Kristi Bernard | Member

Kristi Bernard
Fiction and non-fiction writer for children.

Red Room Featured Books

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Previous Pause Next

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Color Me English

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We Wanted to be Writers: Life, Love, and Literature at the Iowa Writers' Workshop

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NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children

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Night Swim

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Manufacturing Hysteria: A History of Scapegoating, Surveillance, and Secrecy in Modern America

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Inside This Place, Not of It: Narratives from Women's Prisons (Voice of Witness)

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Sleeper's Run

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Stories in Stone New York: A Field Guide to New York City Area Cemeteries and Their Residents

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Little Women and Me

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Life: Descending / Ascending

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Second Nature: A Love Story

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In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination

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"Iron"

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True Blue

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American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History

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Healing and Transformation Through Self Guided Imagery

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A List of Offences

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The Kite Runner Graphic Novel

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Spyder Hole

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Imperfect Endings: A Daughter's Story of Love, Loss, and Letting Go

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Mr Fox

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The Collaborator of Bethlehem

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The Butterfly Mosque

Kristi's Latest Blogs

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Mar.16.2011 - 6:23 pm

Rolling Stone

When I stumbled into the the realm of “being of a certain age” I've come to realize that what I have given up over the years isn't as important as what I can obtain in the...

Dec.30.2010 - 12:24 pm

No More Baby Steps

Yes, yes it's that time of year again. Every year I make “the list” and never accomplish anything on it. Last year I tried something new, I made my list a week before Christmas...

Nov.11.2010 - 7:15 am

Freedom Comes With A Warning

Freedom to speak is a wonderful thing. We are free to walk the walk and talk the talk whenever and wherever we see fit. But there is a WARNING (yes, capitalized, bold and...

Oct.07.2010 - 6:56 pm

The Ritual

Pink canvas shoes kick up dust while walking the gravel and sand road to Grandma’s. Looking down at the darkened creases they reflect how many times the road has been...

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New York City Author Maryann Macdonald signs her middle-grade novel Odette's Secrets http://t.co/woBCsHUCht #literacy #family #history — 14 hours 37 min ago

Writing

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Article: The Other Heroes

Audio & Video

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Image Gallery: VWick Arts

Comments from Kristi

Feb.12.2010 - 7:12 am

In response to: Back To The Basics

Back To The Basics

I wish more families did this with their children. Instilling good values would enhance thier need for learning and...

Nov.27.2009 - 9:35 am

In response to: It's The Smell That Gets Ya!

The Library

Thanks for the comment. If it weren't for my local library and the reading programs I probably would not love books the...

Nov.23.2009 - 8:07 pm

In response to: The Struggle to Construct the “Book Palace”

Library of Congress

This is a great video. I have never seen the inside of the building. It leaves me wanting more.

About Kristi

I am a freelance writer and book reviewer living in the Midwest. I enjoy writing for children and promoting literacy. I graduated from Wichita State University with a Bachelor of Arts in English, with minors in Education and Minority Studies. I have many...

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