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About Me
- Barbara O'Connor
- I'm a children's book author. My latest book is The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester. Others include The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis, Greetings from Nowhere, How to Steal a Dog, Moonpie and Ivy, and Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia. In addition to being a five-time winner of the Parents Choice Award, my awards include the Massachusetts Book Award, the South Carolina, Kansas, and South Dakota Children's Book Awards, School Library Journal Best Books, Bank Street College Best Books, and ALA Notables. I currently have books on over twenty state reading award lists.
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How to Steal a Dog
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VERY cool.
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