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Ellen Wittlinger

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Ellen Wittlinger is the critically acclaimed author of 15 young adult novels including Parrotfish, Heart on My Sleeve, Love & Lies: Marisol's Story, Razzle, What's in a Name, and Hard Love (an American Library Association Michael L. Printz Honor Book, a Lambda Literary Award winner, and a Booklist Editors' Choice). She has a bachelor's degree from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, and an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa Writer's Workshop. A former children's librarian, she lives with her husband in western Massachusetts.
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Average rating: 3.68 · 22,971 ratings · 2,236 reviews · 31 distinct works • Similar authors

	Hard Love 3.76 avg rating — 7,161 ratings — published 1999 — 16 editions	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
	Parrotfish 3.70 avg rating — 5,866 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	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
	Love & Lies: Marisol's Story 3.86 avg rating — 1,928 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	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
	Sandpiper 3.62 avg rating — 1,043 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	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
	Blind Faith 3.82 avg rating — 784 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	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
	Zigzag 3.72 avg rating — 715 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions	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
	Heart on My Sleeve 3.16 avg rating — 783 ratings — published 2004 — 9 editions	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
	Razzle 3.56 avg rating — 598 ratings — published 2001 — 9 editions	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
	The Long Night of Leo and Bree 3.68 avg rating — 437 ratings — published 2002 — 9 editions	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
	Local Girl Swept Away 3.45 avg rating — 267 ratings — published 2016 — 12 editions	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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It's just another day. . .

Just want to say HI to any visitors to this page! I'm sitting here listening to Eva Cassidy's album SONGBIRD which I recommend to anyone in a pensive mood on a rainy day like this one. My stinky dog has just finished eating a rug and a photograph of me and my husband. Sated, he sleeps in my office chair, shedding his silky black and white fur on everything, waiting for dinner. I eat an orange, dri Read more of this blog post »

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Ellen Wittlinger answered Susan Lundy's question: Ellen, Susan here. I'm trying to buy a few more used books for my Little Free Library's "Banned Books" celebration week later this month. I've already picked up two more Hard Love and Parrotfish, of course, and I will put out Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry, To Kill a Mockingbird, and 1984 (which I've been saving). There are just too many new banned transgender books. What are the top 2 or 3 choices? Hi Susan. Great you're curating your LFL so well! In truth, I haven't kept up with the YA world much since I'm only writing plays these days, but I looked at this list: https://www.nypl.org/books-more/recom... and there are a few titles/authors whose See Full Answer
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“People changed lots of other personal things all the time. They dyed their hair and dieted themselves to near death. They took steroids to build muscles and got breast implants and nose jobs so they'd resemble their favorite movie stars. They changed names and majors and jobs and husbands and wives. They changed religions and political parties. They moved across the country or the world — even changed nationalities. Why was gender the one sacred thing we weren’t supposed to change? Who made that rule?”
― Ellen Wittlinger, Parrotfish

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“But you can only lie about who you are for so long without going crazy.”
― Ellen Wittlinger, Parrotfish

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“I watched her walk away, first thinking: good riddance – who needs this abuse? And then after a minute thinking: she never really understood me anyway. Which rapidly changed to: I never understood her at all. And before long I was watching her small back disappear and thinking: there goes the only person who ever gave a damn about me.”
― Ellen Wittlinger, Hard Love

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Wonder by R.J. Palacio

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The Reluctant Assassin by Eoin Colfer

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Nothing to Lose by Alex Flinn

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Hard Love by Ellen Wittlinger

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Ask The Passengers by A.S. King

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message 10: by Bradley

Mar 06, 2010 06:53AM

I hope you are having a good day! =)

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message 9: by Ellen

Jan 06, 2010 09:50AM

Hi Zu, Nice to see you here since I won't be seeing you at KW this year. :( My daughter is getting married this summer so I have to save my pennies for that! XO, Ellen

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message 8: by Zuvncnt

Jan 06, 2010 09:38AM

Ellen, Parrotfish is on my reading list and I am really looking forward to it. Thanks for the note! Best, Zu

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message 7: by Ellen

Jan 05, 2010 01:30PM

Irish wrote: "Thanks for adding me. I have your book Parrotfish and found it very uplifting and made me want to come out to my family and friends. I foudn some where supportive.."

That's great, Irish! Thanks for telling me!

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message 6: by Ellen

Jan 05, 2010 01:30PM

Cinda wrote: "Hi, Ellen, I think you'll love GoodReads! It really helps when people ask me what I've read and my mind goes totally blank! And a great way to connect with readers.

Cinda"
Oh, good, my mind is almost always totally blank!

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message 5: by Jools Xavier

Jan 05, 2010 09:01AM

Thanks for adding me. I have your book Parrotfish and found it very uplifting and made me want to come out to my family and friends. I foudn some where supportive..

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message 4: by Cinda

Jan 05, 2010 08:48AM

Hi, Ellen, I think you'll love GoodReads! It really helps when people ask me what I've read and my mind goes totally blank! And a great way to connect with readers.

Cinda

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message 3: by Rosemary

Jan 05, 2010 08:46AM