Anne Ursu
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Anne Ursu is an American
author
based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
. Her newest work, Breadcrumbs, a middle grade novel to be published by Walden Pond Press, will be released September 27, 2011. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen," Breadcrumbs is a story of the struggle to hold on, and of the things we leave behind.
Ursu has also written a trilogy for middle grade readers, Cronus Chronicles (published by Atheneum), involving two cousins' adventures in the realms of Greek mythology
. The individual titles are The Shadow Thieves, The Siren Song, and The Immortal Fire.
Formerly, Ursu was a popular unofficial blog
ger for the Minnesota Twins
baseball
team. On that blog www.bat-girl.com, Ursu adopted the persona of Batgirl
. Batgirl used a unique idiom and developed a site-specific Twins mythology that fans carry on. She announced her retirement from blogging on May 23, 2007, but began using Twitter under the name TwinsBatgirl on September 10, 2010.
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Author
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based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
. Her newest work, Breadcrumbs, a middle grade novel to be published by Walden Pond Press, will be released September 27, 2011. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen," Breadcrumbs is a story of the struggle to hold on, and of the things we leave behind.
Ursu has also written a trilogy for middle grade readers, Cronus Chronicles (published by Atheneum), involving two cousins' adventures in the realms of Greek mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
. The individual titles are The Shadow Thieves, The Siren Song, and The Immortal Fire.
Formerly, Ursu was a popular unofficial blog
Blog
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ger for the Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
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Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
team. On that blog www.bat-girl.com, Ursu adopted the persona of Batgirl
Batboy
A batboy is an individual who carries the baseball bats around to a baseball team. A batboy may also lay out the equipment and mud the baseballs to be used in the game.Mascots and batboys had both been part of baseball since the 1880s....
. Batgirl used a unique idiom and developed a site-specific Twins mythology that fans carry on. She announced her retirement from blogging on May 23, 2007, but began using Twitter under the name TwinsBatgirl on September 10, 2010.