Gail Giles

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Galveston, The United States

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female

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http://www.gailgiles.com

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Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

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Gail Giles is the author of four young adult novels. Her debut novel, Shattering Glass, was an ALA Best of the Best Book, a Book Sense 76 selection, and a Booklist Top 10 Mystery for Youth selection. The novel is about an high school boy named Simon Glass that is helped to become one of the most popular dogs in school by other students. Her second novel, Dead Girls Don’t Write Letters, was an ALA Top 10 Quick pick (2003) and a Book Sense 76 selection. Her third novel, Playing in Traffic, is an epic story about a boy trying to help a gothic girl.

She is a former high school teacher who grew up in Texas and now lives there happily with her husband, two dogs, and three cats. Gail has one son and two grandsons.

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It's all because of those birds

I can't write lately. I'm obsessed with birds. Angry Birds. Yes, THOSE angry birds and those, arrogant green pigs that smile when I can't kill them.

I gotta get out more.

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Gail Giles's Books

Average rating: 3.77 · 10,877 ratings · 1,708 reviews · 8 distinct works · Similar authors

	What Happened to Cass McBride? 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 2,885 ratings — published 2006 — 13 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
	Right Behind You 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 2,238 ratings — published 2007 — 9 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
	Shattering Glass 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 2,238 ratings — published 2002 — 14 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
	Dead Girls Don't Write Letters 3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 1,382 ratings — published 2003 — 9 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
	Dark Song 3.37 of 5 stars 3.37 avg rating — 861 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Playing in Traffic 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 451 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	Breath of the Dragon 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1997 — 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
	Flirtin' With the Monster: Your Favorite Authors on Ellen Hopkins' Crank and Glass by Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Terri Clark (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Niki Burnham (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 839 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

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“I figured out that I can't forget. I can't really forgive. But I can live. Live with it. Like you live with a scar or a limp or whatever. You always know it's there. It reminds you never to let yourself do anything so stupid and horrible and wrong again. I step out of my rut, step again, and keep stepping. (277)”
― Gail Giles, Right Behind You

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“Just like the breakthroughs, the bad stuff always takes you by surprise. (121)”
― Gail Giles, Right Behind You

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“You know what I figured out?"
I hate this part." Dr. Martin leaned back in his chair. "It means I'm about to lose income or I'm about to learn what a crappy shrink I am." (276)”
― Gail Giles, Right Behind You

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