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The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes #1-3
The Amazing Days Of Abby Hayes, Volume One
Includes:
- #1 Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
- #2 The Declaration of Independence
- #3 Reach For The Stars
- #1 Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
- #2 The Declaration of Independence
- #3 Reach For The Stars
368 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2000
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About the author
Anne Mazer
73 books102 followersQuite a lot of Anne Mazer’s writing education took place while she was unconscious. Her parents wanted desperately to become writers and made themselves get up at 4:00 a.m. Every morning in order to have writing time before their three young children awoke. The first thing Anne heard every day was two big, noisy electric typewriters. The furious sound of typing was her childhood wake-up music. During the day, her parents endlessly discussed ideas, plot, and character, and before she was seven years old, Anne knew about revisions, first and second drafts, and rejection slips. It was like growing up in a twenty four hour, seven day a week writer’s boot camp.
In order to escape from her parents’ obsession with writing, Anne turned to books. She was an avid reader from an early age and credits her love of reading for her writing career. Her favorite works were fantasy, fairy tales, historical fiction, humor, realistic fiction, and adventure. Her other interests were language, art, history, and science. At the age of twelve, she wanted to be an actress, a ballerina and a nuclear physicist. These careers were rapidly eliminated as she realized that a) she couldn’t dance, b) she couldn’t act; and c) she hated math.
Although at the time Anne thought writing was nothing but a nuisance, she now considers herself very lucky to have grown up with two aspiring writers. She learned a lot about discipline, perseverance and dedication to a craft from witnessing her parents’ struggle. They eventually became successful and award-winning young adult novelists.
It took Anne a long time to figure out that she, too, wanted to be a writer. During early adulthood, she worked as an au pair, a bank teller, a pill bottle labeler, a receptionist, an English tutor, and an administrative assistant, as well as other jobs that she was ill-suited for. She attended three universities, spent several years in Paris, traveled throughout Europe, and worked in Boston and New York City.
Anne’s “eureka” moment about writing came while she prepared a research report for one of her bosses. As she lovingly polished each sentence, and meticulously organized the paragraphs, she realized that no one really cared how beautifully she wrote about the latest models of air-conditioners. Except her, of course.
Using her parents’ model of daily writing and discipline, she began to write. It took her seven years to publish her first book, a picture book inspired by her then two year old son, Max.
Anne is the mother of an adult son and daughter. Over the last twenty years, she has written over forty-five books for young readers. She has enough ideas to last for another quarter century and hopes that she will be writing for a very long time.
Fun Facts About Anne Mazer
Her favorite foods are popcorn, rice pudding and blueberries.
When she was a kid, she would sometimes read up to ten books a day.
If she had magic powers, she'd choose invisibility.
She painted the rooms in her house yellow, orange, and violet.
One of her favorite childhood books was The Twilight of Magic, by Hugh Lofting.
When Anne was a teenager, her room was so messy that she needed a map to get from the door to the bed. (sort of)
In school Anne often flunked her favorite creative subjects, like writing and art.
In order to escape from her parents’ obsession with writing, Anne turned to books. She was an avid reader from an early age and credits her love of reading for her writing career. Her favorite works were fantasy, fairy tales, historical fiction, humor, realistic fiction, and adventure. Her other interests were language, art, history, and science. At the age of twelve, she wanted to be an actress, a ballerina and a nuclear physicist. These careers were rapidly eliminated as she realized that a) she couldn’t dance, b) she couldn’t act; and c) she hated math.
Although at the time Anne thought writing was nothing but a nuisance, she now considers herself very lucky to have grown up with two aspiring writers. She learned a lot about discipline, perseverance and dedication to a craft from witnessing her parents’ struggle. They eventually became successful and award-winning young adult novelists.
It took Anne a long time to figure out that she, too, wanted to be a writer. During early adulthood, she worked as an au pair, a bank teller, a pill bottle labeler, a receptionist, an English tutor, and an administrative assistant, as well as other jobs that she was ill-suited for. She attended three universities, spent several years in Paris, traveled throughout Europe, and worked in Boston and New York City.
Anne’s “eureka” moment about writing came while she prepared a research report for one of her bosses. As she lovingly polished each sentence, and meticulously organized the paragraphs, she realized that no one really cared how beautifully she wrote about the latest models of air-conditioners. Except her, of course.
Using her parents’ model of daily writing and discipline, she began to write. It took her seven years to publish her first book, a picture book inspired by her then two year old son, Max.
Anne is the mother of an adult son and daughter. Over the last twenty years, she has written over forty-five books for young readers. She has enough ideas to last for another quarter century and hopes that she will be writing for a very long time.
Fun Facts About Anne Mazer
Her favorite foods are popcorn, rice pudding and blueberries.
When she was a kid, she would sometimes read up to ten books a day.
If she had magic powers, she'd choose invisibility.
She painted the rooms in her house yellow, orange, and violet.
One of her favorite childhood books was The Twilight of Magic, by Hugh Lofting.
When Anne was a teenager, her room was so messy that she needed a map to get from the door to the bed. (sort of)
In school Anne often flunked her favorite creative subjects, like writing and art.
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April 27, 2022
These books popped into my head today, and it took some googling as I remembered details but no the title! LOVED these in late elementary as they’ve obviously stuck in my mind :)
February 26, 2015
I loved this book and I can relate to it being that I come from a family where everyone possesses a talent or skill that makes the special but me. This book really resonanted with me.
November 30, 2016
Abby Hayes was my favorite middle school book character, and sometimes I still find myself reminiscing on how amazing of a character she really is. She is fun, relatable and down right honest. Abby just wants to have her own "thing" that she's great at. Her two older sisters are perfect in her eyes, and so is her younger brother. She feels quirky and that she doesn't fit into her family. Abby has a collection of calendars that she has all hanging in her bedroom and she looks at the quotes every day. Abby's favorite color is purple and she has a a purple notebook she writes her thoughts in. Abby's journey in this book will take you on an adventure to find out what her special talent is.I remember wanting to be Abby and looking up to her. Middle School girls will love this series and I hope to have every book in the series in my classroom library for my future students to explore!
May 2, 2015
The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes, Volume 1, is the first book the Abby Hayes. In these books, the life of the main character, Abby, is documented, as she uses her notebook and pictures to detail the events that take place in her life growing up. School troubles, boy problems, and family drama mixed with all the fun adventures that come with growing up, and will be a book that many students will enjoy reading as Abby talks about situations that many students will find themselves in as well. These books are most appropriate for about 2nd graders up until middle school and high schoolers, based on reading levels. These books use pictures, purple ink, and many different journal fonts to make it an engaging and visually appealing read for students of all ages.
November 17, 2009
Abby is a very curious girl
November 27, 2009
i read it one day when i was bored and didnt have anything else to read and it was actually better than i expected
September 27, 2011
i love this book because abby is a cool person. she is very diffrent.I liked this book because she never gives up
August 15, 2014
This book is good for grades 3-5. It is a very good book too.
September 22, 2014
I thought this book was amazing. So far I have read the first 2 books. This seriese is funny and interesting. Enjoy this book
April 16, 2020
Really liked this book as a kid! Abby's story stuck with me for a while
February 19, 2025
It was quite my style because I loved how she expresses her feelings so easily with her journal of others.
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