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Paul Griffin lives, writes, and trains dogs in New York City. His previous novel, The Orange Houses, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults Top Ten, an International Reading Association 2010 Notable Book for a Global Society, a Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Book of 2009, and an Amelia Bloomer Project Award winner.


Average rating: 3.58 · 1,025 ratings · 268 reviews · 4 distinct works
Stay with Me
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 558 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions
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The Orange Houses
3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 375 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions
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Ten Mile River
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions
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Burning Blue
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — expected publication 2012 — 2 editions
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I saw Barry read from IHK at the NYC YA festival this past month, and both he and the characters he read were amazing. IHK is both a thriller with a wicked pace and a literary novel. It reminded me of Cormac McCarthy's No Country For Old Men. This is...more
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Coe Booth has been one of my very favorite storytellers ever since I read Tyrell. Kendra also was magnificent. Bronxwood blew me away. Every word coming from Tyrell's mind rings so true. I could be walking in my neighborhood, hearing 16-yr old kids t...more
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Loved TGWTDT. Such a fast read, terrific characters, reminded me of S. King. Tough subject matter handled perfectly--just enough detail to let you know how truly destructive some people can be in their dealings with other people.
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Sometimes the "How things work" books can be hard to understand and depressing, but, like Carl Sagan, Professor Greene makes the learning super fun--and he left me with a hopeful picture of where we're headed, particularly when he talks about the mal...more
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One of my all time favorite kids' books. So beautiful.
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