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Alyssa Pierce is an American children's author and blogger. Her "Caroline and Rebecca" series of books are written for children ages 2–8, and have been used in classrooms from Preschool through the Second Grade. ==Early life== Pierce grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey. She, her husband Francis, her sister Kristen, and her mother Deborah live in Heights neighborhood house where Pierce's father was born. He died when Pierce was 16.〔Rounds, Kate. "Precocious Author". ''Jersey City Magazine''. Spring & Summer 2011. page 63〕 She began writing while attending Saint Nicholas grammar school, in her own words, "since I was able to hold a pencil. I started scribbling and copying names. My mother gave me a journal. I wrote poetry and short stories and it escalated from there. St. Nicks had no newspaper, but my fifth grade English teacher entered me in a poetry contest, and I had two poems published in an anthology."〔 Pierce attended high school at Saint Dominic Academy, where she published her poems in the school literary magazine throughout all four years, and became editor of it in her senior year.〔 She was also a member of the school's initial International Baccalaureate group of students, and was the President of the Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) club. Pierce attended Rutgers University-Newark, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. She minored in Psychology and History.〔〔("From Bedtime Story to Published Book: JC author, 19, releases children’s tale" ), accessed August 6, 2010.〕〔("Jersey City native publishes children’s book at age 19" ), accessed August 23, 2010.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alyssa Pierce」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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