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East Orange Public Library Victoria Bond (Author) - Her Debut Book Visit Us Online at Won a Coretta Scott King Award for New Talent The East Orange Connection The East Orange Public Library Victoria Bond (Author) - Her debut book Visit us online at www.eopl.org won a Coretta Scott King Award for new talent. She spent part of her childhood in East Orange with her grandmother, librarian Main Library-Junior Department Ms. Biot. 21 South Arlington Avenue Troy Cle (Author) - Hailed as the next J.K. East Orange, New Jersey 07018 Rowling, this talented sci-fi author grew up (973) 266-5627 in East Orange and still calls the city home. Monday—Thursday 9:00 am—9:00 pm East Orange Just Us Books (Publishers) - A multicultural Friday 10am-6pm children’s book company based in East Saturday 9:00 am—5:00 pm Writes, Illustrates, & Publishes Orange. Founded by authors Wade and Saturday 9:30 am –1:30 pm (July & August) Cheryl Hudson. Children’s Books Queen Latifah (Author) - Multi-talented Ampere Library singer and actress spent part of her 39 Ampere Plaza childhood in East Orange. East Orange, New Jersey 07017 (973) 266-7047/7048 Vanessa Brantley Newton (Author/ Monday –Tuesday & Thursday –Friday 1:30 pm—5:30 pm Illustrator) - Wrote and illustrated her first book in her home on Glenwood Avenue. She has illustrated books for Cedella Elmwood Library Marley, Tori Spelling and Tony Dungy. 317 South Clinton Street East Orange, New Jersey 07018 Sally M. Walker (Author) - A graduate of (973) 266-7050 Upsala College. Ms. Walker can trace her Tuesday & Thursday 1:30pm-5:30pm roots in East Orange to the Revolutionary War. Franklin Library Dionne Warwick (Author) - Award 192 Dodd Street winning singer is a 1958 graduate of East Orange, New Jersey 07017 East Orange High School. (973) 266-7053 Monday & Wednesday 1:30pm-5:30pm Valerie Wilson Wesley (Author) - Well East Orange Public Library received author of books for adults and children briefly lived in East Orange. Junior Department Writers, Illustrators, and Publishers with Willimena Rules! (series) by My Friend Maya Loves to an East Orange Connection Valerie Wilson Wesley. Third Dance by Cheryl Willis grader, Willimena creates Hudson, ill. Eric Velasquez. rules to live by as she A young girl tells us all navigates the troubled waters about her friend Maya and her love of dance. Queen of the Scene by of being a kid. JP Hudson Queen Latifah, ill. Frank J Wilson Morrison. A young girl rules the playground with style. JP Latifah Marvelous World (series) by A selection of titles from Just Us Troy Cle. An action packed sci-fi series starring Louis Proof Books, Inc. a normal East Orange kid who holds the key to Say a Little Prayer by saving the world. J Cle The Secret Olivia Told Me by Dionne Warwick, David Wooley, & Tonya Bolden, N. Joy, ill. Nancy Devard. illus. Soud (2008). Inspiring Oliva tells her friend a big juicy secret. Can she hold it tale about finding and Zora and Me by Victoria Bond in? JP Joy sharing your talents. and T.R. Simon. An award JP Warwick winning debut tells a tale of young Zora and her friends in Eatonville, Florida. J Bond One Million Men and Me by Little Man by Dionne Kelly Starling Lyons. The Warwick, & David Wooley, story of the Million Man ill. Fred Willingham (2011). Don’t Let March told through the eyes With the support of his com- Auntie Mabel Bless the Table of a young girl accompanying munity a young boy learns to by Vanessa Brantley Newton. her father. JP Lyons master the drums. A large family sits down for JP Warwick (check book in Sunday dinner, but they can’t bag) enjoy the meal until Auntie Mabel blesses everything in Kid Caramel: Private her sight. JP Newton Investigator (series) by The 18 Penny Goose by Sally Dwayne Ferguson. If there is a M. Walker. A Revolutionary Every Little Thing by mystery to be solved 5th grader, War tale inspired by true events Cedella Marley, ill. Kid Caramel is on the case. that occurred on a Springdale Vanessa Brantley Newton. J Ferguson Avenue farm. JE Walker Vibrant pictures and story inspired by Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds. JP Marley .
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