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Joyce Ray

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New Hampshire children’s author Joyce Ray’s debut YA historical novel is Feathers & Trumpets, A Story of Hildegard of Bingen, Apprentice Shop Books, 2014. The story chronicles the life of the12th century mystic, abbess, musician and herbalist who recently achieved sainthood in the 21st century. Ray also co-authored the middle-grade title Women of the Pine Tree State: 25 Maine Women You Should Know, as well as other titles in the America’s Notable Women series.
Ray received an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. In 2008, the Vermont Studio Center awarded her an artist's grant.
Ray also writes poetry for adults as well as children, and her poems have been published in several regional journals. On ...more

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	Feathers & Trumpets, A Story of Hildegard of Bingen 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Women of the Golden State: 25 California Women You Should Know (America's Notable Women) by Linda Crotta Brennan (Goodreads Author), Andrea Murphy (Goodreads Author), Deborah Bruss (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009	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
	Women of the Pine Tree State: 25 Maine Women You Should Know by Andrea Murphy (Goodreads Author), Lisa Greenleaf (Illustrator), Joyce Ray (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Women of the Pine Tree State: 25 Maine Women You Should Know (America's Notable Women) by Andrea Murphy (2014-01-01) by Andy Murphy (Goodreads Author), Joyce Ray (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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