Individual Author Record
Illinois Connection
Denise is from Central Illinois.
Biographical and Professional Information
Denise Thornton writes and edits the quarterly newsletter for the Northern Suburban Special Education District, a cooperative of 30 school districts on Chicago's North Shore that pool resources to meet the needs of their students who have physical challenges. She has been a staff writer for the Wisconsin State Journal in Madison and the South Bend Tribune in Indiana. She also recently served as a freelance reporter with regular beats and a weekly column for the Lake County Bureau of the ''Chicago Tribune''.
Published Works 
- Physical Disabilities: The Ultimate Teen Guide (It Happened to Me), Scarecrow Press, 2007
- Living with Cancer: The Ultimate Teen Guide (It Happened to Me) , Scarecrow Press, 2011
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Speaking Engagements
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