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Ralph Fletcher (born March 17, ) is an American writer of children's picture books, young adult fiction, and poetry. He is also an educational consultant, and author of books for both children and professional educators on the art of writing.
Biography
Ralph Fletcher was born and raised in Marshfield, Massachusetts. He is the oldest of 9 children. Each of his parents was one of eight children. He received his B.A. degree from Dartmouth College in and his M.F.A degree in writing from Columbia University in In college, he participated in foreign study programs in Tonga in the South Pacific and Sierra Leone, South Africa. After receiving his master's degree, Ralph worked in New York City classrooms as part of the Teacher College writing project. Fletcher currently lives in the vicinity of Durham, New Hampshire. He is married to JoAnn Portalupi with whom he has collaborated on several professional educator books. Together they have four sons.
Awards
His young adult novel Uncle Daddy won a Chr
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American young adult poet, nonfiction writer, young adult novelist, and author of picture books.
The following entry presents an overview of Fletcher's career through
INTRODUCTION
An eclectic writer, Fletcher is the author of a number of well received volumes of fiction and poetry for young readers. His first few published titles appeared in the early s, but it was his volume of poetry for young adults, I am Wings: Poems about Love, that garnered him solid reviews and established him as a popular writer with adolescent readers. He has won acclaim for his ability to accurately reflect the speech and thoughts of his well-drawn protagonists and, through them, speak to his teenaged readers. Fletcher is also an educational consultant and has written extensively on the craft of writing—particularly for adolescents hoping to become writers—in such works as How Writers Work: Finding a Process that Works for You () and Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out ().
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Fletcher was born on March 17, , the eldest of nine children. His father, Ralph Sr
I grew up as the oldest of nine children, and my parents were each one of eight children, so we always had tons of relatives around. I grew up swimming in stories. I got them from my grandparents; I heard them from my wild Irish uncles; I traded them with friends and cousins. And I read them in books.
Books really opened my eyes. I started reading sports stories and then branched off into everything else. I have always loved books. As a kid I&#;d finish reading the stories of Edgar Allen Poe, or The Call of the Wild by Jack London, and would say to myself: &#;Man! Wouldn&#;t it be unbelievable if I could write a book that would affect other people even half as much as this book affected me!&#;
These books taught me many things&#;mostly the power of words. In junior high and high school I was lucky enough to have a few teachers who gave me the space and the encouragement that allowed me to keep writing. When I didn&#;t get that encouragement, I wrote secretly in notebooks. I wrote for myself.
In college, I participated in two foreign study programs, first in Tonga in the South Pacific, and later in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Travel has always been a passion of mine. A
Ralph (J.) Fletcher () Biography
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Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights
Born ; Education: Dartmouth College, B.A., ; Columbia University, M.F.A., Politics: Democrat.
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Christopher Medal, , for Uncle Daddy.
FOR CHILDREN; FICTION
Fig Pudding, Clarion (New York, NY),
Spider Boy, Clarion (New York, NY),
Flying Solo, Clarion (New York, NY),
Ralph Fletcher
Tommy Trouble and the Magic Marble, Holt (New York, NY),
The Circus Surprise, illustrated by Vladimir Vagin, Clarion (New York, NY),
Uncle Daddy, Holt (New York, NY),
Fig Pudding has been translated into Dutch, German, and French.
FOR CHILDREN; NONFICTION
A Writer's Notebook: Unlocking the Writer Within You, Avon (New York, NY),
Live Writing: Breathing Life into Your Words, Avon (New York, NY),
How Writers Work: Finding a Process That Works for You, HarperCollins (New York, NY),
Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out, HarperCollins (New
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