Peg Kehret
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Peg Kehret (last name pronounced like carrot) is an American writer. Her writing primarily targets younger children between the ages of 8 and 14.
History
Kehret was born on November 11, 1937 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Her family and she moved to Austin, Minnesota in 1944. In 1949, at the age of twelve, Kehret was diagnosed with polio and spent the next nine months of her life in hospitals such as sheltering arms. She made a full recovery, and in 1954 graduated from high school. She married Carl Kehret on July 2, 1955, and they moved to California and adopted two children, Anne and Bob. Her first children's book, Winning Monologs for Young Actors, was published in 1985. In 1986, Kehret won her first Children's Book Award.[1] Kehret currently lives in Washington.[2]
Works
- Runaway Twin
- Abduction!, 2004
- Acting Normal
- The Blizzard Disaster
- The Book About When I Met Her
- Cages
- Danger at the Fair
- Deadly Stranger
- Don't Tell Anyone
- Earthquake Terror
- Encore! More Winning Monologs
- Escaping the Giant Wave
- Five Pages A Day: A Writers Journey
- The Ghost's Grave
- The Hideout
- Horror at the Haunted House
- I'm Not Who You Think I Am, 1999
- My Brother Made Me Do It
- My Uncle Loved Me
- Night of Fear
- Nightmare Mountain
- Runaway Twin
- Saving Lilly
- Searching for Candlestick Park
- The Secret Journey
- Shelter Dogs: Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays
- Sisters, Long Ago
- Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio, 2000
- Spy Cat
- Stolen Children, 2008
- The Stranger Next Door
- Tell It Like It Is
- Terror at the Zoo
- Trapped
- The Volcano Disaster, 1998
- Vows of Love and Marriage
- Wedding Vows: How to Express Your Love in Your Own Words
- Winning Monologs for Young Actors, 1985
References
- ^ [1] Peg Kehret
- ^ Author website
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External links
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