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Tamra Norton

She was born and raised in Elk Grove, California. She has seven sisters, and one brother. She grew up not loving to read, but she loved to watch movies about famous books, such at The Little House on the Prairie.

After she graduated Elk Grove High School, was accepted and admitted into Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. There she had a fun, exciting, life, and soon met her husband to be. His name is Dennis Norton. They have seven beautiful children. The oldest is serving a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Portland, Oregon. Her youngest loves Sesame Street. She raises and schools her children at home. Her life may seem chaotic to most and even to her at times, but she loves the family life, and the closeness that they share.

Tamra enjoys taking a nap during the day, a nice, relaxing bathtub time, dancing in the kitchen, and camping in her living room. Tamra is extremely faithful in her religion, and serves diligently in her church. She is a role model to her family and friends. Tamra has all ways been a hard-working woman, and has shown it through her books and her entire life. She is full of personality and love, not only for her children but for the life she lives.

Tamra is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, LDS storymakers, and she is on the board of contributing authors at: latterdayauthors.com.

Tamra Norton has a series of books called, “The Molly Mormon Series” The three books are called, Molly Mormon, Molly Married, and Molly Mommy. Some of the other books she has written are called, Comfortable in my own Genes, Make Me a Memory, and Writing Secrets, and her most recent book is called, Make Me a Memory and her Commission on Literacy selected it as the prestigious, “Book of the Month,” for April 2006.

Sources: http://www.tamranorton.com/my_books.html http://www.tamranorton.com/about_tamra.html http://www.scbwi-houston.org/Pages/norton.htm