![]() ![]() ![]() To characterize me as a kid, you could say that I was definitely a geek." I loved words I just thought that was normal. As she explained to Booklist interviewer Hazel Rochman, "We were always doing things. After her family settled in the California town of Seaside, Rita and her siblings spent their childhood playing outdoors a great deal. "Her work is marked by an authentic rendering of the styles and cadences of urban black language, some touches of humor, and strong, dynamic characterization." Comparing Williams-Garcia's works with books by African-American writers Jacqueline Woodson, Dolores Johnson, and Angela Johnson, Bishop added that the novelist may well become "among the most prominent African-American literary artists of the next generation."īorn in Queens, New York, in 1957, Williams-Garcia eventually moved to Arizona, and then to California due to the demands of her father's military career. "Williams-Garcia's portrayal of these urban black adolescents and their worlds feels genuine, neither sensationalized nor romanticized," declared Horn Book contributor Rudine Sims Bishop. Her young-adult novels depict black men and women living and coping with difficulties in an honest, uncontrived manner. In teen novels such as Like Sisters on the Homefront, No Laughter Here, and Fast Talk on a Slow Track, Rita Williams-Garcia draws on her experiences growing up in a New York City neighborhood, as well as on situations she has encountered as a teacher and as a dancer. No Laughter Here, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2004.Ĭontributor of short fiction to anthologies, including Second Sight: Stories for a New Millennium, Philomel, 1999 Period Pieces: Stories for Girls, HarperCollins, 2002 and First Crossings: Stories about Immigrant Teens, Candlewick Press, 2004. Like Sisters on the Homefront, Lodestar (New York, NY), 1995.Ĭatching the Wild Waiyuuzee, illustrated by Mike Reed, Simon& Schuster (New York, NY), 2000.Įvery Time a Rainbow Dies, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2001. Writingsīlue Tights, Lodestar (New York, NY), 1988.įast Talk on a Slow Track, Lodestar (New York, NY), 1991. Notable Books for Children and Young Adults citation, American Library Association (ALA), 1991, for Fast Talk on a Slow Track Booklist Editors' Choice selection, 1995, Best Books for Young Adults citation, ALA, and Coretta Scott King Honor Book selection, ALA, both 1996, all for Like Sisters on the Homefront PEN/Norma Klein Award for Children's Fiction, 1997. MemberĪuthors Guild, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Has also worked as a dancer and reading teacher. Writer Interactive Market Systems, New York, NY, manager of software distribution and production. Agent-c/o Author Mail, HarperCollins Children's, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. ![]()
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