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Jerdine Nolen

Jerdine Nolen is the author of many award-winning books for children, including Raising Dragons, illustrated by Elise Primavera, which received the Christopher Award, and Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm, illustrated by Mark Buehner, winner of the Kentucky Bluegrass Award. She and Kadir Nelson collaborated on Thunder Rose, which School Library Journal called "a wonderful tale of joy and love" and Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life, which received the Society of Illustrators' Gold Medal. Jerdine Nolen lives with her family in Ellicott City, Maryland.

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Eliza's Freedom Road
Eliza's Freedom Road An Underground Railroad Diary By: Jerdine Nolen
Illustrated by: Shadra Strickland
This edition: Hardcover, 160 pages
Publication date: January 4, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
It is 1852 in Alexandria, Virginia. Eliza’s mother has been sent away and it is Abbey, the cook, who looks after Eliza, when Eliza isn’t taking care of the Mistress. Eliza has the quilt her mother left her and the...
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Other Formats: eBook
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Plantzilla Goes to Camp
Plantzilla Goes to Camp By: Jerdine Nolen
Illustrated by: David Catrow
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: March 28, 2006
Ages: 5 - 8
Mortimer Henryson is thrilled when he is finally accepted by Camp Wannaleaveee, his father's childhood sleepaway camp. Until he reads the camp rule: NO PETS OF ANY KIND ARE ALLOWED! It breaks Mortimer's heart to leave his...
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Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life
Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life By: Jerdine Nolen
Illustrated by: Kadir Nelson
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: January 6, 2005
Ages: 5 - 8
Young Hewitt Anderson is his parents' pride and joy, and they love him so. Hewitt is sweet, smart, polite -- everything a boy could be -- except Hewitt is small...very small...teeny-weeny, in fact. Descended from a long line...
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