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Tracy Holczer

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in Palo Alto, California, The United States

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Children's, Contemporary

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Where did you get the idea to write The Secret Hum of a Daisy?

Tracy Holczer A book is a bit of a stew of ideas. The easy answer is I woke up one morning with the main character in my mind and her circumstances, the loss of her…moreA book is a bit of a stew of ideas. The easy answer is I woke up one morning with the main character in my mind and her circumstances, the loss of her mother. I sat down and wrote about ten pages and was curious to find out more.

The deeper answer is that there was some loss I experienced as a child, well actually, a lot of losses all at one time. The memory of those losses and the confusion that went with them was an inspiration for me to share. I figured if I'd had those experiences as a child, other children had too. I wanted to write a story about people who found connection to each other through their own particular losses so hopefully, kids will understand they're not alone with their big feelings.

But again, writing is a stew of lots of things - I love the mountains and so I put them in and I love art, so I put that in, too. I like to think about how things are connected and so that runs through the story, too.

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Average rating: 4.05 · 3,346 ratings · 608 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Secret Hum of a Daisy 4.06 avg rating — 2,918 ratings — published 2014 — 14 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
	Everything Else in the Universe 3.99 avg rating — 333 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Brave in the Woods 3.98 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2020 — 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
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“You can do it. You are brave and you are loved.”
― Tracy Holczer, The Secret Hum of a Daisy

tags: inspirational

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“Sometimes you see what you want to see because it fits the picture you already have in your head. It's hard to let go of those old pictures and see things as they are" -Mrs. Greene”
― Tracy Holczer, The Secret Hum of a Daisy

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“Sometimes we lose pieces of who we are in times of great sorrow and distress. And then we have to find a way to get them back.”
― Tracy Holczer, The Secret Hum of a Daisy

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What book should we read in July?

You may write in titles, provided the book is a 2015 Newbery contender and already published.

Revolution by Deborah Wiles

21 votes 29.2%

Curiosity by Gary L. Blackwood

13 votes 18.1%

The Secret Hum of a Daisy by Tracy Holczer

10 votes 13.9%

Circa Now by Amber McRee Turner

7 votes 9.7%

The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm (write-in)

6 votes 8.3%

I kill the mockingbird (write-in)

5 votes 6.9%

The Spy Catchers of Maple Hill by Megan Frazer Blakemore

4 votes 5.6%

The Seveet Hum of Daisies (write-in)

2 votes 2.8%

Revolution

1 vote 1.4%

curiosity (write-in)

1 vote 1.4%

Circa now (write-in)

1 vote 1.4%

The Fourteenth Goldfish (write-in)

1 vote 1.4%

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