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Tracey Baptiste

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Born

San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

Website

http://www.traceybaptiste.com

Genre

Young Adult, Nonfiction, Middle Grade

Influences

Rosa Guy; Hemmingway; Marquez

Member Since

May 2008

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From Thompson-Gale: "Something About the Author"
I have always loved books. My favorite, was an oversized complete Grimm's Fairy Tales with beautiful illustrations, which I lost when my family moved to the United States. I was fascinated by the stories of the tailor who went up against a giant, and clever Hans, who wasn't so clever as well as the more traditional princess stories. When I was about thirteen, after spending a summer in the library reading Paul Zindel and Judy Blume among other authors, I announced to my best friend that I was going to be a writer. I didn't decide what I wanted to write until I read "The Friends" by Rosa Guy. I had recently moved to Brooklyn, NY, and the book spoke to my situation precisely. It remains one of m ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 9,719 ratings · 1,944 reviews · 40 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Jumbies (The Jumbies #1) 3.87 avg rating — 3,232 ratings — published 2015 — 8 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
	Minecraft: The Crash (Official Minecraft Novels, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 719 ratings — published 2018 — 19 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
	Rise of the Jumbies (The Jumbies #2) 4.12 avg rating — 561 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	The Jumbie God's Revenge (The Jumbies, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 2019 — 4 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
	Angel's Grace 3.84 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	Stephenie Meyer 4.23 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2010 — 4 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
	Madeleine L'Engle 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2007 — 3 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
	Sharon Creech 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2011 — 2 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
	Jerry Spinelli 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2007	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
	Al Gore 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 2 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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“Proud Fierce Papa Bear” – The Speech

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Following is the speech of the first half of my talk at ALAN on Nov 19, 2018. It touches on an event that happened at a panel at NCTE on Saturday. Video is likely to follow, but I wanted this to get out there. I will post the text of the second half of the talk, which is more about toxic masculinity and my forthcoming novel, THE MUSIC OF WHAT HAPPENS, tomorrow.

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Tracey Baptiste made a comment on The movement will fail without intersectionality " Maggie wrote: "I had never thought of this. Thank you for posting this and for wording it so well." I'm glad this resonated for you, Maggie. ...more "
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Tracey Baptiste answered Goodreads's question: Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why? Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Although they don't become a couple until the end of Pride and Prejudice, the complex societal rules they must navigate and the emotional engagement between them taught me a lot about how worldbuilding affects character See Full Answer
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Tracey Baptiste entered a giveaway Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile	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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Tracey Baptiste liked a question about American Terrorist: Did the author or S&S ever stop to consider how problematic this book is for the Muslim community?
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“seed is a promise, Corinne, a guarantee. Plant it and watch it grow.”
― Tracey Baptiste, The Jumbies

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“My mother tells me all the time that if you don't trouble trouble, then trouble won't trouble you.”
― Tracey Baptiste, The Jumbies

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“traumatic”
― Tracey Baptiste, Minecraft: The Crash

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