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Chris McDonnell is a children's book author and retired teacher and librarian. She can't imagine life without writing and reading in it.

 

You can order autographed copies of Chris's recent picture books through The Galaxy Bookshop:

Sanctuary: Kip Tiernan and Rosie's Place, the Nation's First Shelter for Women

When the Babies Came to Stay

Migrations: A Novel Cover Image

Migrations: A Novel (Paperback)

By Charlotte McConaghy
$16.99
ISBN: 9781250204035
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Published: Flatiron Books - July 6th, 2021
Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel Cover Image

Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Anthony Doerr
$30.00
ISBN: 9781982168438
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Published: Scribner - September 28th, 2021
These Precious Days: Essays Cover Image

These Precious Days: Essays (Hardcover)

By Ann Patchett
$26.99
ISBN: 9780063092785
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Published: Harper - November 23rd, 2021
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: A Novel Cover Image

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: A Novel (Paperback)

By Gabrielle Zevin
$16.99
ISBN: 9781616204518
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Published: Algonquin Books - December 2nd, 2014
The City of Ember Cover Image

The City of Ember (Paperback)

By Jeanne DuPrau
$8.99
ISBN: 9780375822742
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Published: Yearling - May 25th, 2004
Northern Borders: A Novel Cover Image

Northern Borders: A Novel (Paperback)

By Howard Frank Mosher
$16.99
ISBN: 9780618240098
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Published: Mariner Books - September 4th, 2002
The Beatryce Prophecy Cover Image

The Beatryce Prophecy (Hardcover)

By Kate DiCamillo, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9781536213614
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Published: Candlewick - September 28th, 2021
Ask Again, Yes: A Novel Cover Image

Ask Again, Yes: A Novel (Paperback)

By Mary Beth Keane
$17.00
ISBN: 9781982106997
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Published: Scribner - May 5th, 2020
The Railway Children (Puffin Classics) Cover Image

The Railway Children (Puffin Classics) (Paperback)

By E. Nesbit, Jacqueline Wilson (Introduction by)
$7.99
ISBN: 9780141321608
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Published: Puffin Books - March 17th, 2011
Cornbread & Poppy (Cornbread and Poppy #1) Cover Image

Cornbread & Poppy (Cornbread and Poppy #1) (Paperback)

By Matthew Cordell
$6.99
ISBN: 9780759554863
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - January 4th, 2022
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Thursday's Child (Paperback)

By Noel Streatfeild
$7.99
ISBN: 9780008244057
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Published: HarperCollins Children's Books - November 9th, 2021
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle Cover Image

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle (Paperback)

By Leslie Connor
$7.99
ISBN: 9780062491459
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Published: Katherine Tegen Books - January 7th, 2020
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A Month in the Country (Paperback)

By J.L. Carr, Michael Holroyd (Introduction by)
$14.95
ISBN: 9780940322479
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Published: NYRB Classics - October 31st, 2000
One Time Cover Image

One Time (Paperback)

By Sharon Creech
$7.99
ISBN: 9780062570765
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Published: HarperCollins - October 5th, 2021
The Summer Book Cover Image

The Summer Book (Paperback)

By Tove Jansson, Kathryn Davis (Introduction by), Thomas Teal (Translated by)
$15.95
ISBN: 9781590172681
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Published: NYRB Classics - May 20th, 2008
Galore: A Novel Cover Image

Galore: A Novel (Paperback)

By Michael Crummey
$17.95
ISBN: 9781590514344
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(This book cannot be returned.)
Published: Other Press - March 29th, 2011
Snow Hunters: A Novel Cover Image

Snow Hunters: A Novel (Paperback)

By Paul Yoon
$17.00
ISBN: 9781476714820
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Published: S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books - August 19th, 2014