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Kathi Appelt
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in Fayetteville, NC, The United States
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Mary Oliver, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Frost
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April 2008
Greetings!
Several years ago, we were decorating our annual tree when I pulled out a box that was stored next to the ornaments. In it were our sons' baby shoes. Instead of neatly wrapping them back up, I decided that they needed a new life, and hung them on the tree.
Later, I [...]
Several years ago, we were decorating our annual tree when I pulled out a box that was stored next to the ornaments. In it were our sons' baby shoes. Instead of neatly wrapping them back up, I decided that they needed a new life, and hung them on the tree.
Later, I [...]
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" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? KA: Full of music, cats, books . . . it's all good! SS: What is your motto or maxim? KA: Write like your fingers are on fire. What Readers want to know... SS: What’s your greatest fe..." ...More
" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? KA: Full of music, cats, books . . . it's all good! SS: What is your motto or maxim? KA: Write like your fingers are on fire. What Readers want to know... SS: What’s your greatest fe..." ...More
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"Lauren wrote: "I love The Underneath! It's one of my favorite books!"
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"Thanks Elizabeth. Both of my cousins graduated from South Houston High School. And I spent my ninth grade year at Sam Rayburn.
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"Don't you just love this book? That cover makes me want to hug it. And I also hope it gets read aloud."
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| Here's a barn burner of a first book! Julie Berry gives us a gripping young heroine, feisty and hearty too. The narrative moves quickly, there's a beloved and lovable character named Dog, who though a four-footer is not a dog. There's a scoundrel. A...more | |
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I read this book out loud in the car while my friend, and fellow author, Kathy Whitehead and I drove across the Texas plains from Abilene to College Station. The rhythm of the prose, the pacing, the language all come together to create the perfect re...more |
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“Purring is not so different from praying. To a tree, a cat's purr is one of the purest of all prayers, for in it lies a whole mixture of gratitude and longing, the twin ingredients of every prayer.”
― Kathi Appelt, The Underneath
― Kathi Appelt, The Underneath
“Memory is a slippery thing. When something terrible happens to you, like the loss of someone you love...memory can turn into a soft blanket that hides you from the loss.”
― Kathi Appelt
― Kathi Appelt
“(He) had not realized how much he needed this sweet, friendly sound. How much he needed someone to settle in next to him. He didn't know that he needed to not be so solitary until at last he wasn't. So many needs in one old dog.”
― Kathi Appelt, The Underneath
― Kathi Appelt, The Underneath
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Your welcome!!! I want to read Keeper soooo bad!
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