Jackson Jones and the Curse of the Outlaw Rose by Mary Quattlebaum Page A
Authors: Mary Quattlebaum
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These roses tend to be smaller, sweeter-smelling, and hardier than roses grown since 1867—the year when hybrids, raised for size and thick-petaled beauty, were first introduced. In a way, old roses are a bit of living history. They continue to thrive in many historic gardens and still grow in many backyards. Why, your great-great-great-great-grandparents may have sniffed an Old Blush on a summer day.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mary Quattlebaum is an award-winning author of picture books, poetry, and novels for children, including two companions to
Jackson Jones and the Curse of the Outlaw Rose. Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns
won the Marguerite de Angeli Prize and a
Parenting
Reading Magic Award, and
Jackson Jones and Mission Greentop
was praised by
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
as “a spirited tale … of youthful activism” with an “easygoing, everykid voice.” Mary Quattlebaum has worked as an eighteenth-century-costumed waitress for Colonial Williams-burg, as director of a poetry and family folklore program, and as medical writer for a children's hospital. She now writes frequently for the
Washington Post
and teaches creative writing in Washington, D.C., where she lives with her family. For years Mary Quattlebaum tended a plot in a city community garden, where she found many weeds—but never a haunted rose.
You can read more about the author and her books at www.maryquattlebaum.com .
Published by
Delacorte Press
an imprint of
Random House Children's Books
a division of Random House, Inc.
New York
Text copyright © 2006 by Mary Quattlebaum
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher, except where permitted by law.
The trademark Delacorte Press is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Quattlebaum, Mary.
Jackson Jones and the curse of the outlaw rose/Mary Quattlebaum.
p. cm.
Summary: When Jackson and Reuben take a rose cutting from a
graveyard for Mr. Kerring, events make them believe it is cursed and
will continue to threaten anyone in its vicinity until it is returned.
eISBN: 978-0-307-49627-0
[1. Blessing and cursing—Fiction. 2. Roses—Fiction.
3. Community gardens—Fiction. 4. Gardening—Fiction.
5. Single-parent families—Fiction. 6. African Americans—Fiction.]
I. Title: Curse of the outlaw rose. II. Title.
PZ7.Q19Jabc2006
[Fie]—dc22 2006001804
v3.0
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mary Quattlebaum is an award-winning author of picture books, poetry, and novels for children, including two companions to
Jackson Jones and the Curse of the Outlaw Rose. Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns
won the Marguerite de Angeli Prize and a
Parenting
Reading Magic Award, and
Jackson Jones and Mission Greentop
was praised by
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
as “a spirited tale … of youthful activism” with an “easygoing, everykid voice.” Mary Quattlebaum has worked as an eighteenth-century-costumed waitress for Colonial Williams-burg, as director of a poetry and family folklore program, and as medical writer for a children's hospital. She now writes frequently for the
Washington Post
and teaches creative writing in Washington, D.C., where she lives with her family. For years Mary Quattlebaum tended a plot in a city community garden, where she found many weeds—but never a haunted rose.
You can read more about the author and her books at www.maryquattlebaum.com .
Published by
Delacorte Press
an imprint of
Random House Children's Books
a division of Random House, Inc.
New York
Text copyright © 2006 by Mary Quattlebaum
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher, except where permitted by law.
The trademark Delacorte Press is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries.
Visit us on the Web! www.randomhouse.com/kids
Educators and librarians, for a variety of teaching tools, visit us at
www.randomhouse.com/teachers
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Quattlebaum, Mary.
Jackson Jones and the curse of the outlaw rose/Mary Quattlebaum.
p. cm.
Summary: When Jackson and Reuben take a rose cutting from a
graveyard for Mr. Kerring, events make them believe it is cursed and
will continue to threaten anyone in its vicinity until it is returned.
eISBN: 978-0-307-49627-0
[1. Blessing and cursing—Fiction. 2. Roses—Fiction.
3. Community gardens—Fiction. 4. Gardening—Fiction.
5. Single-parent families—Fiction. 6. African Americans—Fiction.]
I. Title: Curse of the outlaw rose. II. Title.
PZ7.Q19Jabc2006
[Fie]—dc22 2006001804
v3.0
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