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At a family meeting, Ror declares her purpose: She is an artist. But she doesn't really know what that means. Raised on a commune, she's never attended a day of school, and has seen little of the outside world. What she knows best is drawing. To her, it's like breathing; it's how she makes sense of the world. When her father torches the commune - and himself - Ror's life changes. She, her mother and sister end up in a homeless residence in Manhattan, where she runs into trouble - and love - with Trey, the leader of Noise Ink, a graffiti crew. On the city's streets, and in its museums and galleries, Ror finds herself pulled in different directions. Her father wanted her to make classic art. Noise Ink insists she stay within their lines.



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Julie Chibbaro

I like to sky-dive (though I've never been) , eat chocolate ants (though I never have) , and run marathons (I can hardly walk a mile) . Ok, mostly, I like to make stuff up. That's called writing novels (that part is true!)

The more regular facts: I'm the author of INTO THE DANGEROUS WORLD, a novel about a girl graffiti artist, with drawings by Jean-Marc Superville Sovak (Viking 2015) . INTO THE DANGEROUS WORLD received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, was named a Notable Social Studies Book by the Children's Book Council for 2016, and was a Junior Library Guild Selection. My second book, DEADLY (Simon & Schuster 2011) , a medical mystery about the hunt for Typhoid Mary, won the 2011 National Jewish Book Award, was Top 10 on the American Library Association's Amelia Bloomer Project list, was named Outstanding Science Trade Book by the National Science Teachers Association for 2012, and was a Bank Street Best Book. My first book, REDEMPTION (Simon & Schuster 2004) , an epic tale of love, kidnapping, and white Indians, won the 2005 American Book Award.

You can find me at juliechibbaro.com. Come say hi!



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