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Susan Hood

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http://www.susanhoodbooks.com

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Children's, Nonfiction, Poetry

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February 2016

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Susan Hood is the award-winning author of many books for young readers, including Ada's Violin; Lifeboat 12; The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics; Shaking Things Up; Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team; and We Are One: How the World Adds Up.

Susan is the recipient of an E. B. White Read-Aloud Picture Book Honor, the Christopher Award, the Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, the Golden Kite Award, and the Bank Street Flora Stieglitz Straus Award, given annually for “a distinguished work of nonfiction that serves as an inspiration to young people.”

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Average rating: 4.12 · 15,809 ratings · 2,828 reviews · 243 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lifeboat 12 4.17 avg rating — 5,296 ratings — published 2018 — 11 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
	Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay by Susan Hood (Goodreads Author), Sally Wern Comport (Illustrator) 4.38 avg rating — 2,131 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis by Susan Hood (Goodreads Author), Greg Dawson 4.41 avg rating — 1,859 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World by Susan Hood (Goodreads Author), Sophie Blackall (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Emily Winfield Martin (Illustrator) 4.43 avg rating — 877 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
	Double Take! A New Look at Opposites by Susan Hood (Goodreads Author), Jay Fleck (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 471 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Spike, the Mixed-up Monster by Susan Hood (Goodreads Author), Melissa Sweet (Illustrator) 3.75 avg rating — 465 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Just Say Boo!: A Sweet Picture Book About a Shy Ghost Finding Courage on Halloween for Kids (Ages 4-8) by Susan Hood (Goodreads Author), Jed Henry (Illustrator) 3.75 avg rating — 406 ratings — published 2012 — 5 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
	Lifeboat 5 4.21 avg rating — 361 ratings — 7 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 Tooth Mouse by Susan Hood (Goodreads Author), Janice Nadeau (Illustrator) 3.82 avg rating — 349 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Harboring Hope: The True Story of How Henny Sinding Helped Denmark's Jews Escape the Nazis – A World War II Novel-in-Verse of Courage and Humanity 4.20 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 2023 — 7 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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“Buxoo,”
― Susan Hood, Lifeboat 12

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“Father O’Sullivan.”
― Susan Hood, Lifeboat 12

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