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Sherri L. Smith

Sherri L. Smith is not a pilot, but she makes an excellent passenger (unless it’s a very small plane). She is the author of numerous acclaimed fiction and nonfiction books for young people, including Flygirl, the winner of the California Book Awards’ Gold Medal; The Blossom and the Firefly, the winner of the Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators; Orleans; and Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? She teaches creative writing at Hamline University. Born in Chicago, Sherri now lives in Los Angeles. Learn more at SherriLSmith.com and follow her on Twitter @Sherri_L_Smith.
Serena Williams: A Who HQ Illustrated Biography
Candace, the Universe, and Everything
What Was Reconstruction?
Misty Copeland: A Little Golden Book Biography
What Was the Harlem Renaissance?
What Is the Civil Rights Movement?
Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen?
The Toymaker's Apprentice

Meet The Author: Sherri L. Smith (PASADENA)

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Books

Serena Williams: A Who HQ Illustrated Biography
Candace, the Universe, and Everything
What Was Reconstruction?
Misty Copeland: A Little Golden Book Biography
What Was the Harlem Renaissance?
What Is the Civil Rights Movement?
Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen?
The Toymaker's Apprentice

Media

Meet The Author: Sherri L. Smith (PASADENA)

Sherri L. Smith (author of Pasadena) | What I'm Reading

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Mental Health Awareness Month Resources

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