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Erica S. Perl

Erica S. Perl is the author of more than forty books for young readers. Her middle grade novels include All Three Stooges (National Jewish Book Award, Sydney Taylor Honor Book), When Life Gives You O.J. (ALA Notable, Amazon Best Book), and White Bird: A Novel (with R.J. Palacio). Erica’s picture books include When Carrot Met Cookie and Billy the Kid Makes It Big (with Dolly Parton). She also writes early chapter books (the Arnold and Louise series) and early readers (the Truth or Lie series and the Lucky Dogs series). Erica is on the faculty of Vermont College of Fine Arts’ MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program. She loves dogs, guinea pigs, stale red licorice, and visiting schools. Her website is ericaperl.com and her social media presence is @ericaperl.

Books

Watch the Official Trailer for the Movie Adaptation of White Bird!

If you are a lover of stories of courage, survival, and the kindness of others, you are sure to love the story White Bird. Based on the graphic novel of the same name, White Bird is a movie that centers around two characters from the Wonder series Julian and his Grandmère Sara. Here, Palacio makes

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