Mary Lee Bendolph, Bars and Blocks, 2003
Quick update, as call to nominate a character in a book or real life who goes his/her own way and possibly win an ARC of LEAVING GEE'S BEND ends November 1!
Newest additions:
BOOKS
Anne Shirley (ANNE OF GREEN GABLES by L.M. Montgomery)
Christy Huddleston (CHRISTY by Catherine Marshall)
REAL LIFE
Father James Edwin Coyle
Complete list (so far) here. Thanks, everyone, for your participation! And don't forget: for every entry I am donating $1.00 to the Gee's Bend Foundation!
Hi Irene,
ReplyDeleteI'm a little partial to Southern characters, so I'm gonna have to go with Scout from "To Kill a Mockingbird." (But that spunky little girl, Lucky, in "The Higher Power of Lucky" impressed me, too!)
Uh-oh. Are you going to have donate two bucks now? :-)
Nice idea for a contest!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I'll go with some lesser-known real-life historical figures here. Amy Carmichael (cared for orphans in India during the last century) and Roger Williams (championed religious liberty during colonial days in the U.S., founder of Rhode Island.)
Lisa Hoffman Clark (via midsouth SCBWI listserv)
Despereaux in The Tale of Despereaux by Kate diCamilla.
ReplyDeleteI love his spirit and individuality.
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