- Karen Lynn Williams
Karen Lynn Williams is an American writer of
children's literature . She is best known for her books about the difficulties of children in developing countries.Born in
1952 inNew Haven, Connecticut , she was educated at theUniversity of Connecticut (B.S., 1974) andSouthern Connecticut State University (M.S., 1977). She was a teacher of the deaf in Connecticut from 1977-80 and aPeace Corps teacher of English inMalawi from 1980-83. From 1990-93 she lived and worked inDeschapelles ,Haiti , where her husband Steve was a doctor at the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer.Williams teaches literature and writing in the
Chatham University Master of Fine Arts Program in Children’s and Adolescent Writing.Books
* "Galimoto", fiction (New York: Lothrop, 1990).
* "Baseball and Butterflies", fiction (New York: Lothrop, 1990).
* "When Africa Was Home", fiction (New York: Orchard Book, 1991).
* "First Grade King", fiction (New York: Clarion Books, 1992).
* "Applebaum's Garage", fiction (New York: Clarion Books, 1993).
* "Tap-Tap", fiction (New York: Clarion Books, 1994).
* "A Real Christmas This Year", fiction (New York: Clarion Books, 1995).
* "Painted Dreams", fiction (New York: Lothrop, Lee, & Shepard Books, 1998).
* "One Thing I'm Good at", fiction (New York: Lothrop, Lee, & Shepard Books, 1999).
* "Circles of Hope", fiction (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2005).
* "Four Feet, Two Sandals", fiction (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2007).ources
"Contemporary Authors Online". The Gale Group, 2002. PEN (Permanent Entry Number): 0000106578.
External links
* [http://www.karenlynnwilliams.com/ Karen Lynn Williams website]
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