degree from Southwest Texas University. Her goal is to help young people realize that true beauty lies within themselves. She resides in Leander, Texas with her husband Donny.
Jane Denitz Smith is the author of two young adult novels, Mary by Myself (1994), and Charlie Is a Chicken (1998), both published by HarperCollins Publishers, and both Harper Trophy paperbacks. She is also the author of a board book, Baby and Kitty and Mommy and Daddy (Workman Publishing, 1994) and has written several plays, as well as novels. She writes and teaches in Williamstown, Massachusetts, where she lives with her husband and three children.
Elizabeth Stumbo will graduate as a member of the class of 2000. She participates in sports, scenery for school and community theaters, and is editor of her high-school yearbook. She hopes to pursue a career in the arts and communications field. She can be reached at P.O. Box 338, Ogden, IA 50212.
Julia Travis is a high-school junior in Livonia, Michigan, where she is class president and a member of the soccer team. Her work has been published in A Celebration of Michiganâs Young Poets â1999. She would like to thank the friends who have always been there for her. She can be reached via e-mail at
[email protected] .
Cecile Wood is a British citizen, studying at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. She is currently doing a semester abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is grateful to Chicken Soup for the Soul for giving her a chance to share her stories.
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