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READ INTERVIEW IN OKLAHOMAN NEWSPAPER 3/2018 -- You will not only learn about my writing career but a lot about me as a person.

http://newsok.com/qa-with-author-and-oklahoma-native-lu-clifton/article/5586130

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LISTEN TO RADIO INTERVIEW ON YOUTUBE : https://youtu.be/ZrdI1qdPTqY

This interview was done three years ago for InPrint Radio. On it, Lu discussesS writing in general, plus talks about the novels she was working on then, which includes Scalp Dance and Seeking Cassandra.

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Freaky Fast Frankie Joe Awards/Honors

2012 Friends of American Writers Juvenile Fiction Award
2013 ALSC Notable Chidren's Book
2013 IRA-CBC Children's Choice Award
2013-2014 South Carolina Junior Book Award nomination
2013-2014 Nebraska Golden Sower Intermediate Award nomination
2013 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books for Great Kids
2013-2014 Texas Bluebonnet Award nomination
2013 Bank Street College's Best Children's Book of the Year
2014-2015 Missouri Mark Twain Readers Award nomination
2014-2015 Kansas William Allen White Award nomination
2015 Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Award Nomination
2015-2016 Florida Sunshine State Young Reader Award nomination