Patricia Reilly Giff
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Patricia Reilly Giff, author and teacher, was born on April 26 in Brooklyn, New York. Giff now resides in Weston, Connecticut.
She was educated at Marymount College, where she was awarded a B.A. degree, St. John's University , where she earned an M.A. and Hofstra University, where she was awarded a Professional Diploma in Reading and a Doctorate of Humane Letters.
After spending some twenty years as a full time teacher, she began writing, specialising in children's literature.
Most popular books
- Fourth Grade Celebrity, 1979
- The Kids of the Polk Street School - Series, 1984
- New Kids of the Polk Street School - Series, 1988
- The Gift of the Pirate Queen, 1982
- Friends and Amigos - Series, 1998
- Ronald Morgan - Series, 1986
- Lily's Crossing, 1997
External links
- Patricia Reilly Giff Bibliography (http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/giffbib.htm)