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Teresa R. Funke

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Teresa R. Funke is the author of "Bursts of Brilliance for a Creative Life," a highly regarded collection of her postings from her popular blog of the same name. She is also the author of seven novels for adults and children about World War II including "Remember Wake," "Dancing in Combat Boots," and the Home-Front Heroes Series.

Teresa's short stories, articles, and essays have appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers, and anthologies. Two of her essays were listed as Notable Essays by the prestigious Best American Essays series.

She is a sought-after speaker and consultant and works with organizations, schools, and non-profits to promote the arts, literacy, and history education. ...more

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	Dancing in Combat Boots: And Other Stories of American Women in World War II 3.88 avg rating — 99 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
	Remember Wake 4.02 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	The No-No Boys 3.98 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Doing My Part 4.17 avg rating — 41 ratings — 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
	War on a Sunday Morning 4.57 avg rating — 28 ratings — 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
	V for Victory 4.13 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Bursts of Brilliance for a Creative Life 4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — 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
	Wave Me Good-bye 3.95 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	V de la victoria by Teresa R. Funke (Goodreads Author), Gloria Garcia Diaz (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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
	The Sand Papers : Selected Writings From the Slow Sand Writers Society by Tracy Ekstrand, Paul Miller, Todd Shimoda 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2003	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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I’ve been crazy busy this week getting ready for the New York premiere of our new play, Wave Me Good-bye, based on my children’s book of the same name. So, since that’s all I can think about right now, I thought I’d share with you the fascinating story behind the story.

Way back in 1998, I was researching my book, Dancing in Combat Boots: and Other Stories of American Women in WWII, and reached out

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“The only difference between a grown-up's mistake and a child's is the size of the consequence.”
― Teresa R. Funke, Doing My Part

tags: children, courage, inspiration, mistakes, world-war-ii

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“We make the things that matter, matter.”
― Teresa R. Funke, Dancing in Combat Boots: And Other Stories of American Women in World War II

tags: inspirational, women-s-strength, world-war-ii

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“One day this war will end. And when it does, Tule Lake will be just a memory.”
― Teresa R. Funke, The No-No Boys

tags: children-s, japanese-internment, life, remembering, war, world-war-ii

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The History Book ...: SECOND WORLD WAR - THE LIBERATION TRILOGY - GLOSSARY - PART ONE ~ (SPOILER THREAD)	153	251	Jun 03, 2013 07:00PM
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“We make the things that matter, matter.”
― Teresa R. Funke, Dancing in Combat Boots: And Other Stories of American Women in World War II

tags: inspirational, women-s-strength, world-war-ii

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“I let all that anger and worry go because they don't belong to me any more than the future does. And I don't wanna feel them anyhow, because the truth is, whatever happens when this war ends, here and now, far from Richmond County, I'm freer than I've ever been.”
― Teresa R. Funke, Dancing in Combat Boots: And Other Stories of American Women in World War II

tags: happiness, inspiration, inspirational, life, war, wisdom, women

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“This is how hatred begins -- with a muffled laugh on a hot night and a knock on the door.”
― Teresa R. Funke, Wave Me Good-bye

tags: anger, courage, life, prejudice, war

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“One day this war will end. And when it does, Tule Lake will be just a memory.”
― Teresa R. Funke, The No-No Boys

tags: children-s, japanese-internment, life, remembering, war, world-war-ii

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“The only difference between a grown-up's mistake and a child's is the size of the consequence.”
― Teresa R. Funke, Doing My Part

tags: children, courage, inspiration, mistakes, world-war-ii

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