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Kirby Larson

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Kirby Larson went from history-phobe to history fanatic while writing the 2007 Newbery Honor Book, HATTIE BIG SKY. Her passion for historical fiction is reflected in titles such as THE FENCES BETWEEN US, THE FRIENDSHIP DOLL, as well as the sequel to HATTIE BIG SKY, HATTIE EVER AFTER, and her two latest titles, DUKE--which was nominated for 5 state Young Reader Choice awards as well as being a finalist for the Washington State Book Award-- and DASH--which has garnered two starred reviews, a NAPPA Gold Award and a Capitol Choices nomination. She will have two new books out in 2016 -- watch for them!

In 2006, Kirby began a collaboration with her good friend Mary Nethery resulting in two award-winning nonfiction picture books: TWO BOBBIES: A TR ...more

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	Hattie Big Sky (Hattie, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 18,965 ratings — published 2006 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hattie Ever After (Hattie, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 4,313 ratings — published 2013 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dash 4.07 avg rating — 2,175 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941 4.06 avg rating — 2,163 ratings — published 2010 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Duke 4.17 avg rating — 1,817 ratings — published 2013 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival by Kirby Larson (Goodreads Author), Mary Nethery (Goodreads Author), Jean Cassels (Illustrator) 4.38 avg rating — 1,382 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Friendship Doll 3.90 avg rating — 1,419 ratings — published 2011 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Growing Up with Aloha: A Nanea Classic Volume 1 (American Girl: Nanea #1) by Kirby Larson (Goodreads Author), Juliana Kolesova (Illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 612 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Audacity Jones to the Rescue (Audacity Jones #1) 3.62 avg rating — 523 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Code Word Courage 3.89 avg rating — 428 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Hattie (2 books)
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Dogs of World War II (4 books)
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American Girl: Nanea (2 books)
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Audacity Jones (2 books)
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Bitty Baby (8 books)
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Sue Cornelison (Illustrations)

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“Hon, when someone's a true friend, there's no need to miss 'em." She patted her chest. "'Cause they're always right here.”
― Kirby Larson, Hattie Big Sky

tags: friendship

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“I will have to rely on that painful teacher, experience.”
― Kirby Larson, Hattie Big Sky

tags: experience, teaching

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“Sir if I was your daughter I would wait until this train started again and throw myself in front of it! ”
― Kirby Larson, Hattie Big Sky

tags: humor

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What Book Shall We Read in December?

Did we miss your pick for the Newbery this year? Well now is your chance to write in a book, published in 2011, for our final book of the month.

Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy

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A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

8 votes 16.0%

Bigger than a Bread Box by Laurel Snyder

4 votes 8.0%

Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir Nelson

4 votes 8.0%

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (write-in)

4 votes 8.0%

Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick

2 votes 4.0%

The Trouble with May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm

2 votes 4.0%

The Penderwicks at Point Mouette by Jeanne Birdsall

2 votes 4.0%

Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver (write-in)

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wonderstruck (write-in)

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Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt

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Inside Out & Back Again (write-in)

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Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy (write-in)

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The Friendship Doll by Kirby Larson

1 vote 2.0%

The Adventures of Sir Gawain the True by Gerald Morris

1 vote 2.0%

An Unlikely Arrangement by Patty Wiseman (write-in)

1 vote 2.0%

Eddie's War by Carol Saller (write-in)

1 vote 2.0%

Waiting to Forget by Sheila Kelly Welch (write-in)

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True... Sort of by Katherine Hannigan

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The Dragon of Cripple Creek by Troy Howell

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