Keren hesse biography

American writer

Karen S. Hesse (born August 29, 1952) is an American author of children's literature and literature for young adults, often with historical settings.^[1] She received the Newbery Medal for Out of the Dust (1997).

Early years and education

Karen Hesse was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She studied at nearby Towson State College and married Randy Hesse in 1971 before completing her studies.^[2] She attended college at Towson State College and the University of Maryland.

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She earned a B.A. in English with double minors in psychology, and anthropology,^[3] during which she began publishing poetry.

Career

After graduating, she moved with her husband to Brattleboro, Vermont, had two children, Rachel and Kate, took jobs in publishing, and started writing children's books.

Her first novel was a rejected story about meeting Bigfoot, but her next proposal was published by Henry Holt in 1991 as Wish on a Unico