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name: Karen Hokanson Miller
about: Karen used to be a school teacher, but gave it up to concentrate on writing. She also used to work in a bookstore before moving to the mountains with her husband and their dog. Nowadays she tutors at a nearby elementary school and yes, she continues to write. In fact, it was Karen's students who got her started on writing her first book. They complained, "there's nothing to read!" Well, Karen knew that wasn't true, but maybe there was something more to what they said. "Everyone likes monsters," kids told her. That began Karen's seven-year search for monsters that were "real." The result is Monsters and Water Creatures (Henry Holt, May 2007).Next, bogeymen! Who hasn't looked under the bed or tucked a flashlight under the pillow? Bogeyman 101 Karen used to be a school teacher, but gave it up to concentrate on writing. She also used to work in a bookstore before moving to the mountains with her husband and their dog. Nowadays she tutors at a nearby elementary school and yes, she continues to write. In fact, it was Karen's students who got her started on writing her first book. They complained, "there's nothing to read!" Well, Karen knew that wasn't true, but maybe there was something more to what they said. "Everyone likes monsters," kids told her. That began Karen's seven-year search for monsters that were "real." The result is Monsters and Water Creatures (Henry Holt, May 2007).Next, bogeymen! Who hasn't looked under the bed or tucked a flashlight under the pillow? Bogeyman 101: A Survival Guide tells "what they are, where they are, and whether you should believe in them or not." ...more