A boy named Barry
A Harvard Law School graduate
The first African American president of the United States
Author
Roberta Edwards
Roberta Edwards has written several books for young readers, including a number in the “Who Was?” series. She lives in New York, New York.
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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.
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