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About the Author
Ms. Cheng says of the book, “Where the Steps Were”, “My sister teaches third grade in the inner city in Cincinnati, Ohio. We live around the block from each other and also very close to the school. Every day I heard stories of her students. I also went to help out often in her classroom, and soon I began to hear the voices of her students in my head. There was Anthony who loved to be helpful, and Jonathan who was fascinated by electricity. Then there were three girls, Carmen, Kayla, and Dawn, each with their own fears and hopes and dreams. My sister became “Miss D.” in WHERE THE STEPS WERE, and her students became the voices of the five children as they progressed through the school year. Andrea Cheng is a published author of children's and young adult books. Her published credits include picture books—Anna the Bookbinder, Grandfather Counts, Goldfish and Chrysanthemums, Shanghai Messenger, The Lemon Sisters, Tire Mountain and When the Bees Fly Home; middle grade novels--The Key Collection, Eclipse, Honeysuckle House, Where the Steps Were, The Bear Makers and the Lace Dowry; and her young adult novel Marika. Other Resources: Andrea Cheng – Ms. Cheng’s personal website CET Connect Video for Cincinnati Book Festival – Cincinnati Educational Television interview with Ms. Cheng Horn Book Article related to Where The Steps Were Paper Tiger Interview with Ms. Cheng Where the Steps Were – New Classroom Video, Copyright, 2009 Where The Steps Were book summary and review
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