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Sandy Asher


Born
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The United States
October 16, 1942

Genre
Children's Books, Young Adult, Short Stories


Sandy Asher, a playwright and children's author, is probably best known for her young-adult novels and other prose works for young readers. Drawing many of the ideas and characters for her writings from her childhood memories, Asher has earned critical praise and numerous awards for novels such as Just like Jenny, Things Are Seldom What They Seem, and Everything Is Not Enough. In addition to fiction, Asher has also edited the story collections On Her Way: Stories and Poems about Growing up Girl and the award-winning With All My Heart, with All My Mind: Thirteen Stories about Growing up Jewish, which collect works that address many of the same adolescent concerns Asher confronts in her fiction. ...more

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Average rating: 3.8 · 1,597 ratings · 339 reviews · 56 distinct works • Similar authors
Chicken Story Time
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3.80 avg rating — 816 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions
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Too Many Frogs!
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4.04 avg rating — 397 ratings — published 2005 — 17 editions
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Here Comes Gosling!
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3.21 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions
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Stella's Dancing Days
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Just Like Jenny
3.94 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1982 — 7 editions
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Sophie's Monster Goes to Shul
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Writing It Right! How Succe...
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On Her Way: Stories and Poe...
3.79 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions
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But That's Another Story
3.53 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1996 — 8 editions
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Dude! Stories and Stuff for...
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