Barbara Wright (born November 18, 1951) is an American writer. She is the author of three books: ''Plain Language'', ''Easy Money'', and ''Crow''. ''Plain Language'' received the

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for Best Original Paperback Novel in 2004. Her latest book, ''Crow'', a historical fiction novel for children, has received starred reviews from ''

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'', '' The Horn Book Magazine'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. ''Crow'' was named a Notable Social Studies Trade Book in 2013 by the

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Biography

Wright was born November 18, 1951, in

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, where she grew up and attended the

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. She currently lives in

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, with her husband. In addition to being a writer, Wright has worked as a fact-checker and

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. She has traveled around the world and has lived in

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, and France. Her career as a writer began while she was living in Korea teaching English at a private language school to Koreans. She wrote articles about Korean culture for a hotel magazine and took over when the current editor left. She states: "I started writing and I never stopped." She is currently working on a book entitled ''The Scandal Chronicles''.

References

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