When was marissa moss born

These children showed tremendous courage and strength of character, and I tried to capture some of that, as well as the exhilaration of travelling into the unknown, in Rachel's journal. Hannah's Journal concerns a ten-year-old Lithuanian girl who immigrates to the United States in Reviewing the work in School Library Journal, Jane Marino remarked that "Moss does give her readers a real sense of the time in which the protagonist lived.

School Library Journal contributor Roxanne Burg stated that "there is quite a bit of historical information packed into this short book. As the writer delves even further into the past, a twelve-year-old slave becomes her subject in the self-illustrated Galen: My Life in Imperial Rome, the first book in Harcourt's "Ancient World Journal" series.

Moss blends fact and fiction in her account of Galen's life, as the boy lives and works in the home of Emperor Augustus. According to a reviewer in Publishers Weekly, Moss provides "a clear, intriguing portrait of ancient Roman life," and Booklist contributor GraceAnne A. DeCandido wrote, "This delightful book is rich in detail.

Moss looks at U. Quimby, the first woman to become a licensed pilot, flew from England to France on April 16, Her historic solo flight was overshadowed by another event that occurred the same day: the sinking of the luxury ocean liner Titanic.

Quimby's "contemplation of the glory that might have been … is sensitively portrayed," wrote School Library Journal reviewer Ann Chapman Callaghan. Mighty Jackie: The Strike-out Queen tells the true story of Jackie Mitchell, a seventeen year old who pitched for the Chattanooga Lookouts, a minor-league baseball team.

Moss describes how Mitchell received coaching and encouragement at a young age from both her father and Dazzy Vance, a major-league pitcher. In , the Lookouts played an exhibition game against the New York Yankees, who were then led by superstars Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, and Mitchell made baseball history by striking out the legendary duo.

In addition to taking on other teen biographies and other writing projects, Moss continues to expand her "Amelia's Notebook" series. In Amelia Works It Out the adventurous heroine tries to start her own business so she can buy a pair of expensive glow-in-the-dark shoes, while in Oh Boy, Amelia!

Critics have praised Moss's books for leading younger readers into the art of journal writing, a result about which their author couldn't be happier. Kirkus Reviews, August 15, , p. Publishers Weekly, June 14, , p. Reading Today, April, , Lynne T. Burke, review of "Amelia" series, p. Burke, review of Amelia Works It Out, p. Carroll, review of Amelia Works It Out, p. She currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Marissa Moss Writer. Moss has reviewed children's books with New York Journal of Books since Marissa Moss fans also viewed:. Gustave Flaubert. Wojciech Ziminski. Ho Loa. Richard E. Roberto Cossa. Milton Friedman. James Orr. Sharon von Wietersheim. Amelia's Notebook was her first deviation from that format, this book is in the format of a journal and hand-written by Moss in a black and white composition notebook.

Moss herself says that she loves this format that she stumbled upon because it allows her to explore the world through a child's eyes. In fact, she says, "The things that happened to Amelia really happened to me--from the fire in the school to the marshmallows on the ceiling — though the names have been changed because my sister is mad enough at me already!

Marissa Moss first submitted a book for publication at the age of nine. She attended the University of California, Berkeley and graduated in She studied art history in graduate school for two years and then attended the California College of Arts and Crafts to study the publishing world.

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