"American writer" . "Janisse Ray"@en . . . . "Janisse Ray (born 1962) is an American writer, naturalist, and environmental activist.She attended North Georgia College, 1980\u201382; Florida State University, BA, 1984; and the University of Montana, MFA, 1997.Her first book, Ecology of a Cracker Childhood, recounts her experiences growing up in a junkyard, the daughter of a poor, white, fundamentalist Christian family."@en . "Ray, Janisse"@en . "1962Z"^^ . . . . . . . "1962-02-02Z"^^ .