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Ruth Harrigan

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Ruth Harrigan is the author of two free verse works for young adults: Waking Up Dazed and The Carnival Barker; four books of poetry: Saint Crow. Inexplicable Mortality, That Woman in the Wheelchair and Beware Old Lovers; and On the Boardwalk, a collection of short stories about homelessness and Sticks, Stones and Names, a short story collection on psychological themes. She has also written a Reading Material Series for children and young adults of short stories with disability themes: The Power Chair Pole Vaulter of Paluga County (Vol 1) and Grandpa's Tree (Vol 2). Her short fiction and poems have also appeared in publications in Australia, Canada and India. She lives in Princeton, New Jersey. ...more

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	Grandpa's Tree and other short stories about disability for children and young adults (Reading Materials on Disability Themes for Teachers and Young Adults Book 2) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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