Shelley Jackson has written and illustrated several books for children, including The Old Woman and the Wave and Sophia, the Alchemist's Dog. Shelley's books for adults include The Melancholy of Anatomy and Half Life. She is well known for her pioneering cross-genre experiments. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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Eleven-year-old Jane Grandison, tormented by her stutter, sits in the back seat of a car, letter in hand inviting her to live and study at the Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers & Hearing-Mouth Children. Founded in 1890 by Headmistress Sybi... SEE MORE