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The birthday room

Twelve-year-old Ben, visiting his uncle in Oregon, feels caught in the strained relationship between his mother and her brother while he also begins to accept himself as an artist.

Main Author:	Henkes, Kevin.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : HarperTrophy, 2001, c1999.
Edition:	1st Harper Trophy ed.
Subjects:	Family life > Juvenile fiction. Uncles > Juvenile fiction. Self-acceptance > Juvenile fiction.

Summary:	Twelve-year-old Ben, visiting his uncle in Oregon, feels caught in the strained relationship between his mother and her brother while he also begins to accept himself as an artist.
Item Description:	"A Greenwillow Book.".
Physical Description:	152 p ; 20 cm.
ISBN:	0064438287 (pbk.) 9780064438285 032924910X 9780329249106 1413143520 9781413143522
Author Notes:	Kevin Henkes was born in Racine, Wis. in 1960 and graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. One of four children in his family, Henkes grew up with aspirations of being an artist. As a junior in high school, one of Henkes's teachers awakened his interest in writing. Falling in love with both writing and drawing, Henkes realized that he could do both at the same time as a children's book author and illustrator. At the age of 19, Henkes went to New York City to get his first book, All Alone, published. Since that time, he has written and illustrated dozens of picture books including Chrysanthemum, Protecting Marie, and A Weekend with Wendell. A recurring character in several of Henkes's books is Lily, an outrageous, yet delightful, individualist. Lily finds herself the center of attention in the books Chester's Way, Julius, the Baby of the World, and Lily's Purple Plastic Purse. A Weekend With Wendell was named Children's Choice Book by the Children's Book Council in 1986. He recieved the Elizabeth Burr Award for Words of Stone in 1993. Owen was named a Caldicott Honor in 1994. The Year of Billy Miller was named a Newbery Honor book in 2014. (Bowker Author Biography)

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