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Sarah Sullivan

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Author of ALL THAT'S MISSING, which received a starred review from the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books and 4 picture books, including PASSING THE MUSIC DOWN which was an NCTE Notable Book in the Language Arts. Her second book, DEAR BABY: LETTERS FROM YOUR BIG BROTHER was an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold award winner. Her fifth picture book, A DAY FOR SKATING, illustrated by Madeline Valentine, was published by Candlewick in 2019. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children from Vermont College where she won the Harcourt Post-Graduate Scholarship. She also received an Individual Artist Grant/Fellowship from the West Virginia Arts Commission and lives with her husband in Williamsburg, VA. Loves theater -especially Sondheim musicals -, ...more

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	All That's Missing 3.74 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2013 — 11 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
	Passing the Music Down by Sarah Sullivan (Goodreads Author), Barry Root (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	A Day for Skating by Sarah Sullivan (Goodreads Author), Madeline Valentine (Illustrations) 3.68 avg rating — 126 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
	Once Upon a Baby Brother 3.75 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Root Beer and Banana by Sarah Sullivan (Goodreads Author), Greg Shed (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2005	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
	Dear Baby: Letters from Your Big Brother by Sarah Sullivan (Goodreads Author), Paul Meisel (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2005 — 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

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A KIND OF SHOWING AND NOT-TELLING

One of the most difficult things to explain to writing students is the age-old adage, "show, don't tell."
"What do you mean?" they ask. How do you respond? Let's just admit at the outset that there is no easy answer to this. And I am also certain that I break this rule myself, although certainly not on purpose. I am most awa Read more of this blog post »

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“The thing about families, Arlo thought, was that there was always some question nobody wanted to answer for you, and it was like a stray thread pulling loose in a sweater. You could tug at it all you wanted, but in the end, all you'd have was a pile of twisted yarn.”
― Sarah Sullivan, All That's Missing

tags: families, family-relationships, family-secrets

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“They travel through the heartland, past cold factories and drifty towns, to the old, old mountains slumbering east of Tennessee.”
― Sarah Sullivan, Passing the Music Down

tags: appalachia, appalachian-fiction, old-time-music

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“Angels and spirits," Poppo said, raising his head to catch Arlo's eyes. "Help comes from the other side.”
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