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Patricia Hermes (1936–2018)

Author of Our Strange New Land

53+ Works 4,776 Members 71 Reviews

About the Author

Patricia Hermes was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 21, 1936. She graduated from St. John's University in 1957 with degrees in speech and English. She briefly taught English and social studies in middle school before taking time off to raise her children. When she returned to teaching, but show more decided to pursue a professional writing career after taking a class in writing nonfiction for adults. Her articles appeared in national parenting magazines as well as an Op-Ed piece for the New York Times, which caught the attention of a literary agent. The agent suggested she write for young readers. In 1980, her first book, What If They Knew?, was published. Since then she has written over fifty books for children and young adults including Nobody's Fault?, The Cousins Club series, the Emma Dilemma series, and six historical novels in the Scholastic Dear America/My America series. She received numerous awards including the Smithsonian Notable Book Award, the C. S. Lewis Honor Award, the American Library Association Best Book Award, and the award for the New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen Years. She died on July 11, 2018 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Our Strange New Land (2000) 855 copies
Westward to Home (2001) 657 copies
The Starving Time (2001) 616 copies
Season of Promise (2002) 263 copies
A Perfect Place (2002) 240 copies
Horse Diaries #3: Koda (2009) 200 copies
The Wild Year (2003) 143 copies
Christmas Magic (1996) 129 copies
Kevin Corbett Eats Flies (1986) 106 copies
Mama, Let's Dance (1991) 103 copies
My Girl 2: A Novel (1994) — Adapter — 80 copies
My Secret Valentine (1997) 75 copies
Someone to Count On (1993) 75 copies
What If They Knew (1980) 69 copies
Nobody's fault? (1981) 64 copies
Salem Witch (2006) 54 copies
Hoppy Easter (1998) 51 copies
Heads, I Win (1900) 44 copies
Turkey Trouble (1996) 43 copies
Friends Are Like That (1984) 38 copies
Something Scary (1996) 37 copies
The Brothers' War (2005) 27 copies
I Hate Being Gifted (1990) 23 copies
Calling Me Home (1998) 18 copies
Zeus and Roxanne (1997) 17 copies
A Place for Jeremy (1987) 16 copies
Sweet By and By (2002) 16 copies
Cheat the Moon (1998) 15 copies
Summer Secrets (2004) 14 copies
On Winter's Wind (1995) 14 copies
Take Care of My Girl (1992) 8 copies
A Solitary Secret (1985) 7 copies
Everything Stinks (1995) 5 copies
Who Will Take Care of Me? (1983) 5 copies
Be Still My Heart (1989) 3 copies

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I read this book to my kids. It was a good way to teach them some history without them knowing it. We enjoyed the story.
 
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This tale of family, loss and facing adversity is simply yet elegantly told. I found myself emersed in the story enjoying the flow and the craftmanship of the author.
 
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Works
53
Also by
5
Members
4,776
Popularity
#5,261
Rating
3.8
Reviews
71
ISBNs
201
Languages
3

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