Maria Padian

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Rich Kid, Poor Kid: Exploring Socioeconomic Diversity in Young People's Literature will be part of Maine Lit Fest 2022! Visit the Schedule page for details. For a list of related books and resources, click here

Maria joins NewsCenterMaine's Rob Caldwell to talk writing, books and HOW TO BUILD A HEART! Click here to view the episode on "207."

Young adult novelist Maria Padian lives and writes from her home in midcoast Maine. Before devoting herself full-time to fiction she worked as a news reporter, congressional aide, radio essayist and freelance writer. These days, she takes breaks from the computer to text her grown children, take long walks along the beach, feed logs into the woodstove or work on her (tennis) backhand.

Visit the Books page to learn more about her award-winning novels for young readers. 

 
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