DEAR READER, I’m thrilled you are reading my book TRUTH WITH A CAPITAL T and hope you find a good friend in Maebelle T. Earl and her cousin, Isaac. The summer between 5th grade and 6th grade is a big one. It was for me and it especially is for Maebelle. You see, right before… Read more »
Author-In-Residence
Linda Sue Park, Author-In-Residence
A LONG WALK TO WATER by Linda Sue Park is based on the true story of Salva Dut, who, as a child, was one of the Lost Boys of Sudan. This is a story of war and loss, family and survival, hunger, thirst and, most of all, the amazing power of the human spirit to… Read more »
Linda Sue’s Story
Until I was about eight years old, my family was the only Korean family in our whole town. There were no other Koreans living nearby. My parents decided to speak English at home, so for me and my brother and sister, English was our first language. Things were different back then—people weren’t aware of the… Read more »
Your Friend, Linda Sue Park
Dear Reader: I’m so excited that you’re interested in my book A LONG WALK TO WATER. It’s a story that’s very important to me. The book is based on the true story of Salva Dut, who is a family friend. I met Salva several years ago, and the more I learned about his life, the… Read more »
A Peek At Linda’s Office!
My office is too messy to show anyone. So what I did instead was to take pictures of a few special things in my office. First, some artwork: Right above my desk are two paintings. The top one is by the artist Julie Downing, and it’s the cover art for my book THE FIREKEEPER’S SON…. Read more »
Welcome Special Guest, Tami Lewis Brown!
SOAR, ELINOR! by Tami Lewis Brown, illustrated by Franςois Roca is the amazing story of pilot Elinor Smith’s daredevil 1928 flight beneath all four bridges crossing New York’s East River: the Brooklyn, the Manhattan, the Williamsburg, and the Queensboro. “On Sunday, October 21st, 1928, Elinor slipped on her lucky sneakers and a red leather jacket…… Read more »
What’s Your Story, Tami?
When I was a kid, we lived on a farm in Prospect, Kentucky. My sister and I rode horses every single day. We had lots of dogs and cats, and a duck named Sweet Feed. What was it like being surrounded by so many animals? Lots of fun but lots of work, too. We fed… Read more »
