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Brenda Woods


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Brenda Woods was born in Ohio, grew up in Southern California, and attended California State University, Northridge. Her award-winning books for young readers include The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond (a CCBC choice and a Kirkus Reviews Best Book); the Coretta Scott King Honor winner The Red Rose Box; the ALAN Pick Saint Louis Armstrong Beach; and VOYA Top Shelf Fiction selection Emako Blue. Woods’s numerous awards and honors include the Judy Lopez Memorial Book Award, the FOCAL International Award, and the ILA Children’s Choice Young Adult Fiction Award. She lives in the Los Angeles area.

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Average rating: 3.98 · 6,976 ratings · 1,170 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors
The Unsung Hero of Birdsong...
4.07 avg rating — 1,868 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions
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The Blossoming Universe of ...
3.99 avg rating — 1,690 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions
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Emako Blue
4.14 avg rating — 819 ratings — published 2005 — 14 editions
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Saint Louis Armstrong Beach
3.82 avg rating — 788 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions
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Zoe in Wonderland
3.77 avg rating — 534 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions
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My Name Is Sally Little Song
3.99 avg rating — 350 ratings — published 2006 — 13 editions
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When Winter Robeson Came
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The Red Rose Box
3.97 avg rating — 308 ratings — published 2002 — 14 editions
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A Star on the Hollywood Wal...
3.61 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions
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With Just One Wing
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“Sounds to me like you're praying Violet, not wishing. When we wish, it's usually for something frivolous...Something not serious. Like what you want for your birthday. Prayers are for more serious things." -Mom”
― Brenda Woods, The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond
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“Whenever possible, you gotta try to see the goings-on of life through more eyes than just your own, because that can help you see things more clearly.”
― Brenda woods, The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA
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“No sense in chasing something that doesn't want to be caught" -Poppy”
― Brenda Woods, The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond
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