Background
Effin Older was born on December 18, 1942, in Brownington, Vermont, United States. She is a daughter of Carroll and Phyllis (Reid) Lawes.
Burlington, VT 05405, USA
The University of Vermont where Effin Older received a Bachelor of Arts degree.
160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031, United States
The City College of New York where Effin Older received a Master of Science degree.
Effin Older together with her husband, Jules Older.
Effin Older helps her student to complete high school application.
(My name is Randi Wong. And I am so excited! I'm going to ...)
My name is Randi Wong. And I am so excited! I'm going to skate in my first ice show. To top it off, I have a really special role! here's just one problem. It used to be Woody's role – until he got in big trouble. Now he can't skate in the show at all. I feel bad. Because I know something that could get Woody out of trouble. But if Woody gets out of trouble, I might be out of the show.
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1996
(My name is Randi Wong, and my friends and I are in big tr...)
My name is Randi Wong, and my friends and I are in big trouble! The pro shop at the arena has been getting a lot or strange packages lately. My friend Woody thinks he knows why. He thinks we ordered stuff by mistake when were playing on the pro shop computer! Woody fixed the problem – we thought. Until the strangest package of all turned up today!
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1996
(Tired of watching her older sister skate, seven-year-old ...)
Tired of watching her older sister skate, seven-year-old Randi Wong wants to give up her violin lessons for skating, and, with the help of her friends, Anna and Woody, she comes up with a creative scheme to persuade her parents.
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1996
(Preparing for their first skating test, Randi, Anna, and ...)
Preparing for their first skating test, Randi, Anna, and Kate practice skating on one foot, and when Randi is the only one of the three to fail the test, she fears that she will not be able to receive her skating badge.
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1996
(School's out for the summer! Randi plans on spending lots...)
School's out for the summer! Randi plans on spending lots of time with Woody now that Anna is away at sleep-over camp. But Woody wants to play roller hockey at the park with the boys – no girls allowed! Randi is furious. She'll show those boys that she can play hockey just as well as they can – even better!
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1997
(The Figure Eights are getting ready for their first-ever ...)
The Figure Eights are getting ready for their first-ever competition, and everyone is excited. The winner's picture will be taken for the local newspaper. Randi really wants to win! She hopes the ice skates her big sister Jill gave her will bring good luck. But when Randi opens her cubby at school one day, she notices her skates are missing! Where could they be? Did someone steal them? There's only a week left until the competition. Will Randi find her skates in time for the big day?
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1997
(Randi and her pals in Figure Eights are gearing up for th...)
Randi and her pals in Figure Eights are gearing up for the big skate-a-thon to benefit the Best Buddies animal shelter. What a great cause! They even get to take a field trip to visit the shelter. But Mrs. Wong warns Randi before she leaves, "Don't bring home any pets." Their family is too busy to give an animal the attention it needs.On the way home from the shelter, Randi realizes a kitten has stowed away inside her backpack. She really wants to keep the kitten. She'll have to find a way to convince her mom she's responsible enough to have a pet. It won't be easy!
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1997
(A keepsake edition packaged with a double-heart charm fol...)
A keepsake edition packaged with a double-heart charm follows the adventures of the Olsen twins as they plan surprise birthday parties for each other.
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1998
(Randi is so excited! The Figure Eights are competing agai...)
Randi is so excited! The Figure Eights are competing against the Junior Blade Runners in the mini-Olympics. Randi is sure her short program is good enough to win a medal. But only one member from each team can participate in a given event. Anna gets to skate her short program. Randi is assigned to the Bunny Hop-O-Rama. She can't believe it--what a lame event. She'll have to do something extra special to make herself stand out in front of the judges. Randi is determined to go for the gold!
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1998
(Lily loves spending time with her Grammy Lane, riding tra...)
Lily loves spending time with her Grammy Lane, riding tractors in the summer and snowshoeing in the winter. She loves playing golf and going to the clubhouse with her Bubbe Silver. And she especially loves the holidays--Christmas with Grammy and Hanukkah with Bubbe. There are Lane family traditions. And there are Silver family traditions. But Lily wishes she could share a tradition with both of her grandmothers. Maybe it's time to start a new one.
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2000
Effin Older was born on December 18, 1942, in Brownington, Vermont, United States. She is a daughter of Carroll and Phyllis (Reid) Lawes.
Effin Older studied at the University of Vermont where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1964. She also attended the City College of New York and received a Master of Science degree in 1970.
Effin Older started her career as a scriptwriter and director at Television New Zealand in 1980. She held this post until 1984 and in 1985 she became an editor at McIndoe Publishing. However, in 1986 she left this post and devoted her time to writing and photography. Effin Older has photo-illustrated three outdoor sportsbooks for Stackpole Books. Her photos have appeared in National Geographic Traveler, New York Times, Washington Post, Continental Airlines Magazine, National Gardening, Diversion, SKIING, Black Enterprise, Snow Country, Sisters in Style, Journey, USAir Magazine, Pacific Way, Vermont Life and Vermont Magazine.
Effin Older published her first book Donna’s Diary: A Book about Obeying in 1986. Later she wrote such books as You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Birthday Party, Snowboarding and My Two Grandmothers. She also wrote the “Silver Blades Figure Eights” fiction series about young figure skaters. Effin Older wrote several books together with her husband Jules Older. She also is a co-author with Jules Older of the screenplay for the award-winning documentary film Tales From the Mountain: Mount Snow’s First Forty Years. Effin Older and her husband organized creative writing classes.
(Tired of watching her older sister skate, seven-year-old ...)
1996(Preparing for their first skating test, Randi, Anna, and ...)
1996(A keepsake edition packaged with a double-heart charm fol...)
1998(My name is Randi Wong, and my friends and I are in big tr...)
1996(Introduces basic snowboarding techniques and skills, tell...)
1999(Randi and her pals in Figure Eights are gearing up for th...)
1997(School's out for the summer! Randi plans on spending lots...)
1997(Lily loves spending time with her Grammy Lane, riding tra...)
2000(Randi is so excited! The Figure Eights are competing agai...)
1998(The Figure Eights are getting ready for their first-ever ...)
1997(A girl rebels against her parents when they force her to ...)
1986(My name is Randi Wong. And I am so excited! I'm going to ...)
1996Effin Older is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, PEN, National Writers Union and League of Vermont Writers.
Effin Older married Jules Older in 1965. The marriage produced two children.