Background
Sherry Garland was born on July 24, 1948, in McAllen, Texas, United States. She is the daughter and the youngest of nine children of Joseph and Desla Allison.
701 S Nedderman Dr, Arlington, TX 76019, United States
The University of Texas at Arlington where Sherry Garland received a Bachelor of Arts degree.
2000 Sam Houston Dr, Arlington, TX 76014, United States
Sam Houston High School where Sherry Garland studied.
(When Brandon and Wayne are hired to do odd jobs at the Ho...)
When Brandon and Wayne are hired to do odd jobs at the Houston Mounted Police stables, they decide to sabotage Skyjacker, a beautiful new horse, after his rider plays practical jokes on them. But when Skyjacker is kicked off the force as a result, the boys work hard to help make him the best horse on the force.
https://www.amazon.com/Best-Horse-Force-Sherry-Garland/dp/1589804376/?tag=2022091-20
1991
(When American soldiers departed Vietnam, many left childr...)
When American soldiers departed Vietnam, many left children behind – like seventeen-year-old Loi, whose fellow villagers ostracize her because she is con-lai, a half-breed and a reminder of her country’s tragic civil war. Only Khai, a young buffalo tender, shows her love and respect. Promised in an arranged marriage to a cruel older man, Loi flees to Ho Chi Minh City. Along with thousands of others, she applies for the chance to leave for the United States through the Amerasian Homecoming Program, and faces the most important decision of her life: Should she leave her beloved country, her family, and her gentle, loving Khai?
https://www.amazon.com/Song-Buffalo-Boy-Great-Episodes/dp/0152000984/?tag=2022091-20
1992
(When grandfather is injured in a violent storm, Alyssa, s...)
When grandfather is injured in a violent storm, Alyssa, silent since her parents' death in a similar hurricane three years earlier, must find her voice and help him survive.
https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Storm-Sherry-Garland/dp/0152741704/?tag=2022091-20
1993
(Sixteen-year-old Danny Vo is enmeshed in two worlds – his...)
Sixteen-year-old Danny Vo is enmeshed in two worlds – his Houston high school and his Vietnamese home life. He’s finally caught the eye of beautiful blond Tiffany Marie, only to find out that her brother is a white supremacist. And his life gets even more complicated when his cousin Sang Le comes to live with Danny’s family after spending years in a reeducation camp in Vietnam. Failing school and unable to get a job, Sang Le joins a Vietnamese gang – and Danny is determined to help his cousin escape before it’s too late.
https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Dragon-Sherry-Garland/dp/0152735321/?tag=2022091-20
1993
(Two children participate in efforts to restore coastal sa...)
Two children participate in efforts to restore coastal sand dunes, and the plant and animal life they harbor, after a violent summer storm sweeps the dunes away. By the author of The Lotus Seed.
https://www.amazon.com/Summer-Sands-Sherry-Garland/dp/0152824928/?tag=2022091-20
1995
(An Indian girl struggles to survive a brutal time of chan...)
An Indian girl struggles to survive a brutal time of change as Spaniards begin their conquest of indigenous cultures. In this beautifully written novel, Sherry Garland brings the late 1500s to life, chronicling the virtual extinction of the native Indio and the birth of the Mexican people.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0152000216/?tag=2022091-20
1995
(Twelve-year-old Dusty has an overwhelming fear of drownin...)
Twelve-year-old Dusty has an overwhelming fear of drowning. While on a cruise to the Caribbean with his father, stepmother, and stepsisters – a cruise he did his best to avoid – Dusty discovers the ghost of Tahni, an Arawak Indian girl, in the cabin next door.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0152006621/?tag=2022091-20
1995
(In the journal she receives for her twelfth birthday in 1...)
In the journal she receives for her twelfth birthday in 1835, Lucinda Lawrence describes the hardships her family and other residents of the "Texas colonies" endure when they decide to face the Mexicans in a fight for their freedom.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0590394665/?tag=2022091-20
1998
(A Vietnamese American and his son spend the day on their ...)
A Vietnamese American and his son spend the day on their shrimp boat and dream about the grandfather who owns his own boat and makes his livelihood the same way on the other side of the globe.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0590478672/?tag=2022091-20
1998
(Through poetry and art, this picture book captures the ma...)
Through poetry and art, this picture book captures the many voices – Spanish, Tejano, Texan, Mexican, and American – of the people who lived on the land that is now Texas.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1589802225/?tag=2022091-20
2000
(Fifteen-year-old Lorenzo Bonifacio never intended to be a...)
Fifteen-year-old Lorenzo Bonifacio never intended to be a soldier. But when the soldados raid his tiny Mexican village, Lorenzo finds himself forced to join General Santa Anna's army . . . all because of the pesky goatherd Catalina and the haughty Esteban Equivel, son of the wealthiest landowner in the region.
https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Alamo-Sherry-Garland/dp/0152017445/?tag=2022091-20
2001
(Vietnamese folk tales retold for a modern audience. In po...)
Vietnamese folk tales retold for a modern audience. In poetry and literature the Vietnamese call themselves the "children of the dragon." Their oral tradition is a strong one and this volume includes three of the familiar teaching tales told by the elders. Readers will learn how the tiger got his stripes, why there are monsoons, and the story of the Moon Festival.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1455617091/?tag=2022091-20
2001
(Voices from those who lived through the largest environme...)
Voices from those who lived through the largest environmental catastrophe in American history. From 1931 to 1940, a combination of drought and soil erosion destroyed the fragile ecology and economy of the Great Plains. Evocative illustrations accompany poignant testimonies, including those of a farmer's wife, a banker, and a child who had never seen rain, to provide an emotionally charged account.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1589809645/?tag=2022091-20
2012
(Western expansion from a personal perspective. Sherry Gar...)
Western expansion from a personal perspective. Sherry Garland created the Voices Series to provide personal narratives of moments in America’s past. Her newest addition to the series does just that. Focusing on the explorers and settlers who extended the frontier to the western coastline, Garland narrates in the voices of figures from history including Sacagawea, Jedediah Smith, and Annie Oakley. She fleshes out the timeline with characters representing whole populations, including a girl traveling west in a prairie schooner, a Santa Fe merchant, a gold prospector, a Pony Express rider, and a Chinese railroad worker. Artist Julie Dupré Buckner carefully researched the historical details for her evocative illustrations. Each image furthers the storyline and reinforces the emotional connection to the chronicle.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1455619612/?tag=2022091-20
2016
(Based on the best-selling Scholastic books. Dear America ...)
Based on the best-selling Scholastic books. Dear America features the rich and spirited stories of fictional teenage women at various turning points in American history. The hopes and dreams, trials and tribulations of a time period are captured by each young woman's unique voice.
https://www.amazon.com/A-Line-in-the-Sand/dp/B00H8YSI96/?tag=2022091-20
2000
Sherry Garland was born on July 24, 1948, in McAllen, Texas, United States. She is the daughter and the youngest of nine children of Joseph and Desla Allison.
Sherry Garland attended grades one through eight in the small town of Weatherford, Texas. Later she studied at Sam Houston High School. She also studied at the University of Texas at Arlington where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970. Garland completed graduate courses in Linguistics and English there.
Sherry Garland started her career as a librarian at Texas A&M University in 1972. She held this post until 1975 and then she started to write books. Garland published her first book Familiar Touch in 1982 under a pseudonym Lynn Lawrence. In 1983, she published her next book Deep in the Heart. In 1988 Ms. Garland switched to writing for children and teens. She wrote such books as Best Horse on the Force, Song of the Buffalo Boy, The Lotus Seed, The Silent Storm, Shadow of the Dragon and many others. Her latest book Voices of the Western Frontier was published in 2016. Besides, one of her books was made into an HBO TV show titled Dear America.
(In the journal she receives for her twelfth birthday in 1...)
1998(When American soldiers departed Vietnam, many left childr...)
1992(A Vietnamese American and his son spend the day on their ...)
1998(When Brandon and Wayne are hired to do odd jobs at the Ho...)
1991(When grandfather is injured in a violent storm, Alyssa, s...)
1993(Through poetry and art, this picture book captures the ma...)
2000(Two children participate in efforts to restore coastal sa...)
1995(A teenage boy sent to live with relatives discovers self-...)
1996(When she is forced to leave Vietnam, a young girl brings ...)
1993(An Indian girl struggles to survive a brutal time of chan...)
1995(Sixteen-year-old Danny Vo is enmeshed in two worlds – his...)
1993(Voices from those who lived through the largest environme...)
2012(Describes the history, people, politics, culture, major c...)
1990(Fifteen-year-old Lorenzo Bonifacio never intended to be a...)
2001(Twelve-year-old Dusty has an overwhelming fear of drownin...)
1995(Vietnamese folk tales retold for a modern audience. In po...)
2001(Western expansion from a personal perspective. Sherry Gar...)
2016(Based on the best-selling Scholastic books. Dear America ...)
2000Sherry Garland has written a lot about Vietnam because she has many friends and acquaintances from that nation. Her books set in America often reveal her love of animals both wild and tame. Other books combine Garland's interest in history, her curiosity, and her insight into human nature.
Sherry Garland is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Romance Writers of America and Golden Triangle Writers Guild.