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Holly Thompson

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Holly Thompson was raised in New England, earned her B.A. in biology from Mount Holyoke College and her M.A. in English with a concentration in creative writing/fiction from New York University. Long-time resident of Japan, she is a lecturer at Yokohama City University, where she teaches creative writing, academic writing, short stories and American culture.

Holly's fiction is often set in Japan.

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Global Voices Part 3: Children's and YA Books in Translation from Japan

Recently PaperTigers.org, the wonderful website that focuses on multicultural books for young readers, world literacy and more, launched a series on the PaperTigers Blog called Global Voices. I was honored to be asked to be the first guest blogger for this new program. The PaperTigers Blog describes the new Global Voices program: "Each month we will be inviting a guest to join us and write thr... read more »

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Books by Holly Thompson

Average rating: 3.78 · 327 ratings · 104 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Orchards 3.74 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Wakame Gatherers by Holly Thompson (Goodreads Author), Kazumi Wilds (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	Ash: A Novel 3.79 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Tomo: Friendship through Fiction: An Anthology of Japan Teen Stories 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012	My rating:

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Holly Thompson wrote a new blog post: Global Voices Part 3: Children's and YA Books in Translation from Japan Global Voices Part 3: Children's and YA Books in Translation from Japan Recently PaperTigers.org, the wonderful website that focuses on multicultural books for young readers, world literacy and more, launched a series o... read more »
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Holly Thompson made a comment on Exercising to Write--with a Kamakura Hike: "Actually, yes! A productive afternoon. "
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Holly Thompson gave to: Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler	My rating:
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Holly Thompson gave to: Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley	My rating:
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Holly Thompson gave to: Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy (Goodreads Author) read in February, 2012	My rating:
Apr 13, 2012 10:02pm
Holly Thompson gave to: Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
An important book that has long needed to be written.
Apr 13, 2012 09:59pm · see review
Holly Thompson gave to: How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr	My rating:
I loved this novel, Sara Zarr's strongest yet, I thought. Looking forward to her next work.
Apr 08, 2012 03:55pm · see review
Holly Thompson added: The House Baba Built: An Artist's Childhood in China by Ed Young	My rating:
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Holly Thompson gave to: Drawing from Memory by Allen Say	My rating:
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Holly Thompson marked as to-read: The Lake by Banana Yoshimoto	My rating:
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