
A Diamond in the Desert
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions

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“There is nothing like the smell of a bookstore. If you ask me, it's actually a combination of smells: part library, part new book, and part expectation for what you might find.”
Kathryn Fitzmaurice, Destiny, Rewritten

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Mock Newbery 2014: June Read - The Year the Swallows Came Early 9 88 Jul 08, 2009 07:12am  
The Next Best Boo...: First Reads books 528 1237 Jan 17, 2013 05:46pm  
Unknown Books? - ...: Suggest books here! 132 220 May 02, 2013 12:33am  


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