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Teresa Robeson

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Teresa Robeson was born in Hong Kong, raised in Canada, and now lives on 27-acres in the Midwest U.S. with her scientist-professor husband, younger son, and a flock of quirky chickens. Her debut picture book, Queen Of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom, won the 2020 winner of the ALA Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature in the Picture Book category, and was a National Council of Teachers of English Orbis Pictus Nonfiction Recommended Book, and an International Literacy Association's Nonfiction Picture Honor. It also received starred reviews and appeared on many best-of lists.

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Teresa Robeson I can't think of any mysteries in my own life, but if my mother were still alive, I'd love to ask her the specifics that happened to her and her famil…moreI can't think of any mysteries in my own life, but if my mother were still alive, I'd love to ask her the specifics that happened to her and her family during WWII when they were fleeing from the Japanese in the countryside of China, and her mother dies. She never told me exactly what happened since, even 60+ years later, she couldn't talk about the experience. I think whatever happened would make for a gripping novel. (less)
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“Ignore the obstacles. Just put your head down and keep walking forward.”
Teresa Robeson, Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom

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And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.”
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