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Teresa R. Funke

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Historical Fiction, Children's Books, Short Stories

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February 2008

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Teresa Funke is the author of six novels for adults and children about World War II including Remember Wake, Dancing in Combat Boots, and the Home-Front Heroes Series. She is also a popular writer's coach offering one-on-one and group coaching to clients nationwide. She is also a keynote speaker.

Her short stories, articles, and essays have appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers, and anthologies. Two of her essays were listed as Notable Essays by the prestigious Best American Essays series.She performs a one-woman show based on Dancing in Combat Boots and works with organizations, schools, and non-profits to promote the arts, literacy, and history education.

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Average rating: 3.94 · 94 ratings · 46 reviews · 7 distinct works · Similar authors

	Dancing in Combat Boots 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2007	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Remember Wake 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doing My Part 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The No-No Boys 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	V for Victory 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wave Me Good-bye 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sand Papers by Tracy Ekstrand, Paul Miller, Todd Shimoda 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2003	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Home-Front Heroes (4 books)
by Teresa R. Funke (Goodreads Author)
4.0212765957446805 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 47 ratings

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Teresa Funke made a comment on Best Children's Books about World War II (1939-1945) ""Young readers" would mean, to me, children and teens both. Thank you for asking."
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Teresa Funke rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Teresa Funke wants to read The Ledge: An Adventure Story of Friendship and Survival on Mount Rainier by Jim Davidson	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Quotes by Teresa R. Funke

“The only difference between a grown-up's mistake and a child's is the size of the consequence.”
― Teresa R. Funke, Doing My Part

tags: children, courage, inspiration, mistakes, world-war-ii

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“We make the things that matter, matter.”
― Teresa R. Funke, Dancing in Combat Boots

tags: inspirational, women-s-strength, world-war-ii

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“I let all that anger and worry go because they don't belong to me any more than the future does. And I don't wanna feel them anyhow, because the truth is, whatever happens when this war ends, here and now, far from Richmond County, I'm freer than I've ever been.”
― Teresa R. Funke, Dancing in Combat Boots

tags: happiness, inspiration, inspirational, life, war, wisdom, women

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