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- Creech's novels are usually multilayered and are about topics such as grief, loss, love, and interior journeys. She writes with the intent to expand her readers' horizons; she hopes to increase their awareness and understanding of people who are different from them.
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Sharon Creech (born July 29, 1945) is an American writer of children's novels. She was the first American winner of the Carnegie Medal for British children's books and the first person to win both the American Newbery Medal and the British Carnegie.
About Sharon. I was born in South Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, and grew up there with my noisy and rowdy family: my parents (Ann and Arvel), my sister (Sandy), and my three brothers (Dennis, Doug, and Tom). For a fictional view of what it was like growing up in my family, see Absolutely Normal Chaos.
about sharon creech. Sharon Creech has written twenty-one books for young people and is published in over twenty languages. Her books have received awards in both the U.S. and abroad, including the Newbery Medal for Walk Two Moons, the Newbery Honor for The Wanderer, and Great Britain’s Carnegie Medal for Ruby Holler.
Life and Background. Even though Sharon Creech has lived in England and Switzerland since 1979, her main characters are American because that is Creech's "natural narrative voice." To create realistic plots and characters, Creech relies on personal experiences.
About Sharon Creech: I was born in South Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, and grew up there with my noisy and rowdy family: my parents (Ann and Arvel...
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Sharon Creech is an acclaimed children's author who always seems to know how to express what is going on in the heart of a teenage girl. In The Wanderer , a Newberry Honor Book, she allows her thirteen year old protagonist, Sophie, to narrate....
Mar 22, 2000 · Sharon Creech has a special ability to touch the hearts of young girls. This is a story in which she uses several writing techniques to tell a poignant and powerful story of one young girl searching for her place in the world, and coming to terms with her difficult past.
