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She was born in Virginia and has lived there her whole life.
All of her other family members are form the Northern United States.
She worked as a nanny for over 15 years .
She used the surroundings of her Virginia city to inspire her writing and characters.

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*This is during a time when blacks were still very segregated
*African Americans still could not vote
* The KKK was very active during this time in the South

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In this picture, it shows a Virginia Countryside which can be seen on the cover of the book and it is also talked about by the Author- she states that the colors her Virginia town inspires her writing.

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How does the Authors background affect the information she is writing about?

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*Valent , Jennifer Erin. “About Jennifer.” About, www.jennifervalent.com/about.html.
* Valent, Jennifer Erin. “Jennifer Erin Valent.” (Author of Fireflies in December), Goodreads , www.goodreads.com/author/show/2022437.Jennifer_Erin_Valent.
*Khan, Zubair. “Spring Bloom on Blue Ridge Photo by Zubair Khan.” National Geographic Your Shot, 1 Apr. 2014, yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/3324860/.

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The book takes place in 1932 in a small town in Southern Virginia