Ellen Wittlinger





Ellen Wittlinger

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born
October 21, 1948 in Belleville, IL, The United States

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Ellen Wittlinger is the critically acclaimed author of the teen novels Heart on My Sleeve, The Long Night of Leo and Bree, Razzle, What's in a Name, and Hard Love (an American Library Association Michael L. Printz Honor Book, a Lambda Literary Award winner, and a Booklist Editors' Choice). She has a bachelor's degree from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, and an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa. A former children's librarian, she lives with her husband in Swampscott, Massachusetts.


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Just want to say HI to any visitors to this page! I'm sitting here listening to Eva Cassidy's album SONGBIRD which I recommend to anyone in a pensive mood on a rainy day like this one. My stinky dog has just finished eating a rug and a photograph of me and my husband. Sated, he sleeps in my office chair, shedding his silky black and white fur on everything, waiting for dinner. I eat an orange,... read more »
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Average rating: 3.64 · 7,378 ratings · 1,017 reviews · 21 distinct works
Hard Love
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 3,048 ratings — published 2001 — 11 editions
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Parrotfish
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 1,123 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions
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Sandpiper
3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 547 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions
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Blind Faith
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 390 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions
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Heart on My Sleeve
3.13 of 5 stars 3.13 avg rating — 460 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions
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Love & Lies: Marisol's Story
3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 337 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions
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Zigzag
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 305 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions
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Razzle
3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 305 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions
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The Long Night of Leo and Bree
3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 194 ratings — expected publication 2012 — 6 editions
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What's in a Name
3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions
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October 2009, Ellen Wittlinger
" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? EW: satisfying, peaceful, nostalgic, nourished, rooted, funky, funny, well-photographed! SS: What is your motto or maxim? EW: Live and let live. What Readers want to know... SS: How wo..." ...More

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“People changed lots of other personal things all the time. They dyed their hair and dieted themselves to near death. They took steroids to build muscles and got breast implants and nose jobs so they'd resemble their favorite movie stars. They changed names and majors and jobs and husbands and wives. They changed religions and political parties. They moved across the country or the world -- even changed nationalities. Why was gender the one sacred thing we weren’t supposed to change? Who made that rule?”
Ellen Wittlinger, Parrotfish

“you give everyone the benefit of the doubt. they don't always deserve it. ”
Ellen Wittlinger, Blind Faith

“i was in love with the sound of the slamming door, it sounded the way i felt, like damn you to hell! and i hate what you're doing to me! and Life sucks. ”
Ellen Wittlinger

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