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Historical Fiction Interview and a Giveaway!

The wonderful blog, From the Mixed-Up Files of Middle Grade Authors, has posted an interview with Clara Gillow Clark.  The blog also features a giveaway of signed copies of several books, including Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos.  Check … Continue reading

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Jack Gantos and Childhood History

The protagonist of Jack Gantos’s Newbery Medal-winning novel, Dead End in Norvelt, who just so happens to be named Jack Gantos, spends a summer, grounded, learning about the history of his town from a quirky old woman who lives down the … Continue reading

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