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Kathryn Fitzmaurice

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Born

New York, The United States

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http://www.kathrynfitzmaurice.com/

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Children's Books

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February 2009

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When Kathryn was thirteen years old, her mother sent her to New York City over the summer to visit her grandmother, who was a science fiction author. After seeing how her grandmother could make the characters in her books into whomever she wanted, Kathryn decided that she, too, wanted to become a writer someday. Years later, after teaching elementary school, and taking many classes, she now writes full time and lives with her husband, two sons, and her dog, Holly, in Monarch Beach, California.

Kathryn was born in New York City, but grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona. She holds a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Chapman University. Her favorite thing to do is walk her dog, Holly, who, she says is so smart, she can practically em ...more

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4th of July!!

Every year, on the fourth of July, our neighborhood does this very fun parade, and pancake breakfast and then the Marines raise the flag and the firetruck runs through our neighborhood at the beginning of the parade. It is very fun to watch.

I love living in Niguel Shores. It is a very nice. Everybody waves to you! Even when you are walking your dog!!

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	Destiny, Rewritten 3.83 avg rating — 1,243 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	A Diamond in the Desert 3.82 avg rating — 998 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Year the Swallows Came Early 3.77 avg rating — 957 ratings — published 2009 — 19 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 Invaders - The Dark Age: Artemis Doom by Artemis Doom, Kathryn Fitzmaurice (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 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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Quotes by Kathryn Fitzmaurice (?)

“There is nothing like the smell of a bookstore. If you ask me, it's actually a combination of smells: part library, part new book, and part expectation for what you might find.”
― Kathryn Fitzmaurice, Destiny, Rewritten

tags: books, bookstore

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“People are just who they are.”
― Kathryn Fitzmaurice, The Year the Swallows Came Early

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“I had plenty of time to wait for her to tell me what was going on. But waiting is the hardest thing anyone ever has to do. You think you can just sit and let time go by. Well, no. Because that is exactly when time does not go by...After forever, I saw her coming.”
― Kathryn Fitzmaurice, The Year the Swallows Came Early

tags: time

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What second pick for a Newbery Honor?

(I tried to include all the books we have read, along with the books mentioned on our "the others good and up" thread, and a few on the Newbery 2010 list on goodreads. If, however, I have not included a book you want to vote for just send me a message or write a comment. I will add it to the list.)

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

6 votes 18.8%

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

6 votes 18.8%

All the Broken Pieces by Ann Burg

6 votes 18.8%

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

3 votes 9.4%

Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin

2 votes 6.3%

Wild Things by Clay Carmichael

2 votes 6.3%

A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck

1 vote 3.1%

The Year the Swallows Came Early by Kathryn Fitzmaurice

1 vote 3.1%

Charles and Emma The Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman

1 vote 3.1%

The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo

1 vote 3.1%

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

1 vote 3.1%

Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur

1 vote 3.1%

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

1 vote 3.1%

Marcelo In The Real World by Francisco X. Stork

0 votes 0.0%

Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick

0 votes 0.0%

Forest Born by Shannon Hale

0 votes 0.0%

The Nine Pound Hammer by John Claude Bemis

0 votes 0.0%

Neil Armstrong is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me by Nan Marino

0 votes 0.0%

The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had by Kristin Levine

0 votes 0.0%

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

0 votes 0.0%

Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko

0 votes 0.0%

Slob by Ellen Potter

0 votes 0.0%

Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede

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Crossing Stones by Helen Frost

0 votes 0.0%

Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson

0 votes 0.0%

The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis by Barbara O'Connor

0 votes 0.0%

The Girl Who Threw Butterflies by Mick Cochrane

0 votes 0.0%

Here's How I See It--Here's How It Is by Heather Henson

0 votes 0.0%

The Unfinished Angel by Sharon Creech

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The Book of the Maidservant by Rebecca Barnhouse

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32 total votes

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