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Holly Goldberg Sloan

Holly Goldberg Sloan (HollyGoldbergSloan.com) is the author of nine previous novels, including the E. B. White Read-Aloud Honor Book Counting by 7s, the New York Times bestseller Short, and the Christopher Award–winning The Elephant in the Room. After graduating from Wellesley College, she worked in commercial production and in her twenties began writing family feature films, including Angels in the Outfield and Made in America. She was the first woman to direct a live action film for the Walt Disney Company when she directed (and wrote) The Big Green. The mother of two sons, she and her husband, Gary Rosen, live in Los Angeles.
The Elephant in the Room
To Night Owl From Dogfish
Short
Appleblossom the Possum
Counting by 7s

Books

The Elephant in the Room
To Night Owl From Dogfish
Short
Appleblossom the Possum
Counting by 7s

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