Marie Robinson

I have loved to read and write all my life. After majoring in English in college, I spent a number of years

as a

copywriter for a direct mail

marketing company. I wrote direct mail fundraising letters for nonprofit

organizations (if you got a letter in the mail asking for a donation to

Toys for Tots

, I probably wrote it).

That

was an interesting job, but I decided to go back to school because I missed studying literature.

I am now a PhD candidate in English and I am preparing to write my dissertation on an aspect of

children’s

literature. It is definitely my favorite

area. I am so excited to have found this path, especially

because the

people involved in the children’s literature community are so wonderful.

I also teach literature and composition to college freshmen. In my spare time, I read for fun (nonfiction,

contemporary fiction, classics,

magazines, you name it), cross stitch (Christmas stockings are my

favorite),

and run. A lot.

You can contact me at

Reviews by Marie Robinson:

ELLIE MCDOODLE: NEW KID IN SCHOOL by Ruth McNally Barshaw

GIRL, BARELY 15, FLIRTING FOR ENGLAND by Sue Limb

THE HALLOWEEN TREE by Ray Bradbury

THE JOYS OF LOVE by Madeleine L'Engle

KEEPING SCORE by Linda Sue Park

MY CHOCOLATE YEAR by Charlotte Herman

NICK OF TIME by Ted Bell
NOTHING by Robin Friedman

TOP TIPS FOR GIRLS by Kate Reardon

THE UNSPOKEN by Thomas Fahy

VIOLET IN PRIVATE by Melissa Walker