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Joan Hiatt Harlow

Joan Hiatt Harlow
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Joan Hiatt Harlow

Joan Hiatt Harlow is the author of several popular historical novels on the McElderry list, including Secret of the Night Ponies, Shadows on the Sea, Midnight Rider, Star in the Storm, Joshua's Song, and Thunder from the Sea. Ms. Harlow lives in... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. When your dreams turn to dust ... VACUUM!
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My life in 8 words: "WONDER - starry nights - Imaginings - history's mysteries - new beginnings"
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Joan Hiatt Harlow Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. When your dreams turn to dust ... VACUUM! Q. With whom in history do you most identify? A. Emily Dickinson Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero? A. JOSHUA in my book, JOSHUA'S SONG Q. How would you describe perfect happiness? A. A perfect ending for my stories. Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her? A. Margaret Gage, wife of General Thomas Gage (1775). See my book MIDNIGHT RIDER.

I would ask her if she REALLY did betray her husband and was she REALLY an informer for the Sons of Liberty? Learn more about Joan Hiatt Harlow

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Important lessons in misperception
Pocono Record, June 7, 2013
...wrapped up in excellent writing, visit this column's companion website: greatestbooksforkids.com. "Thunder from the Sea" by Joan Hiatt Harlow, McElderry Books, 256 pages. Read aloud: age 8 and older. Read yourself: age 8-9 and older. In 1929,...
Things are not always as they seem
Appeal-Democrat.com, June 1, 2013
...identify this for children. The following book is available at many public libraries. "Thunder from the Sea" by Joan Hiatt Harlow, McElderry Books, 256 pages. Read aloud: age 8 and older. Read yourself: age 8 9 and older. In 1929, 13-year-old Tom...
Books for children - May 26
TheDay.com, May 26, 2013
..."Thunder from the Sea" by Joan Hiatt Harlow, McElderry Books, 256 pages Read aloud: age 8 and older Read yourself: age 8, 9 and older In 1929, 13-year-old Tom Campbell had lived the last 10 years...
Kendal Rautzhan: Important lessons in misperceptions
Reading Eagle, May 26, 2013
...com. Books to borrow The following book is available at many public libraries. "Thunder from the Sea" by Joan Hiatt Harlow, McElderry Books, 256 pages. Read aloud: age 8 and older. Read yourself: age 8 - 9 and older. In 1929, 13-year-old Tom...
Kendal Rautzhan: Lessons in misperceptions
Port Huron Times-Herald, May 25, 2013
...com. Books to Borrow The following book is available at many public libraries. Thunder from the Sea by Joan Hiatt Harlow, McElderry Books, 256 pages Read aloud: age 8 and older. Read yourself: age 89 and older. In 1929, 13-year-old Tom Campbell...
Pet column: Kind gifts to be opened again and again
Tahoe Daily Tribune, December 11, 2012
...and Philip Ardagh; ?Shadow Horse,? Alison Hart; ?Shiloh,? Phyllis Reynolds Naylor; ?Star in the Storm,? Joan Hiatt Harlow; ?Straydog,? Kathe Koja Strider, Beverly Cleary; ?The Cat Who Came for Christmas,? Cleveland Amory; ?The World According to Dog,?...
Books for children - May 26
TheDay.com, May 26, 2013
..."Thunder from the Sea" by Joan Hiatt Harlow, McElderry Books, 256 pages Read aloud: age 8 and older Read yourself: age 8, 9 and older In 1929, 13-year-old Tom Campbell had lived the last 10 years...
Kendal Rautzhan: Important lessons in misperceptions
Reading Eagle, May 26, 2013
...com. Books to borrow The following book is available at many public libraries. "Thunder from the Sea" by Joan Hiatt Harlow, McElderry Books, 256 pages. Read aloud: age 8 and older. Read yourself: age 8 - 9 and older. In 1929, 13-year-old Tom...
Kendal Rautzhan: Lessons in misperceptions
Port Huron Times-Herald, May 25, 2013
...com. Books to Borrow The following book is available at many public libraries. Thunder from the Sea by Joan Hiatt Harlow, McElderry Books, 256 pages Read aloud: age 8 and older. Read yourself: age 89 and older. In 1929, 13-year-old Tom Campbell...