Marvelous Hairy Girls – Karen Cushman https://www.karencushman.com Newbery award-winning author Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:55:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.karencushman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/favicon.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Marvelous Hairy Girls – Karen Cushman https://www.karencushman.com 32 32 197177275 Character inspiration https://www.karencushman.com/character-inspiration/ Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:42:41 +0000 https://www.karencushman.com/blog/?p=977 The Marvelous Hairy GirlsWill Sparrow's RoadIn Will Sparrow’s Road, I found inspiration for the character of Grace Wyse while reading this book, The Marvelous Hairy Girls: The Gonzales Sisters and Their Worlds. Read more about the book at Yale University Press. Learn about the author, Merry Wiesner-Hanks, and her research. You might enjoy reading it, too.

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