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Sharon Lovejoy

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Children's Books, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction

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Naturalist, author, and illustrator Sharon Lovejoy’s passion for nature led her to a lifetime of cultivating wonder for grown-ups and children. Her honors include the National Outdoor Book Award for Children’s Literature, 2010 Gold Award from National Parenting Publications, the key to the city of Indianapolis for her work with youth, numerous Garden Writer’s Association awards, and one of the Best Chapter Books Pick by the International Reading Association for her novel Running Out of Night.

As a graduate with Distinction in Art from San Diego State University, Sharon successfully combined her training in art with her love of botany, natural science and history. She worked as a docent naturalist for the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History a ...more

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Dear Friends,Thank you for your letters, cards, gifts and...

Dear Friends,

Thank you for your letters, cards, gifts and inquiries about whether I am still residing on planet earth. YES! I’m here and keeping busy. Thanks to questions from many of you, including Vee (A Haven for Vee blog), my old pal Susan Branch, and so many others, I thought I would send you a quick note.

Life has been good and full, too full sometimes, but I am grateful for everything good t Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 4.23 · 2,164 ratings · 289 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots: Gardening Together with Children 4.33 avg rating — 881 ratings — published 1999 — 8 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
	Running Out of Night 3.85 avg rating — 391 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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
	Trowel and Error: Over 700 Organic Remedies, Shortcuts, and Tips for the Gardener 4.22 avg rating — 304 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	Sunflower Houses: A Book for Children and Their Grown-Ups 4.31 avg rating — 218 ratings — published 1991 — 8 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
	Toad Cottages and Shooting Stars: Grandma's Bag of Tricks 4.36 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	A Blessing of Toads: A Gardener's Guide to Living with Nature 4.35 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2004 — 8 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
	Hollyhock Days: Garden Adventures for the Young at Heart 4.25 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1994 — 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
	Camp Granny 4.21 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Little Green Island with a Little Red House 4.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	My First Bird Book and Bird Feeder 4.67 avg rating — 6 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

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“An Underground Railroad story with a distinctive flavor. –Booklist”
― Sharon Lovejoy, Running Out of Night

tags: bigotry, child-abuse, civil-war, diversity, historical-fiction, middle-grade, tolerance

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“(Running out of Night) ...is a story that respects this pivotal era of American history, a story that reveals the pain, the courage, and the hope that eventually changed the world.–Middle Shelf : Cool Reads for Kids magazine”
― Sharon Lovejoy, Running Out of Night

tags: bigotry, child-abuse, civil-war, diversity, historical-fiction, middle-grade, tolerance

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“This book would be a great addition to a classroom library, especially considering its emphases on timeless and critical topics like discrimination and prejudice. –examiner.com, National Book Examiner”
― Sharon Lovejoy, Running Out of Night

tags: bigotry, child-abuse, civil-war, diversity, historical-fiction, middle-grade, tolerance

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“The purpose of fiction is to combat loneliness.”
― Josh Radnor

tags: liberal-arts

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“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”
― Albert Einstein

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message 2: by Sharon

Apr 27, 2017 09:09AM

Kyleigh, I love the entire process, especially love doing research in depth. Each new discovery leads me down another pathway.

Once I begin to write, rather than just research and mull everything over, the words pour out like a spring freshet. I am always so amazed and grateful for this magical alchemy of thinking, research, and writing.

Best,

Sharon

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message 1: by Kyleigh

Apr 27, 2017 06:48AM

what do you like most about writing your books?

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