User:Mysticinaminivan/Maureen Wartski

= Maureen Wartski =

Maureen Crane Wartski was born in Ashiya, Japan, in a house by the sea. Long before she told her first story at 14, Wartski was in love with writiong. As a child, she listened to stories and folktales told by her aunts. Inspired by these folktales, and aby an uncle who gave her an early introduction to classical literature, Wartski realized that words are magical things. Her Erasian heritage and a deep connection to the natural world have influenced many of Wartski's young adult and middle-grade novels.

A former high-school English teacher, Wartski has conducted writing workshops, and authored many books. Her young-adult novel, A BOAT TO NOWHERE, which is a story about the Vietnamese Boat People, won the [[Josette_Frank_Award]] from the Bank Street College of Education. Her 13th novel for children, http://www.sleepyhollowbooks.com YURI'S BRUSH WITH MAGIC]], is about an Japanese-American girl who spends the summer with her mysterious and magical Aunt Yuri from Japan.