Trudy Krisher
Trudy Krisher has a reputation as a talented writer who does not hesitate to explore sensitive issues. She grew up in the South like her heroines Maggie, in Spite Fences, and Pert, in Kinship. Born in Macon, Georgia in 1946, she was raised in South Florida. Trudy graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in English and received her Masters degree from The College of New Jersey. She has three grown children: Laura, Kathy, and Mark. Trudy Krisher lives in Dayton, Ohio, where she is a Professor at Sinclair Community College. Trudy has won many awards for her writing. They include Best Book for Young Adults selections of the American Library Association; International Reading Association Award; The Jefferson Cup Honor Book of the Virginia Library Association; Parents’ Choice Honor Book; Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award; Amelia Bloomer Project Recommendation; Bank Street Children’s Book of the Year; and Capitol Choice Book.
Spite Fences: 25Th Anniversary Edition
Thirteen-year-old Maggie Pugh has lived in Kinship, Georgia, all her life. In all that time almost nothing has changed.
If you are poor, you live on the west side of town. If you are rich, you live on the hill in the north end and get to go boatin...(Read more)
Language:
English
Genre:
young-adult, historical fiction
Format: ebook
7.74 USD
Kinship
In Kinship, Georgia, a 15-year-old Pert is aching for something more than the tiny community she’s always known.
Her circle of trailer park neighbors and her supportive mother and older brother aren’t enough for Pert; she is lonesome for the fath...(Read more)
Language:
English
Genre:
young-adult, literary fiction
Format: ebook
6.99 USD
Uncommon Faith
Change is coming to the mid-nineteenth-century town of Millbrook, Massachusetts, whether folks are ready for it or not. Old traditions and values are being questioned, especially by an outspoken young woman named Faith Common.
She defies expectati...(Read more)
Language:
English
Genre:
young-adult, literary fiction
Format: ebook
6.99 USD
Fallout
North Carolina, 1954. A hurricane is on its way. One of the biggest on record.
Fourteen-year-old Genevieve is comfortable in her small beach town. Like every teen, she has the usual troubles with her parents, but nothing was ever out of the ordin...(Read more)
Language:
English
Genre:
young-adult, literary fiction
Format: ebook