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Barbara Gregorich

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Barbara Gregorich, who writes fiction and nonfiction for adults and for children, has in her writing career deliberately moved from one genre to another, writing about the things important in life — baseball, mystery, and social justice. Her seminal Women at Play: The Story of Women in Baseball won the SABR-MacMillan Award and laid the groundwork for other books on the subject. For her research and writings on women in baseball, Barbara Gregorich received the 2024 SABR Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award.

A frequent presenter at Illinois libraries, Gregorich was appointed a 2013 Roads Scholar by the Illinois Arts Council. In 2021 City of Light published The F Words, whose story of ICE persecution of immigrants focuses on ...more

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How do you feel about the 'series' books that are so popular? Are they fulfilling the need of the author to say more? The reader wanting to hear more? The publisher wanting to sell more?

Barbara Gregorich Thanks for the question, Elizabeth. I discussed the pros and cons of series books on my Facebook Author Page in November, 2014. The link is: https://w …moreThanks for the question, Elizabeth. I discussed the pros and cons of series books on my Facebook Author Page in November, 2014. The link is: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Barbar...

In general, I think series, which have been around for at least 200 years, possibly 300 (nobody knows or agrees on what the first book series was), are a good thing. Readers crave knowing more about the characters they love, and writers enjoy expanding upon what they have created. These are positive things.

On the negative side, it's very difficult for a writer to keep visiting the same characters once a year, every year, with no end in sight. Creativity dries up. Routine sets in, as does predictability. Publishers pressure writers to write the same thing that sold before. Sometimes this works successfully, sometimes not. I think each series has to be judged on its own merits.(less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Barbara Gregorich I almost never have what's termed "writer's block" — not able to think of what to write next, or having trouble with how I should proceed with the boo…moreI almost never have what's termed "writer's block" — not able to think of what to write next, or having trouble with how I should proceed with the book. For one thing, I have more book ideas than I'll ever be able to turn into books, so the problem of what to write next doesn't exist. On occasion I do have trouble figuring out how to proceed with a book. What I do then is start writing (by hand, on a tablet) possible approaches to the book. This type of thinking is usually stimulating: it allows me to see possible approaches to a book. Within a very short period of time, say one day to one week, I end up choosing one approach over all the others. And then I start to write.(less)

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	Brain Quest Workbook: Grade 4 4.25 avg rating — 196 ratings — published 2008	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 Fox On The Box 3.79 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1984 — 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
	Women at Play: The Story of Women in Baseball/ a Harvest Original 3.98 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1993 — 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
	Jog, Frog, Jog 3.89 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1984 — 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
	Beep, Beep! - level 1 by Barbara Gregorich (Goodreads Author), Ed Taber (Illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1984 — 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
	School Zone Math Basics 2 Workbook: 64 Pages, 2nd Grade, Addition & Subtraction, Time & Money, Place Value, Fact Families, Ages 7-8 (I Know It! Book Series) by Barbara Gregorich (Goodreads Author), Lorie DeYoung, Robin Koontz (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1995 — 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
	Waltur Buys a Pig in a Poke and Other Stories by Barbara Gregorich (Goodreads Author), Kristin Sorra (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.85 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	The F Words 4.57 avg rating — 21 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
	The Gum on the Drum (Start to Read! Library Edition Series) by Barbara Gregorich (Goodreads Author), Joan Hoffman (Editor) 3.96 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1984 — 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
	Up Went the Goat (Start to Read! Trade Edition Series) by Barbara Gregorich (Goodreads Author), Robert Masheris (Illustrator) 3.48 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1984 — 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

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Barbara Gregorich liked Amy Brown's review of Waltur Paints Himself into a Corner and Other Stories: "This is a cute 2nd grade level reader that can help kids learn about idioms. "
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Barbara Gregorich liked Renee Brown's review of Waltur Paints Himself into a Corner and Other Stories: "Humorous misadventures of Waltur the bear. Repetition, sight words and humorous dialogue are used to engage young readers."
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Barbara Gregorich liked Mandy J. Hoffman's review of Waltur Paints Himself into a Corner and Other Stories: "A young readers chapter book about a bear named Waltur. Good stories, great use of words, and terrific pictures."
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This book is so good that I don’t know where to begin! The story, about tween twins Ellie and Kat, reunited but wary of each other, takes readers and the twins on a time-travel adventure back to 1970, when their grandmother was part of the “scene,” m ...more
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