Frances Temple
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Frances Temple was a primary school teacher, a writer of award-winning children's stories and young adult novels and an illustrator. She was born August 15, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia. She grew up in Virginia, France, and Vietnam. She died July 5, 1995 from a heart attack.
Books written by Frances Temple
- Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern HaitiTaste of Salt: A Story of Modern HaitiTaste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti is a novel written by Frances Temple, and published in 1992. It is set in Haiti, and although most of the characters and events are fictional, the background is real and Jean-Bertrand Aristide is a real person...
- Grab Hands and RunGrab Hands and RunGrab Hands and Run is a fictional adaptation of a true story written by Frances Temple. The book is written at a fourth grade level aimed at audiences 8-10...
- The Ramsay ScallopThe Ramsay ScallopThe Ramsay Scallop is a young adult historical romance written by Frances Temple. It is set around 1300, and involves a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. James of Compostella. The novel was first published in 1994.-Plot summary:...
- Tonight, by SeaTonight, by SeaTonight, by Sea is a book written by Frances Temple.-Plot details:Paulie does not want to leave Haiti, the onlyhome she has ever known, but the macoutesare threatening her family and the village Belle Flueve with guns andknives...
- Tiger Soup, An AnansiAnansiAnansi the trickster is a spider, and is one of the most important characters of West African and Caribbean folklore.He is also known as Ananse, Kwaku Ananse, and Anancy; and in the Southern United States he has evolved into Aunt Nancy. He is a spider, but often acts and appears as a man...
Story from JamaicaJamaicaJamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...