Greetings from Nowhere

Ramblings about children's books (and sometimes some other stuff) from author Barbara O'Connor

Monday, March 8, 2010

Writing gives you the illusion of control, and then you realize it's just an illusion, that people are going to bring their own stuff into it.

--David Sedaris

Barbara O'Connor: I'm a children's book author. My latest book is Wish. Others include The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis, Greetings from Nowhere, How to Steal a Dog,and Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia. In addition to being a six-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've had books on over 38 state reading award lists.

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