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Gloria Whelan

Gloria Whelan is the bestselling author of many novels for young readers, including Homeless Bird, winner of the National Book Award, The Locked Garden, Parade of Shadows, and Listening for Lions. She lives in Michigan near Lake St. Clair.

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Gloria Whelan Answers Questions

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Homeless Bird

Books

	See What I See Kate Tapert sees her life in paintings. She makes sense of the world...
	Listening for Lions Historical fiction with a wicked twist. Listening for Lions is a...
	Chu Ju's House One girl too many . . . When a girl is born to Chu Ju's family, it is...

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Interview

Here Gloria Whelan talks about her favorite childhood books; how she came to be an author; and what type of research she does for her books.

Q: How did you discover reading as a child? What were your favorite books?
A: When I was nine years old I had rheumatic heart disease. At that time the only cure was bed rest. I was put to bed for a whole year! My only escape was books. It was during the depression, so books were not very plentiful. That meant reading each book several times. I read each...

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