Annie Barrows

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The United States

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http://www.anniebarrows.com/

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Annie grew up in Northern California, and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, with a degree in Medieval History. Unable to find a job in the middle ages, she decided upon a career as an editor, eventually landing at Chronicle Books in San Francisco, where she was in charge of "all the books that nobody in their right mind would publish." After earning an M.F.A. in Creative Writing at Mills College, Annie wrote a number of books for grown-ups about such diverse subjects as fortune-telling (she can read palms!), urban legends (there are no alligators in the sewer!), and opera (she knows what they're singing about!). In 2003, Annie grew weary of grown-ups, and began to write for kids, which she found to be way more fun.

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Average rating: 4.07 · 22,859 ratings · 4,736 reviews · 22 distinct works

	Ivy and Bean (Ivy and Bean, #1) by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall 3.90 avg rating — 2,111 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Magic Half 3.77 avg rating — 813 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Ivy + Bean - Book2: The Ghost That Had to Go by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 710 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Ivy and Bean: Break the Fossil Record - Book 3 by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator) 4.14 avg rating — 589 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Ivy and Bean: Take Care of the Babysitter - Book 4 by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 474 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	Ivy and Bean - Bound to be Bad (Ivy & Bean, #5) by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall 4.18 avg rating — 383 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Ivy and Bean - Book 6 by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illustrations) 4.16 avg rating — 318 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Ivy and Bean What's the Big Idea? (Book 7) by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Ivy and Bean No News Is Good News (Book 8) by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illustrations) 4.15 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Ivy and Bean's Treasure Box by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall 4.54 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2008	My rating:

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Series by Annie Barrows

Ivy & Bean (8 books)
by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator)

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Quotes by Annie Barrows

“That's what I love about reading: one tiny thing will interest you in a book, and that tiny thing will lead you onto another book, and another bit there will lead you onto a third book. It's geometrically progressive-- all with no end in sight, and for no other reason than sheer enjoyment.”
― Annie Barrows, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

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“Men are more interesting in books than they are in real life.”
― Annie Barrows, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

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“We clung to books and to our friends; they reminded us that we had another part to us.”
― Annie Barrows, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

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