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Emily J. Rohrer (McAllister)

Goodreads author profile

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http://www.goodreads.com/greeneyedem

born

September 29, 1983 in Washington DC, The United States

gender

female

website

http://tastymess.blogspot.com

genre

Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Children's Books

influences

J.M. Barrie, Neil Gaiman, Michael Scott, Holly Black, Tim Burton, [a:J...more

member since

April 2008

About this author

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I grew up in a suburb of Washington DC and was lucky enough to have a childhood full of imagination and adults who understood just how precious a child’s imagination is.

I've been writing in one form or another since roughly the age of seven and have stacks of journals that hold my thoughts, dreams and plot outlines for more books than any author could ever actually write.

I left the DC area at age 17 and went to college in a small town in rural Indiana and experienced what can only be described as culture shock. After eventually adjusting to the wide spaces, cornfields and lack of city life, I settled in to finish out my bachelor’s degree.

10 years later I am back in Maryland, yet living by the beach with my new husband (as of 2010), starting...more

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Emily J. Rohrer (McAllister)'s Blog

Strawberry-Palooza!

Ever since I can remember, strawberries have been my favorite fruit. Seriously, I was that little kid who would go nuts over them in the grocery store, shoving my face full of them when we went to pick them ourselves and my default ice cream choice was always strawberry-related. I cheated on my favorite briefly with a marshmallowy rocky road phase, but since that isn't another type of fruit I... read more »

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Average rating: 4.38 · 8 ratings · 4 reviews · 1 distinct work

The Death of Kiera and Davey and the Adventures Preceeding Their Demise
by Emily J. Rohrer (McAllister) (Goodreads Author), Matt McClure (Illustrator)

4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2007

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Your Pregnancy Week by Week

by Glade B. Curtis

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The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth am I Here for?

by Rick Warren

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Mar 18, 2012 07:35pm

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“My professional aspirations were simple - I wanted to be an intergalactic princess.”
― Janet Evanovich

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“I can't believe anyone would voluntarily run 26 miles. Sometimes I sit on the couch cross-legged because I don't feel like walking to the bathroom.”
― Jen Lancaster

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“The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.”
― Ayn Rand

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“Going to the gym...all those people who always told me that you get addicted to it, that endorphins kick in, that eventually you crave it and look forward to it are sick lying ****s and I want to choke them with a protein bar and pummel them about the head with a bottle of SmartWater.”
― Stacey Ballis, Good Enough to Eat

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