Maureen McQuerry
Now in Polish, German, Spanish and Chinese
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“. . . in clear, straightforward diction [and] boldly geometric art . . . Plants the seeds of environmentalism for listeners new to the subject.” – Publishers Weekly on ECOSYSTEMS WITH RACHEL CARSON
Read about the books in EcoHustler
How to Grow an Environmentalist
YA fiction, historical fiction, literary fiction, magical realism, fantasy, book groups
BOOKS
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“We have all forgotten what we really are. All that we call common sense and rationality and practicality and positivism only means that for certain dead levels of our life we forget that we have forgotten. All that we call spirit and art and ecstasy only means that for one awful instant we remember that we forget.” G.K. Chesterton, The Ethics of Elfland
The Peculiars
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YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults
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Bank Street Best Book
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Horn Book Recommended Fantasy
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Booklist Starred
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Westchester Award
Beyond the Door Book 1 Time Out of Time
Booklist Top Ten Sf-Fantasy Youth 2014
The Telling Stone Book2
Time Out of Time
WA State Book Award finalist
IN THE PRESS
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BETWEEN BEFORE AND AFTER is a dark but beautifully written story. I can almost one hundred percent promise that you will be not able to quit flipping the pages of this book. Everything from its plot, setting and all of the characters in this novel are unique and extraordinary...
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Teen Reads
Booklist
SLJ, Teen Librarian Toolbox
BIO
Maureen McQuerry is the author of four novels, 2 board book series, and 2 nonfiction books, including: THE PECULIARS, BEYOND THE DOOR, THE TELLING STONE, BETWEEN,BEFORE AND AFTER, BIG IDEAS FOR LITTLE PHILOSOPHERS and the forthcoming BIG IDEAS FOR LITTLE ENVIRONMENTALISTS. Her poetry can be found in literary journals.
Her books have been selected for YALSA best fiction, ALA best book, Bank Street Best Books, and sold in 5 languages. Publisher’s Weekly calls her YA and MG work “evocative of The Dark is Rising and Neil Gaimen.” Most recently the Big Ideas series sold at auction to Penguin/Putnam and will be followed by BIG IDEAS FOR LITTLE ENVIRONMENTALISTS next year.
Maureen taught for 20 years, specializing in gifted education, and was the McAuliffe fellow for WA state in 2000. She currently lives on an island near Seattle with her husband, a hive full of bees, and four chicken sisters.
News and Events
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POULSBO CHILDREN'S BOOK FESTIVAL
Nov 16th Poulsbo, WA
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