Betsy Franco

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Betsy Franco has published more than eighty books, including three previous anthologies. She lives in Palo Alto, California.

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My play of Metamorphosis, Junior Year

My play is opening tonight. The director and the actors have created such an awesome rendering of my novel. I'm so grateful. Palo Alto Children's Theatre, Mar. 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12. 650-463-4930 See you there.

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	You Hear Me?: Poems and Writing by Teenage Boys 3.90 avg rating — 426 ratings — published 2000 — 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
	Q&A a Day for Kids: A Three-Year Journal 4.58 avg rating — 306 ratings — published 2012	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
	Birdsongs by Betsy Franco, Steve Jenkins (Illustrator) 3.86 avg rating — 270 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Zero Is the Leaves on the Tree by Betsy Franco, Shino Arihara (Illustrator) 3.71 avg rating — 243 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	A Dazzling Display of Dogs by Betsy Franco, Michael Wertz (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 223 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Things I Have to Tell You: Poems and Writing by Teenage Girls by Betsy Franco (Editor), Nina Nickles (Photographer) 3.93 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 2001 — 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
	Bees, Snails, Peacock Tails: Patterns Shapes . . . Naturally by Betsy Franco, Steve Jenkins (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	A Curious Collection of Cats by Betsy Franco, Michael Wertz (Illustrator) 4.01 avg rating — 160 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
	Pond Circle by Betsy Franco, Stefano Vitale (Illustrator) 3.71 avg rating — 171 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
	Falling Hard: 100 Love Poems by Teenagers 3.43 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 2008 — 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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