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Margaret Willey

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Born

Chicago

Website

http://www.margaretwilley.com/

Genre

Children's Books, Literature & Fiction, Poetry

Influences

I have many literary influences. Two are Maurice Sendak and Madeline L ...more

Member Since

June 2012

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I am the author of 9 Young Adult novels, 6 picture books & more on the way in both genres. I have also published reviews, essays and poetry. My best known books are the CLEVER BEATRICE picture books, for which I received many awards and prizes, including the CCBC Charlotte Zolotow award for best writing in a picture book. Recently, I was given the Gwen Frostic Award by the Michigan Reading Association for my contributions to literacy in my home state of Michigan. I have two grown children and live in Grand Haven with my husband Richard Joanisse.

I am the author of FOUR SECRETS,a book about the aftermath of a school bullying incident with graphic novel-inspired illustrations by Bill Hauser.
I am currently promoting my new title with Carolrhoda ...more

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My New January

January and February are my most important months for composing new work. The holidays recede and life grows quiet on the family front and the cold and stillness of lower Michigan keep me indoors and introspective. It is a good time for memory work and a good time to experiment. I work in my kitchen because my office gets too cold and I really like working in my kitchen from where I can see snow, Read more of this blog post »

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	Four Secrets 3.62 avg rating — 466 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Clever Beatrice by Margaret Willey (Goodreads Author), Margaret Willey (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 203 ratings — published 2001 — 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
	The 3 Bears and Goldilocks by Margaret Willey (Goodreads Author), Heather M. Solomon (Illustrator) 3.57 avg rating — 174 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
	Beetle Boy 3.48 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2014 — 7 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
	Thanksgiving with Me by Margaret Willey (Goodreads Author), Lloyd Bloom (Illustrator) 3.38 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 1998 — 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
	A Summer of Silk Moths 3.93 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Clever Beatrice and the Best Little Pony by Margaret Willey (Goodreads Author), Heather M. Solomon (Illustrator) 3.70 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2004 — 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
	The Bigger Book of Lydia 3.45 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1983 — 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 Clever Beatrice Christmas by Margaret Willey (Goodreads Author), Heather M. Solomon (Illustrator) 3.56 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2006	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
	Facing the Music 3.34 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1996 — 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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Clever Beatrice (3 books)
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Margaret Willey (Goodreads Author),

Heather M. Solomon (Illustrator)

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“...whose number one rule in life is: ignore all the ordinary people.”
― Margaret Willey, Four Secrets

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