Background
Girard, Linda Walvoord was born on November 16, 1942 in Amsterdam, New York, United States. Daughter of Christian H. and Marie Walvoord.
(Describes the life of a tiny baby in his safe, warm, floa...)
Describes the life of a tiny baby in his safe, warm, floating place during the nine months before he is born.
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(A child with AIDS must deal with the demands of his illne...)
A child with AIDS must deal with the demands of his illness, adjust to his classmates, and let his classmates adjust to him. Reprint.
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(Although Celia reacts to having been adopted with anger a...)
Although Celia reacts to having been adopted with anger and insecurity, her parents help her accept her feelings and celebrate their love for her by making her adoption day a family holiday. Includes factual information about the adoption process.
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literature educator poetry and children's author
Girard, Linda Walvoord was born on November 16, 1942 in Amsterdam, New York, United States. Daughter of Christian H. and Marie Walvoord.
Bachelor, Hope College, 1964; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1968; postgraduate, University of Chicago, since 1968; postgraduate, University of Illinois, 1971-1974.
Instructor, Millikin U., Decatur, Illinois, 1966-1968; assistant professor, North Center College, Naperville, Illinois, 1970-1971; member of faculty, Institute Children's Literature, Redding Ridge, Connecticut, since 1988; self-employed author, since 1980.
(Although Celia reacts to having been adopted with anger a...)
(A story of interracial adoption about nine-year-old Ben, ...)
(A child with AIDS must deal with the demands of his illne...)
(Julie, who is eight or nine, talks about privacy and abou...)
(Describes the life of a tiny baby in his safe, warm, floa...)
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(Reprint)
Member Authors' Guild, Modern Language Association, Society Children's Book Writers, Children's Literature Association F C.
Married Delmar W. Girard, January 4, 1969. 1 child, Aaron.