Deborah Wiles was born in Alabama and grew up in an Air Force family, moving many times but digging deep roots into the Mississippi soil of her extended family. She still travels "down South" today from her longtime home in Frederick, Maryland, where she lives with her family and works as a freelance writer. She also teaches writing and oral history workshops -- sharing with children how all history is really biography, and how every person's story is important. This is her first book.
...e-books chop the words off the page, so some letters are missing, as in One Wide Sky by Deborah Wiles, a nice nature and counting book in print form, but a disaster as an e-book. Also, the “Read to Me” options on a few e-books do not actually read...
...world the of the book as a learning exercise. This summer, WAMS students and staff read Countdown , by Deborah Wiles, a novel about a sixth-grade girl growing up in the 1960s. Principal Carole Butler said the students spent Friday learning dances from...
...of the book at the Children's Desk. Wednesday Nov. 2, 7 p.m., “Love Ruby Lavender” by Deborah Wiles Upcoming fifth grade book groups: Wednesday Nov. 9, 7 p.m., “The Green Glass Sea” by Ellen Klages Wednesday Dec. 14, 7 p.m., “The White...
...Mark Antony, that reporting was pretty fascinating, but still). It was distancing for the reader. So, thanks to Deborah Wiles, I began experimenting with sinking deeply into my character’s feelings about what was happening around her. Doing so tapped...
...For girls in grades 4-6 & their mothers. August Book: Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles. Registration is required and begins Monday, August 1, either online, in person, or by calling 844-3363. Times: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Where: Carmel Clay Public...
...and adding sensory details to his writing. Another highlight of the program was getting to meet published authors Deborah Wiles, an Atlanta resident who has written four novels, and Sarah Voskamp, a 10-year-old who has published a chapter book. After...
...own feelings. At the VCFA Alumni Mini-Residency I attended this July in Vermont, COUNTDOWN author and master writer Deborah Wiles said the following: Allow your character’s heart to break. How? Know thyself. Feel what you feel. Allow yourself your...
...levels....) Tracy from Colorado bought Bird by Bird, Like Sisters on the Homefront by Rita Williams-Garcia, Countdown by Deborah Wiles and Wicked (Bird By Bird was a life changer for me in college; Anne Lamont is a genius!) Nephele from Pasedena, CA...
...levels....) Tracy from Colorado bought Bird by Bird, Like Sisters on the Homefront by Rita Williams-Garcia, Countdown by Deborah Wiles and Wicked (Bird By Bird was a life changer for me in college; Anne Lamont is a genius!) Nephele from Pasedena, CA...
...levels....) Tracy from Colorado bought Bird by Bird, Like Sisters on the Homefront by Rita Williams-Garcia, Countdown by Deborah Wiles and Wicked (Bird By Bird was a life changer for me in college; Anne Lamont is a genius!) Nephele from Pasedena, CA...
...levels....) Tracy from Colorado bought Bird by Bird, Like Sisters on the Homefront by Rita Williams-Garcia, Countdown by Deborah Wiles and Wicked (Bird By Bird was a life changer for me in college; Anne Lamont is a genius!) Nephele from Pasedena, CA...
...levels....) Tracy from Colorado bought Bird by Bird, Like Sisters on the Homefront by Rita Williams-Garcia, Countdown by Deborah Wiles and Wicked (Bird By Bird was a life changer for me in college; Anne Lamont is a genius!) Nephele from Pasedena, CA...
...levels....) Tracy from Colorado bought Bird by Bird, Like Sisters on the Homefront by Rita Williams-Garcia, Countdown by Deborah Wiles and Wicked (Bird By Bird was a life changer for me in college; Anne Lamont is a genius!) Nephele from Pasedena, CA...