Ellen wittlinger went to college at millikin university in decatur, illinois. Is there a specific reason that you write books with glbt characters. Zigzag book by ellen wittlinger official publisher. Later, i decided my fascination with this novel should have been a clue that i was gaythe bashful curiosity that caused me to shut myself in my bedroom and tear through this book in just a few hours was probably a result of my literary crush on one of ellen wittlingers main characters, marisol. Apr 01, 2001 voya remembering that adolescence is a trying time filled with questions and feelings, hard love is an intriguing and absorbing novel. Marisols story, by ellen wittlinger eighteenyearold marisol guzman knows what she wants out of life and how to get it. John green, author of the fault in our stars john green, author of the fault in our stars. Ellen has won state awards in michigan, pennsylvania and massachusetts. At school, some faculty resist, but the gym teacher offers her own office.
In this longanticipated companion novel to the printz honor book hard love, which critics called a bittersweet tale of. In hard love, sixteenyearold john deals with his broken family life by writing a zine and falls in love with another writer, marisol, who is a lesbian. John galardi gio makes an appearance in this story, though dont assume. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. She has a bachelors degree from millikin university in decatur, illinois, and an mfa from the university of iowa. Razzle book by ellen wittlinger official publisher. Hello select your address best sellers gift ideas new releases todays deals coupons amazonbasics gift ideas new releases todays deals coupons amazonbasics. Ellen wittlinger is the author of seventeen ya and middlegrade novels. Hard love by ellen wittlinger since his parents divorce, johns mother hasnt touched him, her new fiance wants them to move away, and his father would rather. Your novel hard love features a lesbian character and parrotfish focuses on a transgender character. You can spend hours reading a book to be completely crestfallen by its wasted potential and nauseously disgusted by the endingbut surprisingly, this does not describe ellen wittlinger s. You cannot receive a refund if you have placed a shippingpasseligible order. Ellen wittlinger is the critically acclaimed author of the teen novels parrotfish, blind faith, sandpiper, heart on my sleeve, zigzag, and hard love an american library association michael l.
Ellen wittlinger has 28 books on goodreads with 58624 ratings. Part ii broadens the conversation to include her career and her writing process. Marisol guzman returns in this companion novel to hard love, a 2000 lambda literary award winner and a michael l. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store. Ellen wittlingers hard love was one of the books that inspired me to write young adult novels. She has a bachelors degree from millikin university in decatur, illinois, and. Printz honor book and a lambda literary award winner, and the middlegrade novel gracies girl.
Ellen wittlinger s hard love was one of the books that inspired me to write young adult novels. Aug 08, 2008 ellens most recent book, a followup to hard love called love and lies. They took steroids to build muscles and got breast implants and nose jobs so theyd resemble their favorite movie stars. They dyed their hair and dieted themselves to near death. Her novel hard love won both a printz honor award and a lambda literary award. In part i, below, we mainly discuss her newest book, love and lies. She came out two years ago and is ready for adult life and true love. Lesbian heroine marisol has deferred her first year at stanford, become roommates with her longtime gay buddy, birdie, and taken a job pouring coffee and hustling cheeseburgers at the mug in harvard square, in order to pursue her desire of writing a novel. Marisols story, parrotfish, blind faith, sandpiper, heart on my sleeve, zigzag, and hard love an american library association michael l.
Toby davis is a 25yearold playwright with a third of a ya novel up his sleeve. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Ellen wittlinger audio books, best sellers, author bio. Its only in the novels final pages that marisol confronts the price of her close mindedness. She has graduated from high school and deferred stanford for a year so she. July 1, 1994 the author of no regrets 1989 crosses susan isaacs with david lodge in a murder mystery romp featuring a clutch of panicked midwestern academics, but 2d characters and a woefully predictable plot make for a failed experiment in genresplicing. Ellen wittlinger when marisol, a selfconfident eighteenyearold lesbian, moves to cambridge. Hello select your address best sellers prime video todays deals help new releases books gift ideas prime video todays deals help new releases. Ellen wittlinger primary author only author division. Parrotfish book by ellen wittlinger official publisher. She has graduated from high school and deferred stanford for a year so she can pursue her newest dream, writing a. In my dreams at night, i was a boy, but every morning i woke to the big mistake again.
Marisols story by ellen wittlinger 2009, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Marisol guzman has deferred college for a year to accomplish two things. Inside the body of this strange, neverquiteright girl was hiding the soul of a typical, average, ordinary boy, says grady. Marisol guzman has deferred college for a year to accomplish two thing. Admittedly, i did not read the first book, hard love, but this was a standalone story about marisol, an 18yearold who falls in love with her considerably older teacher. Eighteenyearold marisol guzman knows what she wants out of life and how to.
Its only in the novels final pages that marisol confronts the price of her closemindedness. Her books have been on numerous ala best books lists, bank street college of education lists and state award lists. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. Click on a book cover to read more about that book. Ellen wittlinger is currently considered a single author. A transgender boy comes out to family, friends, schoolmates and teachers in this groundbreaking book. Marisol remains the character we came to know and love in hard love. Marisols story by ellen wittlinger online at alibris. Sep 12, 2014 i first read hard love in 8 th grade, about ten years before i figured out i was a lesbian. Taking place after hard love, i consider it a sequel just for the sake of chronological order. Ellen wittlinger born in belleville, illinois on october 21, 1948 is an author for young adults, including gracies girl and the printz honor book hard love. Hard love by ellen wittlinger and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Love and lies is a followup to hard love, but i notice that the word sequel is not used in any of the promotional descriptions. People changed lots of other personal things all the time.
Marisols story, razzle, whats in a name, and hard love an american library association michael l. In this case, the customer care team will remove your account from autorenewal to ensure you are not charged for an additional year and you can continue to use the subscription until the end of your subscription term. Lauren ellen wittlinger is the author of hard love, parrotfish, and more. Hard love book by ellen wittlinger official publisher. In this longanticipated companion novel to the printz honor book hard love. Marisols story paperback common by author ellen wittlinger on. She received her mfa from the iowa writers workshop at the university of iowa and lives in western massachusetts. They changed names and majors and jobs and husbands and wives. Printz honor book, a lambda literary award winner, and a. In this longanticipated companion novel to the printz honor book hard love, which critics called a bittersweet tale of selfexpression and the struggle to achieve selflove, ellen wittlinger offers a novel just as emotionally honest and deeply felt. While hard love is narrated from the point of view of john who also goes by the pseudonym giovanni, ellen tells love and lies from the point of view of johns former love interest, marisol guzman.
Since his parents divorce, johns mother hasnt touched him, her new fiance wants them to move. You are eligible for a full refund if no shippingpasseligible orders have been placed. Printz honor book, a lambda literary award winner, and a booklist editors choice. Voya remembering that adolescence is a trying time filled with questions and feelings, hard love is an intriguing and absorbing novel. In this longanticipated companion novel to the printz honor book hard love, which critics called a bittersweet tale of selfexpression and the struggle to achieve self love, ellen wittlinger offers a novel just as emotionally honest and deeply felt. Hello select your address boxing day sale christmas shop vouchers amazonbasics best sellers gift ideas christmas shop vouchers amazonbasics best sellers gift ideas. Ellen wittlinger when marisol, a selfconfident eighteenyearold lesbian, moves to cambridge, massachusetts to work and try to write a novel, she falls under the spell of her beautiful but deceitful writing teacher. Lesbian heroine marisol has deferred her first year at stanford, become roommates with her longtime gay buddy, birdie, and taken a job pouring coffee and hustling cheeseburgers at the mug in harvard square, in order to pursue her desire of writing a novel before heading off to college.