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Frances Temple grew up in Virginia, France, and Vietnam. About her third book she wrote, "The Ramsay Scallop is about our need for adventure and motion, for throwing in with strangers, trusting and listening. The story began to take form in northern Spain along pilgrim trails; was fed by histories, stories, letters, by the testimony of a fourteenthcentury shepherd, by the thoughts of today's pilgrims. Concerns echo across years-clean water, good talk, risks welcomed, the search for a peaceful heart. Traveling in Elenor's shoes, I found out how strongly the tradition of pilgrimage continues." Ms. Temple received many honors during her distinguished career. Her other critically acclaimed books for young people include: France Taste of Salt A...more

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Average rating: 3.51 · 606 ratings · 90 reviews · 10 distinct works

	The Ramsay Scallop 3.55 avg rating — 294 ratings — published 1994 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Beduins' Gazelle by Frances Temple, David Bowers (Illustrations) 3.44 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 1996 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 3.55 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Tonight, by Sea by Frances Temple, Tim O'Brien (Illustrations) 3.19 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Grab Hands and Run by Frances Temple, Ed Little (Illustrations) 3.58 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Tiger Soup: An Anansi Story from Jamaica 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Tonight, by Sea 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1997	My rating:
	Tiger Soup 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1999	My rating:
	Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1994	My rating:
	The Beginnings of Writing by Charles A. Temple, Ruth Nathan, Frances Temple 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1992	My rating:

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