Karen Hesse
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born
August 29, 1952
gender
female
place of birth
Baltimore, Maryland, The United States
genre
Children's Books, Literature & Fiction
about this author
Karen Hesse is an American author of children's literature and literature for young adults, often with historical settings. Her novel Out of the Dust was the winner of the 1998 Newbery Medal and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. In 2002, Hesse was a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship.
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Out Of The Dust by Karen Hesse avg rating 3.78 — 3,968 ratings — published 1997 22 editions |
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Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse avg rating 3.77 — 725 ratings — published 1992 10 editions |
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Music Of Dolphins by Karen Hesse, Greg Harlin avg rating 3.74 — 654 ratings — published 1998 11 editions |
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Witness by Karen Hesse avg rating 3.76 — 477 ratings — published 2001 5 editions |
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A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin, Fenwick Island, Delaware, 1861 by Karen Hesse avg rating 3.43 — 258 ratings — published 1999 3 editions |
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Phoenix Rising by Karen Hesse avg rating 3.85 — 197 ratings — published 1994 9 editions |
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Stowaway by Karen Hesse avg rating 3.34 — 182 ratings — published 2000 10 editions |
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Brooklyn Bridge by Karen Hesse avg rating 3.39 — 173 ratings — published 2008 3 editions |
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Aleutian Sparrow by Karen Hesse avg rating 3.66 — 125 ratings — published 2003 5 editions |
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Just Juice by Karen Hesse avg rating 3.43 — 127 ratings — published 1998 4 editions |
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"the way i see it, hard times aren't only about money, or drought, or dust. hard times are about losing spirit, and hope, and what happens when dreams dry up."
— Karen Hesse (Out Of The Dust)
— Karen Hesse (Out Of The Dust)
"I play songs that have only the pattern of my self in them and you hum along suporting me. You are the companion to myself. The mirror with my mother'e eyes."
— Karen Hesse
— Karen Hesse
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