Meet Uma Krishnaswami!(Version for schools with access to CultureGrams database)
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Clue #6:
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Determination:  All of Uma's books did not get published _____     _____, but she didn't give up.
The first missing word is the opposite of "left", and the second missing word is the opposite of "towards". 
 
 
If you have guesses already, write them down next to clue #6 on your sheet. Either way, scroll down this page for more information!  
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Like most authors, Uma Krishnaswami  did not get all of her books published right away, but she didn't give up. Write the words "right away" next to Clue #6 on your paper if the words aren't there yet.  
 

 
 
Uma had to send some of her stories to many different publishers before she got them published as books. She didn't stop trying, and she refused to lose her sense of humor even when she received rejection letters. In fact, she even wrote a letter back to a publisher to reject a rejection letter that she received. Click here to read her funny letter, which you will find at the bottom of the page under the heading "With Regret."
 
 
  Close the webpage and go on to the last clue, clue #7, when you are done reading. 

   
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