Karen Hesse Quotes


I hear the first drops. Like the tapping of a stranger at the door of a dream, the rain changes everything.


Citations

Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust. Scholastic, 1997.

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  • Born: August 29, 1952
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Author

Karen S. Hesse is an American author of children's literature and literature for young adults, often with historical settings. She won the Newbery Medal for Out of the Dust (1997).