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    John O'Brien

    John O’Brien has held writing fellowships at the University of Iowa and Stanford University, and he was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. His work has appeared in Hudson Review, Massachusetts Review, TriQuarterly, Country Journal, Harrowsmith, and Gray’s Sporting Journal. He lives with his wife, Becky, in Franklin, West Virginia.
    Eat Your Words
    Eat Your Words
    Charlotte Foltz Jones , John O'Brien
    9781524766863
    Ebook
    Aug 07, 2018
    Delacorte Press
    Where Is Machu Picchu?
    Where Is Machu Picchu?
    Megan Stine , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780515159615
    $7.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 23, 2018
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Where Is the Colosseum?
    Where Is the Colosseum?
    Jim O'Connor , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780399541902
    $7.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 24, 2017
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Mistakes That Worked
    Mistakes That Worked
    The World's Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be
    Charlotte Foltz Jones , John O'Brien
    9780399552021
    $12.99 US
    Hardcover
    Oct 11, 2016
    Delacorte Press
    5-1/2 x 8-1/4
    Who Was Marie Antoinette?
    Who Was Marie Antoinette?
    Dana Meachen Rau , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448483108
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Oct 06, 2015
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Were the Brothers Grimm?
    Who Were the Brothers Grimm?
    Avery Reed , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448483146
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Aug 11, 2015
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Galileo?
    Who Was Galileo?
    Patricia Brennan Demuth , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448479859
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Feb 05, 2015
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Betsy Ross?
    Who Was Betsy Ross?
    James Buckley, Jr. , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448482439
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 26, 2014
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Robert E. Lee?
    Who Was Robert E. Lee?
    Bonnie Bader , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448479095
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 26, 2014
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Abigail Adams?
    Who Was Abigail Adams?
    True Kelley , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448478906
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 23, 2014
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Is Michelle Obama?
    Who Is Michelle Obama?
    Megan Stine , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448478630
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Aug 15, 2013
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Is Bob Dylan?
    Who Is Bob Dylan?
    Jim O'Connor , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448464619
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 27, 2013
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    ¿Quién fue Marco Polo?
    ¿Quién fue Marco Polo?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448461748
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 06, 2012
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Jane Goodall?
    Who Was Jane Goodall?
    Roberta Edwards , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448461922
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Nov 08, 2012
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    ¿Quién fue Steve Jobs?
    ¿Quién fue Steve Jobs?
    Pam Pollack , Meg Belviso , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448462660
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Aug 16, 2012
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    ¿Quién fue Thomas Alva Edison?
    ¿Quién fue Thomas Alva Edison?
    Margaret Frith , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9781101567067
    Ebook
    May 10, 2012
    Penguin Workshop
    ¿Quién fue Abraham Lincoln?
    ¿Quién fue Abraham Lincoln?
    Janet B. Pascal , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448458533
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 12, 2012
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Steve Jobs?
    Who Was Steve Jobs?
    Pam Pollack , Meg Belviso , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448462110
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Mar 29, 2012
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Paul Revere?
    Who Was Paul Revere?
    Roberta Edwards , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448457154
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 01, 2011
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Jackie Robinson?
    Who Was Jackie Robinson?
    Gail Herman , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448455570
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 23, 2010
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?
    Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?
    Margaret Frith , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448453460
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 07, 2010
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Is Barack Obama?
    Who Is Barack Obama?
    Roberta Edwards , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448453309
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 24, 2009
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
    Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
    Janet B. Pascal , Janet Pascal , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448448862
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Nov 20, 2008
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Elvis Presley?
    Who Was Elvis Presley?
    Geoff Edgers , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448446424
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Aug 16, 2007
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Marco Polo?
    Who Was Marco Polo?
    Joan Holub , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448445403
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 05, 2007
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was William Shakespeare?
    Who Was William Shakespeare?
    Celeste Mannis , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448439044
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 28, 2006
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?
    Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?
    Margaret Frith , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448437651
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 29, 2005
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Louis Armstrong?
    Who Was Louis Armstrong?
    Yona Zeldis McDonough , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448433684
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 29, 2004
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Mark Twain?
    Who Was Mark Twain?
    April Jones Prince , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448433196
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    May 24, 2004
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Thomas Jefferson?
    Who Was Thomas Jefferson?
    Dennis Brindell Fradin , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448431451
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 28, 2003
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Harry Houdini?
    Who Was Harry Houdini?
    Tui Sutherland , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448426860
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 22, 2002
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Ben Franklin?
    Who Was Ben Franklin?
    Dennis Brindell Fradin , Who HQ , John O'Brien
    9780448424958
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Feb 18, 2002
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Sir Small and the Dragonfly
    Sir Small and the Dragonfly
    Jane O'Connor , John O'Brien
    9780394896250
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Nov 08, 1988
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    6 x 9

    Books

    Eat Your Words
    Eat Your Words
    Charlotte Foltz Jones, John O'Brien
    9781524766863
    $6.99 US
    Ebook
    Aug 07, 2018
    Delacorte Press
    Where Is Machu Picchu?
    Where Is Machu Picchu?
    Megan Stine, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780515159615
    $7.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 23, 2018
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Where Is the Colosseum?
    Where Is the Colosseum?
    Jim O'Connor, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780399541902
    $7.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 24, 2017
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Mistakes That Worked
    Mistakes That Worked
    The World's Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be
    Charlotte Foltz Jones, John O'Brien
    9780399552021
    $12.99 US
    Hardcover
    Oct 11, 2016
    Delacorte Press
    5-1/2 x 8-1/4
    Who Was Marie Antoinette?
    Who Was Marie Antoinette?
    Dana Meachen Rau, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448483108
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Oct 06, 2015
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Were the Brothers Grimm?
    Who Were the Brothers Grimm?
    Avery Reed, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448483146
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Aug 11, 2015
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Galileo?
    Who Was Galileo?
    Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448479859
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Feb 05, 2015
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Betsy Ross?
    Who Was Betsy Ross?
    James Buckley, Jr., Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448482439
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 26, 2014
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Robert E. Lee?
    Who Was Robert E. Lee?
    Bonnie Bader, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448479095
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 26, 2014
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Abigail Adams?
    Who Was Abigail Adams?
    True Kelley, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448478906
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 23, 2014
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Is Michelle Obama?
    Who Is Michelle Obama?
    Megan Stine, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448478630
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Aug 15, 2013
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Is Bob Dylan?
    Who Is Bob Dylan?
    Jim O'Connor, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448464619
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jun 27, 2013
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    ¿Quién fue Marco Polo?
    ¿Quién fue Marco Polo?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448461748
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 06, 2012
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Jane Goodall?
    Who Was Jane Goodall?
    Roberta Edwards, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448461922
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Nov 08, 2012
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    ¿Quién fue Steve Jobs?
    ¿Quién fue Steve Jobs?
    Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448462660
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Aug 16, 2012
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    ¿Quién fue Thomas Alva Edison?
    ¿Quién fue Thomas Alva Edison?
    Margaret Frith, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9781101567067
    $6.99 US
    Ebook
    May 10, 2012
    Penguin Workshop
    ¿Quién fue Abraham Lincoln?
    ¿Quién fue Abraham Lincoln?
    Janet B. Pascal, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448458533
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 12, 2012
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Steve Jobs?
    Who Was Steve Jobs?
    Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448462110
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Mar 29, 2012
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Paul Revere?
    Who Was Paul Revere?
    Roberta Edwards, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448457154
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 01, 2011
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Jackie Robinson?
    Who Was Jackie Robinson?
    Gail Herman, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448455570
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 23, 2010
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?
    Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?
    Margaret Frith, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448453460
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 07, 2010
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Is Barack Obama?
    Who Is Barack Obama?
    Roberta Edwards, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448453309
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 24, 2009
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
    Who Was Abraham Lincoln?
    Janet B. Pascal, Janet Pascal, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448448862
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Nov 20, 2008
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Elvis Presley?
    Who Was Elvis Presley?
    Geoff Edgers, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448446424
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Aug 16, 2007
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Marco Polo?
    Who Was Marco Polo?
    Joan Holub, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448445403
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 05, 2007
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was William Shakespeare?
    Who Was William Shakespeare?
    Celeste Mannis, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448439044
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 28, 2006
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?
    Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?
    Margaret Frith, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448437651
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 29, 2005
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Louis Armstrong?
    Who Was Louis Armstrong?
    Yona Zeldis McDonough, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448433684
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Dec 29, 2004
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Mark Twain?
    Who Was Mark Twain?
    April Jones Prince, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448433196
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    May 24, 2004
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Thomas Jefferson?
    Who Was Thomas Jefferson?
    Dennis Brindell Fradin, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448431451
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 28, 2003
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Harry Houdini?
    Who Was Harry Houdini?
    Tui Sutherland, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448426860
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 22, 2002
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Who Was Ben Franklin?
    Who Was Ben Franklin?
    Dennis Brindell Fradin, Who HQ, John O'Brien
    9780448424958
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Feb 18, 2002
    Penguin Workshop
    5-5/16 x 7-5/8
    Sir Small and the Dragonfly
    Sir Small and the Dragonfly
    Jane O'Connor, John O'Brien
    9780394896250
    $5.99 US
    Paperback
    Nov 08, 1988
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    6 x 9

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