Deborah Wiles
Deborah Wiles is the author of the picture book Freedom Summer and the novels: Love, Ruby Lavender ; The Aurora County All-Stars ; Each Little Bird That Sings , a National Book Award finalist; and A Long Line of Cakes . She is also the author of the documentary novels Countdown ; Revolution , a National Book Award Finalist; and Anthem . She has vivid memories of ducking and covering under her school desk during air raid drills at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis. She also sang in the Glee...See more
Deborah Wiles is the author of the picture book Freedom Summer and the novels: Love, Ruby Lavender ; The Aurora County All-Stars ; Each Little Bird That Sings , a National Book Award finalist; and A Long Line of Cakes . She is also the author of the documentary novels Countdown ; Revolution , a National Book Award Finalist; and Anthem . She has vivid memories of ducking and covering under her school desk during air raid drills at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis. She also sang in the Glee Club, was a champion speller, and hated Field Day. Deborah lives in Atlanta, Georgia. You can visit her on the web at deborahwiles.com. See less
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Deborah Wiles book reviews
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Love Ruby Lavender
The South has risen again!
Deborah Wiles voice is as strongly Southern as her charming small town of Hallelujiah, Mississippi. My summers were as idyllic and my memories similar to those of Ruby Lavender. I too was the first ... Read More
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Each Little Bird That Sings
Wiles has struck gold again!
Comfort is by all rights a kissin' cousin of Ruby Lavender. The two characters each exist in the bliss of a protective family, but not overly so. How much closer to the mysteries of life can you get ... Read More
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The Aurora County All-Stars
The third time is charm
House Jackson joins Wiles' earlier characters, Ruby and Comfort to round out a trio of stories distinctly Southern and truly typical of childhood in Southern families. However, childhood is not all ... Read More