Eversole, Robyn 1971-

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Eversole, Robyn 1971-
(Robyn H. Eversole, Robyn Harbert Eversole)

PERSONAL:

Born June 23, 1971, in Clarksburg, WV; daughter of George and Marilyn Eversole; married Wayne Oliver, April 17, 2004; children: Rebekkah Storm. Education: McGill University, Ph.D., 1998. Religion: Christian.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Hamilton, Victoria, Australia. Office—RMIT University, Glenelg Highway, Hamilton, Victoria, Australia. E-mail—robyn.eversole@rmit.edu.au.

CAREER:

RMIT University, Hamilton, Victoria, Australia, research fellow, 2003—.

WRITINGS:

FOR CHILDREN

The Magic House, Orchard (New York, NY), 1992.

Flood Fish, Crown (New York, NY), 1995.

The Flute Player/La Flautista, illustrated by G. Brian Karas, Orchard (New York, NY), 1995.

The Gift Stone, illustrated by Allen Garns, Alfred Knopf (New York, NY), 1998.

Red Berry Wool, illustrated by Tim Coffey, Albert Whitman (Morton Grove, IL), 1999.

OTHER

(Editor) Here to Help: NGOs Combatting Poverty in Latin America, M.E. Sharpe (Armonk, NY), 2003.

(Editor, with J.-A. McNeish and A. Cimadamore) Indigenous Peoples and Poverty in International Perspective, Zed Books (London, England), 2005.

(Editor, with John Martin) Participation and Governance in Regional Development: Global Trends in an Australian Context, Ashgate Publishing (Burlington, VT), 2005.

Contributor to international academic and development studies journals.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Booklist, October 1, 1995, Annie Ayres, review of The Flute Player/La Flautista, p. 322; August, 1998, Lauren Peterson, review of The Gift Stone, p. 2014; September 1, 1999, Ellen Mandel, review of Red Berry Wool, p. 139.

Horn Book, January-February, 1996, Nancy Vasilakis, review of The Flute Player/La Flautista.

Publishers Weekly, November 9, 1998, review of The Gift Stone, p. 76.

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