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Karen Day

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Children's Books

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July 2007

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In August I will be on the Cape, teaching the write-for-kids segment at the Cape Cod Writers Center Conference in Hyannis. This is the 50th anniversary of the conference, and I feel honored to be part of it.

Writing fiction is hard enough, full of rules and guidelines, possibilities and disappointments. Writing for kids is even more specialized. But the longer I'm in this business, the more inte...

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Books by Karen Day

Average rating: 3.98 · 305 ratings · 92 reviews · 4 distinct works

	No Cream Puffs 3.97 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Tall Tales 4.00 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	My rating:
	A Million Miles from Boston 3.94 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	My rating:

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Fever 1793

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Caleb's Crossing

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Karen Day gave to: Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr	My rating:
My favorite of Sara's book. Just reread. Wonderful!
May 17, 2012 12:09pm · see review
Karen Day gave to: Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
May 17, 2012 11:50am
Karen Day gave to: An Accident of Hope: The Therapy Tapes of Anne Sexton by Skorczewski Dawn M. read in May, 2012	My rating:
Loved, loved, loved this book. Read it over a couple of days, with pencil in hand, underlining key phrases. Fascinating read for those interested in Sexton, writing and psychoanalysis.
May 09, 2012 10:32am · see review
Karen Day added: Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman read in May, 2012	My rating:
May 08, 2012 05:59am
Karen Day liked Danealcampbell's review of Tall Tales: " i love this book very much all though some of it was sad i enjoyed it very much. "
May 02, 2012 06:32am · see review
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May 01, 2012 02:01pm
Karen Day gave to: Anne Sexton: A Biography by Diane Wood Middlebrook read in April, 2012	My rating:
Apr 30, 2012 11:01am
Karen Day liked Sophie's review of A Million Miles from Boston: " I thought this book was amazing! I was sad it was over! I just wanted it to keep going on and on. This book is about a girl named Lucy who every summer goes down to her house by the ocean with her dad. But this time also with his girlfriend. Lucy... " Read more of this review »
Apr 18, 2012 08:16am · see review
Karen Day added: Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos	My rating:
Apr 02, 2012 07:01am
Karen Day is currently reading: Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks	My rating:
Mar 22, 2012 05:57am