Turner, Ann (Warren)

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TURNER, Ann (Warren)

TURNER, Ann (Warren). American, b. 1945. Genres: Children's fiction, Young adult fiction, Poetry, Children's non-fiction, Autobiography/Memoirs, Picture/board books. Career: High school English teacher, Great Barrington, MA, 1968-69; writer, 1970-; Antioch University, Northampton, MA, assistant director, 1978-80; University of Massachusetts, instructor of writing, 1987- 90. Publications: FOR CHILDREN. FICTION: A Hunter Comes Home, 1980; The Way Home, 1982; Third Girl from the Left, 1986; Time of the Bison, 1987; Nettie's Trip South, 1987; Hedgehog for Breakfast, 1989; Heron Street, 1989; Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies, 1990; Katie's Trunk, 1991; Rosemary's Witch, 1991; Stars for Sarah, 1991; Apple Valley Year, 1993; A Moon for Seasons, 1994; Sewing Quilts, 1994; One Brave Summer, 1995; Dust for Dinner, 1995; Elfsong, 1995; Grasshopper Summer, 1997; Finding Walter, 1997; Drummer Boy: Marching to the Civil War, 1998; Angel Hide & Seek, 1998; Let's Be Animals, 1998; The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of a Navajo Girl; Love Thy Neighbor, 2003. POETRY: Tickle a Pickle, 1986; Dakota Dugout, 1989; Street Talk, 1992; Rainflowers, 1992; Grass Songs: Poems, 1993; The Christmas House, 1994; Mississippi Mud: 3 Prairie Journals, 1997; Shaker Hearts, 1997; A Lion's Hunger: Poems of First Love, 1998; Learning to Swim, 2000. NONFICTION: Vultures, 1976; Houses for the Dead, 1976; Rites of Birth, 1978. PICTURE/BOARD BOOKS: Red Flower Goes West, 1999; Abe Lincoln Remembers, 2001; When Mr. Jefferson Came to Philadelphia, 2004. Address: 60 Briar Hill Rd, Williamsburg, MA 01096, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]; annturnerbooks.com