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A transplanted New Yorker now living in Missouri, W. Lyon Martin has been working as an illustrator for 25+ years.

Lyon's love affair with art and illustration began at an early age. One of her earliest memories is of sitting with a pile of crayons and papers strewn around her proclaiming to her parents that someday everyone in the world would be looking at her art. In spite of her parents' attempts to steer her toward a more practical choice, she never wanted to do anything else.

So, Lyon followed her heart and earned a degree in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology, then continued her art education at the School of Visual Arts, earning a B.F.A. in Graphic Design. These disciplines can still be seen in her work in her stro...more


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Published on May 28, 2012 10:14 • 1 view
Average rating: 4.09 · 44 ratings · 17 reviews · 6 distinct works
An Ordinary Girl - A Magica...
4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions
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Aidan's First Full Moon: A ...
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2008
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The ABCs Of Lesser-Known Go...
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Description: A new review for both "Aidan's First Full Moon Circle" and for "Watchers" by W. Lyon Martin have been posted to the internet by Michael Gleason. Thank you for the wonderful words, Michael!

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ChristoPaganism by Joyce Higginbotham
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Mindfulness and the 12 Steps by Thérèse Jacobs-Stewart
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Heart of Valor by L.J. Smith
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Evolutionary Witchcraft by T. Thorn Coyle
Evolutionary Witchcraft
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Night of the Solstice by L.J. Smith
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The Whole Story of Half a Girl by Veera Hiranandani
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I seriously fell in love with this book.

Sonia Nadhamuni, half Indian and half Jewish American, learns her father has lost his job at the end of 5th grade. Because of this she will start 6th grade next year in public school instead of the private one...more
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A Full Moon Is Rising by Marilyn Singer
A Full Moon Is Rising
by Marilyn Singer
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I received an ARC copy of this book through NetGalley.

In a series of short poems the reader is taken around the world to see how children in many cultures celebrate the full moon.

The text is slightly disjointed if the reader is expecting a story with...more
An Ordinary Girl - A Magical Child by W. Lyon Martin
" Excellent children's introduction to Wiccan beliefs, holidays, and values. Includes some fun ideas for simple family rituals such as having the child(ren) pick out flower seeds at Imbolc and plant them, and eating apples and honey while saying tha... "
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Hastur Lord by Marion Zimmer Bradley
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Daniel
Hi W, I've added Aiden's First Full Moon Circle, An Ordinary Girl, a Magical Child and your other book Watchers to my to-read list.


Bradley Hello der, I love books with the name Dragon in their titles... Weakness I know. Happy to have you as my friend. =)


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