Mary Amato

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in Belvidere, IL, The United States

January 03, 1961

gender

female

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http://www.maryamato.com/

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Children's Books

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Born January 3, 1961, in Belvidere, IL; grew up in Libertyville, Illinois; married Ivan Amato (a science writer); children: Maxwell, Simon. Pets: Sorry, none! Favorite food: Chocolate.

I studied special education and dance at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. In graduate school, I studied fiction writing and poetry at Johns Hopkins University in Washington, DC.

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Average rating: 3.86 · 3,145 ratings · 712 reviews · 15 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Naked Mole-Rat Letters by Mary Amato, Heather Saunders (Illustrator) 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 951 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guitar Notes 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 628 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Word Eater 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 474 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Please Write in This Book 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 224 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Edgar Allan's Official Crime Investigation Notebook 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chicken of the Family by Mary Amato, Delphine Durand (Illustrator) 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Invisible Lines by Mary Amato, Antonio Caparo (Illustrator) 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 189 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snarf Attack, Underfoodle, and the Secret of Life: The Riot Brothers Tell All 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stinky and Successful: The Riot Brothers Never Stop 4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drooling and Dangerous: The Riot Brothers Return! by Mary Amato, Ethan Long (Illustrator) 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Riot Brothers (4 books)
by Mary Amato, Ethan Long (Illustrator)
4.134831460674158 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 267 ratings

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“Maybe it explains the reason why one person likes another. It's because their souls both thrum at the same frequency.”
― Mary Amato, Guitar Notes

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“hi my name is luke, it rhymes with puke!”
― Mary Amato, Please Write in This Book

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“You do realize that you are a termite. You are eating through my soul.”
― Mary Amato, Guitar Notes

tags: souls

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