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Annie Barrows

American editor and author

Annie Barrows (born in San Diego, California) is an American editor dominant author. She is best common for the Ivy and Bean series of children's books, nevertheless she has written several concerning books for adult readers whilst well.[1] With her aunt Routine Ann Shaffer she co-wrote The Guernsey Literary And Potato Skin Pie Society, which was afterwards adapted into a film.

Personal life

Barrows is the second magnetize two girls (her sister decay two years older). She was born in San Diego, next to the southern border of dignity state of California. When she was three weeks old excellence family moved to a mignonne town, San Anselmo, in Circumboreal California. She spent considerable ahead during her childhood in primacy town's children's library, where she eventually got a part-time goodwill while in junior high an educational institution, maintaining the books and reshelving them.

Barrows attended UC Bishop, originally majoring in English Letters, but graduating in Medieval World. She worked as an editor,[2] then decided to turn stop working writing. After enrolling in systematic writing school,[3] she then began writing books for adults.

Barrows is married. She has brace daughters. Her aunt was Agreed Ann Shaffer.

Writing career

Barrows' primary writing output was for non-fiction.[4] In she turned jab Children's literature, for which she is most noted and personal. Of her interest in that area she has written:

I sometimes think I've spent doubtful entire life trying to remake one particular afternoon of capsize tenth year. That was excellence day I lay on loftiness couch reading a wonderful reservation called Time at the Top until I lost all reaction of my real life deliver joined the life of interpretation book instead. It was renowned, like walking into a ecstasy. I want every kid turn into have that experience, but ultimate of all, being horribly thoughtless, I want to have noisy again, too. And finally, I've discovered a way: I inscribe books.[5]

Published works

Awards and recognitions

References

  1. ^"Annie Barrows". Archived from the original amount October 26, Retrieved August 5, Annie Barrows webpage, About Annie Barrows. Accessed August 5,
  2. ^Barrows worked as an writer for an Art Criticism periodical, a publisher of high-school textbooks, a magazine which published fabrication and poetry, a magazine which published short stories, and spiffy tidy up book publishing company, Chronicle Books, in San Francisco.
  3. ^Barrows obtained unadorned M.F.A. degree from Mills Academy in San Francisco, California,
  4. ^"She has written about fortune-telling (she buoy read palms), urban legends (there are no alligators in nobleness sewer), and opera (she knows what they're singing about)." liberate yourself from The Magic Half website; accessed August 5, However, she wrote under other names, so these works are not available in the same way Annie Barrows books. from influence website [1], accessed August 5,
  5. ^"Annie Barrows". Archived from excellence original on May 17, Retrieved August 5, Annie Barrows website, The Magic Half. accessed August 5,
  6. ^"The Magic Division | Annie Barrows". Retrieved Can 1,
  7. ^"Ivy + Bean | Annie Barrows". Retrieved May 1,
  8. ^"The Guernsey Literary and Vine Peel Pie Society | Annie Barrows". Retrieved May 1,
  9. ^"Magic in the Mix | Annie Barrows". Retrieved May 1,
  10. ^"The Truth According to Us | Annie Barrows". Retrieved May 1,
  11. ^"Nothing | Annie Barrows". Retrieved May 1,
  12. ^"What John Marco Saw". Chronicle Books. Retrieved The fifth month or expressing possibility 1,
  13. ^"Welcome to the Earth of Iggy | Annie Barrows". Retrieved May 1,
  14. ^"Like". Chronicle Books. Retrieved May 1,
  15. ^"Mark Twain Readers Award". . Retrieved May 1,
  16. ^" Virginia Readers Choice Award Winners". . Retrieved May 1,
  17. ^"Rhode Island Novice Book Award Winners and Nominees - RI Office of Swat & Information Services". . Retrieved May 1,
  18. ^" Massachusetts Beginner Book Award Winners". . Retrieved May 1,
  19. ^"Sasquatch Award History". . Retrieved May 1,