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Name:
Kerry Madden
Occupation: Writer
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Locale: Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
Member Since: 4/16/2007

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About Kerry

Kerry Madden's debut children's novel, Gentle's Holler, (Viking, 2005) was released in as a Penguin Puffin in 2007, received starred reviews in both Kirkus and Publisher's Weekly, was a New York and Chicago Public Library Pick, and is on numerous State Reading Lists. It will also be the featured children's book of North Carolina at the National Book Festival in 2008. Louisiana's Song (SCIBA, CYBI... More

Kerry's Blog: Gentle's Holler - Recent Posts

11/19/2009	Lucy's poem for Norah... "Butterfly Leaves for Boo" Lucy is living a real fall for the first time in the East, and she sent me this poem she wrote for Norah. I took the picture on the farm where their great grandmother, GrandMary, spent many happy days in Maryland. Lucy's been collecting leaves for... Read the rest of this post
11/18/2009	The Bend in the River on the North Carolina/Tennessee line... My "mountain mother" Ernestine E. Upchurch in Maggie Valley...We drove up to Harmon Den at the bend in the river and here is the evidence on the edge of North Carolina across from Tenenssee. Ernestine wanted a picture to show off what... Read the rest of this post
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Kerry's Published Works		Ages	Date Published
Books 1 - 4 of 7 from Kerry's published works, View all 7 books Click a book's title for more details about the book
	1. Harper Lee (Up Close) (Hardcover, 2009) Author: Kerry Madden	Young Adults	03/19/2009
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	2. Jessie's Mountain (Hardcover, 2008) Author: Kerry Madden	Ages 9-12	02/14/2008
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	3. Louisiana's Song (Hardcover, 2007) Author: Kerry Madden	Ages 9-12	05/17/2007
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	4. Gentle's Holler (Paperback, 2007) Author: Kerry Madden	Ages 9-12	03/15/2007
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Books Recently Added to Kerry's Bookshelf		Ages	Date Added
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	1. Jessie's Mountain (Hardcover, 2008) Author: Kerry Madden	Ages 9-12	1/8/2008
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	2. Writing Smarts: A Girl's Guide to Writing Great Poetry, Stories, School ... Author: Kerry Madden Illustrator: Tracy McGuinness	Young Adults	4/16/2007
	Kerry said: A book for young wordsmiths. Recommended by Mary Quattlebaum tags: I wrote Add a comment
	3. Louisiana's Song (Hardcover, 2007) Author: Kerry Madden	Ages 9-12	4/16/2007
	Kerry said: "The simple lesson of Madden's book, delivered with a sweet mountain twang, is to never lose hope, never give up. Young people in present-day America will find much to learn from the Weems family." G...more tags: I wrote Add a comment
	4. Gentle's Holler (Paperback, 2007) Author: Kerry Madden	Ages 9-12	4/16/2007
	Kerry said: GENTLE'S HOLLER by Kerry Madden VIKING CHILDREN’S BOOKS Starred Kirkus, Starred Publishers Weekly New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, 2005 Chicago Public Library 200...more tags: I wrote Add a comment

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Comment by Carol Hughes on 4/21/2009 2:01:54 AM:
when are you back in L.A. oh great touring one?
Carolx

Comment by Aidana WillowRaven on 8/27/2008 1:19:43 PM:

Yuk! Editing...lol.
You have no idea how often I feel grateful for being an illustrator and not a writer/editor/publisher...lol.
Just let me do the pretty illustrations and covers and I'm happy!
Anything new on the picture book front I can help with (illustration or ... more

Comment by Aidana WillowRaven on 8/27/2008 12:27:06 PM:
Thanks for accepting Kerry,

Anything new on the writing desk?

Aidana WillowRaven
www.WillowRavenIllustration.com

Comment by kevan atteberry on 5/17/2008 12:54:11 PM:
thanks for the congrats on my award, Kerry! It was great to meet YOU at KWWest, too!

my very best,
kevan

Comment by Laura Bowers on 3/31/2008 8:01:05 AM:
Hey Kerry! Thanks for finding me!

Take care,
Laura

Comment by Julie M. Prince on 3/30/2008 2:59:21 PM:
Thanks for adding me, Kerry!
It's nice to see you over here!
~Julie

Comment by Diane Smith on 3/24/2008 10:15:58 AM:
Thanks for the add. We just got your books in at my library- I look forward to reading them!

Comment by Terry Doherty on 12/13/2007 2:38:07 PM:
Hi Kerry, Welcome to the JacketFlap community. It is always great to meet children's authors ... especially ones that create treasures for the tween audience.

http://www.thereadingtub.com
http://www.thereadingtub.blogspot.com

Comment by Susan Taylor Brown on 10/9/2007 11:06:34 PM:
Lovely to see you over here, Kerry. Thanks for adding me to your circle of friends.

Comment by Mary Cunningham on 7/1/2007 12:42:37 PM:
Hi Kerry,

It's nice to join you on this site!

Mary

Comment by Tracy Grand on 5/17/2007 2:16:40 AM:
Hi Kerry,
Yep, the baby is due to arrive this Monday. I am so excited (and a bit nervous) but can't wait!! I have a lot of nesting to do in 5 days!
Best,
Tracy

Comment by Tracy Grand on 5/16/2007 12:11:37 PM:
Hi Kerry,
Welcome to the JacketFlap community. I am thrilled to have you be part of it. Best! Tracy

Comment by S A Putnam on 5/1/2007 9:15:29 PM:
Hi Kerry,
It's good to see another LJ friend on JacketFlap! Thanks for adding me!

Comment by Liz Jones on 4/16/2007 8:08:51 PM:
Yeah-- you can add the url of your lj blog to your profile here, and it uploads it automatically. I like this blog reader!

Comment by Little Willow on 4/16/2007 6:40:19 PM:
Here I am!

Comment by Liz Jones on 4/16/2007 6:17:12 PM:
Enjoy the site here-- I love being able to read so mny non-lj blogs at a glance! Have a good time in Alabama!
Liz

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