Andrea White is an American

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and civic leader. She is the wife of former

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mayor Bill White.

Biography

Andrea Ferguson was born in

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, to Arthur John Ferguson (1917–2008), and Patsi (née Wells) Ferguson. The family moved in the 1950s from Louisiana to

, where she attended

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. She earned her

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and law degrees from the

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and became a partner in the law firm Locke Liddell where she remained until the birth of her second child, after which she was able to turn her writing hobby into a profession. White's first book, '' Surviving Antarctica'', a novel for teenage readers, was published in 2005. It was listed on the reading lists of several states, including th
Texas Bluebonnet Award
list. In 2006, she won the

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Children's Literature award given by the Texas State Reading Association. Her next book, '' Window Boy'', was about a boy in a wheelchair who is a "basketball genius". White and her husband have three children: Will, Elena, and Stephen. In addition to writing, White serves as an active community volunteer. In partnership with the Houston Independent School District Board, White, and her husband started ''Expectation Graduation'', a door-to-door initiative to reach out to Houston area youth who had not returned to school. She has also visited many schools such as St. Helen Catholic School in Pearland, Texas to answer questions about her books.

Gallery

Pictures of Andrea White's visit to Krimmel Intermediate. File:Bond person, White, Crowe, & Cain.JPG, Mrs. White standing with the superintendent of

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, the Principal of Krimmel Intermediate, and a person from the Klein ISD central Office File:Gift Giving.JPG, Mrs. White being presented with a gift from Krimmel Intermediate by students and the School's Mascot, Sir Technowlot File:Andrea White 015.jpg, Andrea White posing with the Krimmel Intermediate Developmental Class

References

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