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Ronald Kidd

Ronald Kidd
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Ronald Kidd

Ronald Kidd is the author of the highly acclaimed Monkey Town: The Summer of the Scopes Trial, as well as On Beale Street. His novels of adventure, comedy, and mystery have received the Children's Choice Award, an Edgar Award nomination, and honors... Read full bio

Author Revealed:
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Writing is reading turned inside out.
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My life in 8 words: "I love my family. I'm addicted to stories."
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Monkey Town is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 07, 2011
Monkey Town will be released on June 07, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Jun 07, 2011
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Unleashed
Jan 05, 2011
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major
Jan 05, 2011
Chasing George Washington is now available in Trade Paperback
Jan 04, 2011
Chasing George Washington will be released on January 04, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Jan 04, 2011
Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major will be released on January 04, 2011 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Jan 04, 2011
Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Jan 04, 2011
Unleashed is now available in Paper Over Board, Trade Paperback, eBook
Jan 04, 2011
Unleashed will be released on January 04, 2011 in Paper Over Board, Trade Paperback, eBook
Jan 04, 2011
News:
The Year of the Bomb has won an award
May 05, 2010
News:
Chasing George Washington has won an award
Jan 28, 2010
Chasing George Washington is now available in Paper Over Board
Sep 08, 2009
Chasing George Washington will be released on September 08, 2009 in Paper Over Board
Sep 08, 2009
Chasing George Washington is now available in Paper Over Board, eBook
Sep 08, 2009
Chasing George Washington will be released on September 08, 2009 in eBook
Sep 08, 2009

Ronald Kidd Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Writing is reading turned inside out. Q. Which living person do you most admire? A. Barack Obama Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. Playing the piano Q. What are your most overused words or phrases? A. Hang in there Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be? A. Home Learn more about Ronald Kidd

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Kids can read about presidents in these books
Quad-Cities Online, February 5, 2012
...His Boys," Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's "The President's Daughter" (about Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Ethel), and Ronald Kidd's "Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major." Through the eyes of "Jefferson's Sons," Kimberly Brubaker Bradley makes...