Karen Hesse
Karen Hesse is the author of numerous books for young people, including Out of the Dust , winner of the Newbery Medal and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction; The Cats in Krasinksi Square , illustrated by Wendy Watson; Letters from Rifka , winner of the National Jewish Book Award; and Nights with Dad , illustrated by G. Brian Karas . She was also the recipient of a MacArthur Fellows Grant in 2002. She lives with her husband in Vermont.
Karen Hesse is the author of numerous books for young people, including Out of the Dust , winner of the Newbery Medal and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction; The Cats in Krasinksi Square , illustrated by Wendy Watson; Letters from Rifka , winner of the National Jewish Book Award; and Nights with Dad , illustrated by G. Brian Karas . She was also the recipient of a MacArthur Fellows Grant in 2002. She lives with her husband in Vermont. See less
Karen Hesse's Featured Books
Karen Hesse book reviews
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Brooklyn Bridge
Child's School Project
by Jan2n2, Mar 13, 2011
This book was very helpful to my child in learning about life in America during the early 1900s. Read More
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Out of the Dust
great book
this book should be in every school and should be read by students and teachers Read More
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The Cats in Krasinski Square
A Powerful Read.....
The Cats in Krasinski Square by Karen Hesse tells a story of ingenuity, bravery, hope, and triumph in a time in history filled with wickedness, darkness, desperation, and despair?the Holocaust. ... Read More
