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Alex Van Tol

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Winnipeg, Canada

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female

website

http://www.alexvantol.com/

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Young Adult, Non Fiction, Thriller

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Anyone I've ever known. Watch out: you could become a character in one...more

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May 2011

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I'm the author of several YA and middle grade books. I like cats, scones and traveling, but not necessarily in that order. I spend most of my spare time washing dishes and tidying the trail of destruction left by my two wild sons.

My idea of a perfect day involves coffee, The Globe and Mail, a walk, a good book, something amazing in the oven, and a gathering of friends late into the evening.

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Alex Van Tol's Blog

On Doors, Closed and Open

closed-door1 It’s Friday, and it’s sunny, and I’m procrastinating as usual, because I’m on deadline and have a book due in two days’ time. So of course I’m reading The Purpose Fairy, which I have just discovered, and which is really, really hard to stop reading. I’ve cut out one of the articles and have stuck it to my bathroom wall – the one about how to live without regret - and I look at it every day. Man...

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Alex Van Tol's Books

Average rating: 3.32 · 172 ratings · 54 reviews · 18 distinct works · Similar authors

	Knifepoint 3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Viral 3.08 of 5 stars 3.08 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Shallow Grave 3.09 of 5 stars 3.09 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Redline 3.08 of 5 stars 3.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Gravity Check 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Dolores Huerta: Voice for the Working Poor 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010	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
	Oracle 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Sonia Sotomayor: U.S. Supreme Court Justice 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010	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
	Shallow Grave 2.0 of 5 stars 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	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
	A Punta de Cuchillo: 1.0 of 5 stars 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	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 Tiger's Wife

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Getting Into Character: Seven Secrets a Novelist Can Learn from Actors

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Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print

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Alex Tol is currently reading An Embarrassment of Mangoes: A Caribbean Interlude by Ann Vanderhoof	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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Alex Tol wants to read Iqbal by Francesco D'Adamo	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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Alex Tol rated a book 3 of 5 stars State of Wonder by Ann Patchett	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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Alex Tol voted for Never Knowing in Best Mystery & Thriller in the Semifinal Round of the 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards. cast your vote
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Alex Tol rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Sea Wolves: Living Wild in the Great Bear Rainforest by Ian McAllister	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've never heard myself scream before. Not like this.”
― Alex Van Tol, Knifepoint

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“A misshapen grin twists his ruined face, and my gut knots with a sudden rush of adrenaline. "Seems like Jilly Bean's gotten herself into a whole lot of trouble," he says. Except, without his teeth, it comes out: Theemth like Zilly beanth gotten herthelf into a whole lot of twouble. I bite my lips against a sudden smile.”
― Alex Van Tol, Knifepoint

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