One More Valley, One More Hill, Post 1: About the Author

Hey guys! My assignment for English class is to jot down my thoughts of a book I’m reading in a blog. I’m reading “One More Valley, One More Hill: The Story of Aunt Clara Brown” by Linda Lowery. Before we get into everything, I’ll tell you a little bit about the author. 

Linda Lowery

New York Times Bestseller Linda Lowery was born in 1949. She was raised in Chicago, and after graduating from college, went on to travel the world. She worked as a hotel convention manager, circus assistant, French teacher, travel consultant, and flight attendant. After visiting numerous countries, she decided to slow down. She had a son, Kris, and became an author. She completed twelve books in Wisconsin, including the well-known “Martin Luther King Jr. Day”. Her family moved to Colorado in 1988, where she learned about Clara Brown. She wrote two books about this incredible woman. Her and her husband, Rick, have written over fifty books varying in genera. Mostly children’s books, Lowerey has written books geared at helping victims of child abuse, educational books,  environmental education books, picture books, adventure series, and more. She says, “Ever since I was in second grade, I wrote my thoughts and feelings in diaries, and I wrote poems. A lot of these writings were about treatment of children. I wanted life to be fair, and I saw very early that life is often unfair, especially for kids. Even when I was growing up, I was extremely aware of kids who were left out because they were a different color from most of us, or because their English wasn't very good, or because they had ideas that were considered weird. … I was very secretive about the things I wrote because it seemed sometimes that my view of life was very different from everybody else's and I didn't want to be criticized. I wrote in my bedroom closet, I wrote under the dining room table, I wrote in corner chairs of the library.” “If there is anything I want to give children through my books, it is hope. There are so many wonderful, powerful people who have worked hard to make this planet a better place. They see prejudice and pain and injustice, and they decide to take steps to make a difference. Change didn't come easily for Martin Luther King, Jr., or for any of those people who have made a difference. It doesn't come easily for any of us, but there is always hope that we will find a way to make it better.”

Linda Lowery is still writing today. She’s illustrated twelve of her books that she’s written so far.