Sharon CreeCh An Imprint of Abdo Publishing www abdopublishing com Checkerboard Library Jill C Wheeler
www abdopublishing com Published by Abdo Publishing a division of ABDO PO Box 398166 Minneapolis Minnesota 55439 Copyright 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Checkerboard Library is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing Printed in the United States of America North Mankato Minnesota 102014 012015 Cover Photo photo by Lyle Rigg Interior Photos Dan Chung The Guardian p 21 iStockphoto p 7 photos courtesy of Sharon Creech pp 5 9 11 15 16 19 Absolutely Normal Chaos Cover Art c 2012 by Zdenko Basic COVER Design c by HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers p 13 Walk Two Moons COVER ART COPYRIGHT c 2012 by Zdenko Basic COVER COPYRIGHT c by HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers p 14 The Wanderer Cover Art c 2012 by Zdenko Basic Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers p 17 Series Coordinator Bridget O’Brien Editors Heidi M D Elston Megan M Gunderson Art Direction Neil Klinepier Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wheeler Jill C 1964 Sharon Creech Jill C Wheeler pages cm Children’s Authors Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 978-1-62403-666-8 1 Creech Sharon Juvenile literature 2 Authors American 20th century Biography Juvenile literature 3 Children’s stories Authorship Juvenile literature I Title PS3553 R3373Z94 2015 813 54 dc23 B 2014025378
Love That Author 4 Storytelling Family 6 Finding a Calling 8 New Adventures 10 In Praise of Chaos 12 Back to America 14 Poetry Picture Books 18 Fiction Not Facts 20 Glossary 22 Websites 23 Index 24
