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Schedule A School Visit

Valerie Hobbs has over twenty years experience as a writing teacher. She has facilitated numerous writing workshops and presented her program "Only You Can Tell Your Story" at many schools throughout California. Contact Valerie to schedule a presentation or writing workshop at your school. Grades 4-12. First twenty minute Skype visit free.

"Her empathy, as well as her respect for the intelligence and integrity of these budding young adults, won them over in person, just as it had in her books." Mary Kuntsal, Montessori Center School

Selected Works

NEW BOOK for Fall 2011
Maggie And Oliver
A homeless dog and a homeless girl find each other and start a new life together.
Tender
Young Adult action and romance
The Last Best Days Of Summer
Life changes for Lucy when she visits her grandmother at the end of a very special summer.
Call It A Gift
An elderly couple fall in love and elope to Yellowstone.
Sonny's War
In the late 1960's, fourteen-year-old Cory's life is greatly changed by the sudden death of her father and her brother's tour of duty in Vietnam.
Letting Go Of Bobby James Or How I Found My Self Of Steam
"With all my heart, I loved Bobby James Walker. I forgave him, too. But I did not want to see him anymore. Not then, and maybe not ever." Sally Jo Walker
Anything But Ordinary
An endearing young couple's search for independence and identity.
Defiance
"The victory of the human spirit shines through Defiance like the sun."
--Suzanne Fisher Staples
Sheep
The heartwarming story of a dog and boy who find each other when hope is nearly gone.

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