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Brownie is the fictionalized biography of Patty Pullen´s grandmother. The story is told in her grandmother´s voice. The setting is rural central Virginia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The story involves not only her Scots-Irish ancestry but her Monocan Indian roots as well. It is the story not only of race relations but of coming of age in the south in the the early 20th century. Much of the story is based on extensive conversations Patty had with her mother, grandmother, and other relatives.

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James M. Kauffman is Professor of Special Education Emeritus at the University of Virginia. Patricia L. Pullen was a special education teacher and a frequent coauthor with professor Kauffman, whose many publications include the book Classroom Behavior Management (co-authored with P. L. Pullen and others, 5th edition 2011, Pearson Publications).

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