Hobbs, Valerie
HOBBS, Valerie
HOBBS, Valerie. American, b. 1941. Genres: Children's fiction, Young adult fiction. Career: High school English teacher, Oahu, HI, 1971-74; University of California, Santa Barbara, lecturer in writing, 1981-. Publications: YOUNG ADULT FICTION: How Far Would You Have Gotten If I Hadn't Called You Back?, 1995; Get It While It's Hot. Or Not, 1996; Tender, 2001; Sonny's War, 2002. CHILDREN'S FICTION: Carolina Crow Girl, 1999; Charlie's Run, 2000. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor of stories to magazines. Address: 69 Skyline Cir, Santa Barbara, CA 93109, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]
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