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Sara Pennypacker is the author of 14 children’s books, including the

award-winning,

New York Times

best-selling Clementine series. She is

also the author of the Stuart Books (

Stuart’s Cape

and

Stuart Goes to

School

) and the novels

PAX

and

Summer of the Gypsy Moths

. Her

picture books include

Meet the Dullards

, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri;

the Golden Kite Award-winning

Pierre in Love

, illustrated by Petra

Mathers; and

Sparrow Girl

, illustrated by Yoko Tanaka.

She is the founder of the

program, which lends

books provided by authors for community reads.

Sara Pennypacker