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Becky Birtha

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Hampton, Virginia, The United States

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Children's Books, Gay & Lesbian, Literature & Fiction

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As a writer, I'm the author of three books for adults: two collections of short stories and a volume of poetry. My short stories have been widely anthologized, and some of my writing has appeared in textbooks. More recently, I've written two children's picture books. I'm also a parent, a Quaker, was an adoption worker for many years, and currently live in Delaware County, PA, just outside Philadelphia. I enjoy visiting schools to share about my books.

As a reader, I got my first library card at age seven, and I still approach books in much the same way that I did as a kid. I go to the library a lot. I pick out books on the shelf by the author, or the topic, or-- yes, often, the cover. Usually I skip the jacket copy because I don't want the s ...more

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Echo, Reviewed

Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Right from the start, Pam Muñoz Ryan's Echo seemed like an enormous undertaking, and not only for her, as a writer. I wondered how long it would take me to read its 587 pages. (I am not a fast reader.) How many times would I have to renew the library book? And this would be a week I was traveling. How much heavier would my luggage be? (Yes, I have an e-reader, and no, it' Read more of this blog post »

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	Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology by Barbara Smith (Editor), Donna Allegra (Contributor), Tania Abdulahad (Contributor) 4.35 avg rating — 923 ratings — published 1983 — 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
	Breaking Ice: an Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction by Terry McMillan (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), John Edgar Wideman (Goodreads Author) (Preface/Contributor), David Bradley (Contributor) 4.21 avg rating — 704 ratings — published 1990 — 12 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
	Far Apart, Close in Heart: Being a Family when a Loved One is Incarcerated by Becky Birtha (Goodreads Author), Maja Kastelic (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.16 avg rating — 252 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Grandmama's Pride 4.22 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	Lovers' Choice 4.19 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1987 — 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
	For Nights Like This One: Stories of Loving Women 3.77 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1983 — 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
	Far Apart, Close in Heart (2019 Av2 Fiction) 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings	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
	Far Apart, Close in Heart: Being a Family when a Loved One is Incarcerated by Becky Birtha (Goodreads Author), Maja Kastelic (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	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 Forbidden Poems 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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