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Sara Lewis Holmes is the author of The Wolf Hour, which brings together a wolf, three pigs, a witch, and a headstrong girl in a story, and Stories, you've never seen before but will recognize deep within. It's gorgeously written, fiendishly clever, and full of heart to balance out its brain -- a perfect middle-grade read for fans of fairy tales and fierce storytelling.

Sara is also the author of Operation Yes, which ALA's Booklist called "purest stagecraft: quick, funny, sad, full of heart, and irresistibly absorbing." It was also named as one of Booklist's Top Ten Arts Books for Kids 2009.

Operation Yes was a Cybils finalist in the Middle Grade Fiction category and the audio version won a 2010 Audie award for the best audiobook for kids, ag
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The Wolf Hour

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"Holmes' eerie, anachronistic storytelling style is perfectly suited for this postmodern fairy tale pastiche. . . . Holmes' dreamy narrative is not to be missed for fans of fairy tales and fairy tale retellings." -- Booklist

"This might land well with fans of Ursu's Breadcrumbs, and the triumphant conclusion could please fans of fairy tales with happy endings." -- Bulletin of the Read more of this blog post »
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Published on November 20, 2017 17:41
Average rating: 3.77 · 1,736 ratings · 322 reviews · 3 distinct worksSimilar authors
Operation Yes

3.76 avg rating — 1,184 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions
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Letters from Rapunzel

3.83 avg rating — 360 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions
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The Wolf Hour

3.73 avg rating — 192 ratings3 editions
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“Oh my dear, you don't think burning a book destroys a story, do you?”
Sara Lewis Holmes, The Wolf Hour

“Philo of Alexandria,”
Sara Lewis Holmes, Operation Yes

“But before we head out, you need to know where you are, who's with you in this battle, and why you should say yes.
The same things we all want to know on Day One.”
Sara Lewis Holmes, Operation Yes

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message 3: by Ceci

Ceci Thanks for the add, Sara!! Your book looks absolutely magical... I'll need to try and get my paws on it asap. :)


message 2: by Sara (last edited Aug 25, 2016 12:26PM)

Sara Thank you! And thank you for reading to your kids. :)


message 1: by Daniel (last edited Aug 25, 2016 12:26PM)

Daniel Sara, each one of us finds our nitche in this literary jungle. I read the Dr. Zeuss books to my kids. They were all the rage many years ago. Good luck in the children's book world.


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