She lives in upstate New York with her volatile, intermittently employed father, has a kind uncle who drives her to school, and loves that “the word ‘pair’ implies two but is part of a homonym trio - pair, pear and pare.” The plot takes off as Rose’s father says they can keep a collarless dog he found in a downpour. The narrator, a fifth grader named Rose, has a passion for the homonym - a word that sounds just like another word (it’s right there in the rather clunky title). Though I’m not sure age subcategories are pertinent. Martin, a Newbery Honor winner, offers this affecting, elegantly burnished middle-grade book about a girl with autism. What might be called “autism lit” has evolved, as well, with novels and nonfiction showcasing autism’s piquant and painful weave of deep weaknesses and subtle, splintered strengths. Those who don’t can watch Sheldon’s autistic-like behaviors on CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory.” Who doesn’t now know that this condition is framed by a wide spectrum, or that diagnosed cases continue to rise? With one in 68 children affected, tens of millions in the United States know someone, or of someone, on the spectrum.
Her favorite thing to do is to make clothes for children.Autism has come of age, rapidly growing into a matter of common knowledge. Her hobbies are reading, sewing, and needlework. Since ending the BSC series in 2000, Ann’s writing has concentrated on single novels, many of which are set in the 1960s.Īfter living in New York City for many years, Ann moved to the Hudson Valley in upstate New York where she now lives with her dog, Sadie, and her cats, Gussie, Willy and Woody. They inspired her to become a writer herself.
Travers, Hugh Lofting, Astrid Lindgren, and Roald Dahl. Some of her favorite authors at that time were Lewis Carroll, P. Even before she was old enough to write, she would dictate stories to her mother to write down for her. Sometimes Ann names her characters after people she knows, and other times she simply chooses names that she likes.Īnn has always enjoyed writing. But many of her characters are based on real people. All of Ann's characters, even the members of the Baby-sitters Club, are made up. Many are written about contemporary problems or events. Some are based on personal experiences, while others are based on childhood memories and feelings. She's now a full-time writer.Īnn gets the ideas for her books from many different places. After graduating from Smith College, Ann became a teacher and then an editor of children's books. She grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, with her parents and her younger sister, Jane. Ann Matthews Martin was born on August 12, 1955.
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