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  <name><![CDATA[Judith Viorst]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Judith Viorst is the author of several works of fiction and non-fiction for children as well as adults. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, her most famous children's book, was first published in 1972 and has since sold over two million copies. Ms. Viorst received a B.A. in History from Rutgers University, and she is also a graduate of the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute where she is a research affiliate. She began her career as a poet and has since completed six collections of poems for adults. Her first novel for adults, Murdering Mr. Monti, was published in 1994 and her most recent work of non-fiction, Imperfect Control, was published in January 1998 by Simon and Schuster. Her book Necessary Losses, published in 1986, appeared for almost two years on The New York Times best-seller list in hardcover and paperback. Ms. Viorst's children's books include The Tenth Good Thing About Barney, The Alphabet From Z to A, and the &quot;Alexander&quot; stories: Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday, Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move and, of course, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Ms. Viorst lectures widely on a variety of topics, ranging from the subjects of loss and control to children's literature. She resides in Washington, DC with her husband Milton, a political writer. They have three sons, Anthony, Nicholas and Alexander, and two perfect grandchildren, Miranda and Brandeis.]]></about>    <gender>female</gender>    <born_at>02/02/1931</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Ray Cruz]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Robin Preiss Glasser]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Ray Cruz]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Tenth Good Thing About Barney]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Erik Blegvad (illustrator)]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[If I Were in Charge of the World and Other Worries: Poems for Children and their Parents]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Lynne Cherry]]></name>
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  <published>1981</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[My Mama Says There Aren't Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Demons, Monsters, Fiend]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Ninety Days: An Almost Completely Honest Account of What Happened to Our Family When Our Youngest ... Came to Live with Us for Three Months]]></title>
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  <published>2007</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[I'll Fix Anthony (Aladdin Picture Books)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Judith Viorst]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rosie and Michael]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Judith Viorst]]></name>
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