In the midst of that scream, the phone rang."
"A ringing telephone in a headmaster's house often signals a crisis," she continued, "and when it rings, I'm well-trained; I grab pencil and paper. . . . That afternoon, I scribbled: American Library Association and Newbery Med. . . .
"The writing trails off there."
The Newbery-winning Walk Two Moons brought Creech instant celebrity in the United States, where her first novel for young adults, Absolutely Normal Chaos, had not yet been published. "I still don't know how I feel about it," she confessed to Judy Hendershot and Jackie Peck in Reading Teacher. "It's like someone has given me this beautiful suit of Armani clothes. They look nice and everyone admires them, but I'm a little uncomfortable in them. I like to wear them for brief periods of time and then change back to my blue jeans."
Early Years in America
Despite her years living and working in England, Creech is an American citizen. She was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, part of a large family full of storytellers. She was an enthusiastic writer throughout grade school and high school and was an equally enthusiastic reader. After receiving her bachelor's degree from Hiram College, Creech went on to George Mason University in Washington, D.C., for her master's degree.
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