Annie Barrows

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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: 4.09 · 222,675 ratings · 30,577 reviews · 19 distinct works · Similar authors

	Ivy and Bean (Ivy and Bean, #1) by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator) 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 3,901 ratings — published 2006 — 11 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 Magic Half 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 1,292 ratings — published 2007 — 6 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
	Ivy and Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go (Ivy and Bean, #2) by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator) 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 1,154 ratings — published 2006 — 9 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
	Ivy and Bean Break the Fossil Record (Ivy and Bean, #3) by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator) 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 1,079 ratings — published 2007 — 8 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
	Ivy and Bean Take Care of the Babysitter (Ivy and Bean, #4) by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator) 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 967 ratings — published 2008 — 8 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
	Ivy and Bean: Bound to be Bad (Ivy and Bean, #5) by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator) 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 642 ratings — published 2008 — 10 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
	Ivy and Bean: Doomed to Dance (Ivy and Bean, #6) by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator) 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 576 ratings — published 2009 — 7 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
	Ivy and Bean: What's the Big Idea? (Ivy and Bean, #7) by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator) 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 418 ratings — published 2010 — 8 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
	Ivy and Bean: No News Is Good News (Ivy and Bean, #8) by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator) 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 266 ratings — published 2011 — 2 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
	Ivy and Bean Make the Rules (Ivy and Bean, #9) by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator) 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 2012 — 2 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

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Ivy & Bean (10 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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“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

32 people liked it

“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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