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Betty Miles

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Betty Miles has written more than thirty books for children, including easy readers, picture books, non-fiction books and nine novels for pre-adolescent readers. Her book HEY! I’M READING! is the first book about reading, written for new readers and their families.

Miles was an editor of the innovative Bank Street Readers. She has taught kindergarten children, graduate students, and currently volunteers as a visiting author in fourth grade classrooms at PS 291. Bronx, NY. She speaks and leads workshops on reading and writing with children, parents, librarians, and teachers around the country. Betty Miles is a graduate of Antioch College. She taught children’s literature at Bank Street College of Education. She lives in Rockland County, New...more

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Average rating: 3.66 · 202 ratings · 50 reviews · 21 distinct works

	The Trouble with Thirteen 3.61 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1979 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Maudie And Me And The Dirty Book 3.79 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1980 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Real Me 3.80 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1974 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Secret Life of the Underwear Champ 3.23 avg rating — 22 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	I Would If I Could 4.12 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1982 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Tortoise And The Hare 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Sink or Swim 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1986 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Goldilocks and the Three Bears 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Just the Beginning 3.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1976 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Sky is Falling by Betty Miles, Cynthia Fisher (Illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	My rating:

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“I hate that word boobs. I wish people wouldn't say it, especially girls. It's like calling your own body stupid.”
― Betty Miles, The Trouble with Thirteen

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“If you're feeling bad for any reason, going to the mall always makes you feel worse. It's so glarey and noisy. The stores are full of things you think you might like until you get close and see how stupid they are.”
― Betty Miles

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“It seemed strange that someone as old as Aunt Sylvia would talk about growing up. In a way I'm not sure i like the idea that you always keep on doing it. It seems sort of tiring. And then, people don't automatically do it right.”
― Betty Miles, The Trouble with Thirteen

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