Growing Up Cuban in Decatur, Georgia

TreeMan

The Library Dragon

The Last Dance

The Secret of Old Zeb

The Yellow Star

Carmen Agra Deedy is an internationally known author of children’s literature, a storyteller and radio contributor. Born in Havana, Cuba, she immigrated to the United States with her family in 1963 after the Cuban Revolution. Deedy grew up in Decatur, Georgia and currently lives in Atlanta and has three daughters. Cosette Dwyer is an amazing author. ... For the Jim Henson production, see The Storyteller Storytelling is the art of portraying in words, images, and sounds what has happened in real or imagined events. ... This article is about the Cuban city. ... The Cuban Revolution refers to the revolution that led to the overthrow of Fulgenchio Batista’s dictatorial government on January 1, 1959 by the 26th of July Movement and other revolutionary elements in the country. ... For the south-western Georgia county, see Decatur County, Georgia. ... Hotlanta redirects here. ...

Storyteller

As a storyteller, Deedy has performed across the United States and Canada including the Disney Institute, the New Victory Theater, the Folger Shakespeare Library and the Kennedy Center as well as numerous storytelling festivals including the St. Louis Storytelling Festival, the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival and as a Featured Teller at the National Storytelling Festival. Disneys Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa is the newest Disney Vacation Club resort at the Walt Disney World Resort. ... The Folger Shakespeare Library is an independent research library located on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. History Standard Oil president, then chairman of the board, Henry Clay Folger was an avid collector of Shakespeareana. ... The Kennedy Center as seen from the Potomac River. ... A storytelling festival is often an annual event that features local, regional and/or nationally known storytellers. ...

Children’s books

English

Deedy is the author of six children’s books written in English, all published by Peachtree Publishers. They are listed below with the honors they have received.

• Agatha’s Feather Bed: Not Just Another Wild Goose Story (Laura L. Seeley, illustrator), September 1994

• TreeMan (Douglas J. Ponte, illustrator), October 1993
  • 1993 Georgia Author of the Year for Juvenile Literature

• The Library Dragon (Michael P. White, illustrator), October, 1994
  • 1997 Flicker Tale Children's Book Award Honor Book
  • 1997 Colorado Children's Choice Award
  • 1997-1998 Children's Book Award, Florida Reading Association

• The Last Dance (Debrah Santini, illustrator), September, 1995

• The Secret of Old Zeb (Michael P. White, illustrator), September 2002
  • Award of Merit, Southern Books Competition, Southeastern Library Association

• The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark (Henri Sorensen, illustrator), September 2000
  • 2001 Bologna Ragazzi Award
  • 2000 Parents' Choice Gold Award
  • 2001 Christopher Award Notable List
  • 2001 Notable Children's Book, Association of Jewish Libraries
  • 2001 Jane Addams Peace Association Honor Book Award
  • 2002-2003 Texas Bluebonnet Master List
  • 2001 Teacher's Choice, International Reading Association
  • Selector's Choice, 2001 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
  • 2001 Notable Books for a Global Society, International Reading Association
  • A BookSense 76 Pick
  • Storytelling World Awards 2001: Stories for Adolescent Listeners

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Spanish

• La Cama De Plumas De Agata (Alfaguara Infanfil) (Laura L. Seeley, illustrator), Santillana USA Publishing Company (December 1996)

Radio/audio

Deedy is a regular contributor to National Public Radio’s Weekend All Things Considered and Latino USA. Her audio collection of twelve short stories originally heard on NPR, Growing up Cuban in Decatur, Georgia, [Peachtree Publishers (January 31, 2004)] was named Publishers Weekly 1995 Best Audiobook--Adult Storytelling and received the Parent’s Choice Gold Award 1996. “NPR” redirects here. ... All Things Considered, sometimes abbreviated ATC, is a news radio program in the United States, broadcast on the National Public Radio network. ... Publishers Weekly is a weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. ... An audio book is a recording of the contents of a book read aloud. ...

See Also

• List of Famous Cuban-Americans.

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External links and references

• Carmen Agra Deedy's offical website
• Peachtree Publishers
• Library of Congress Webcast, Bookfest 02, October 12, 2002
• Biography, Educational Paperback Association