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Michelle Witte

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http://www.goodreads.com/michellewitte

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in Utah, The United States

April 26

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female

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http://www.michellewittebooks.com

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Humor, Young Adult, Children's Books

member since

June 2010

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Michelle Witte is a reader, writer, editor, and agent, sometimes all at once. As a literary agent with Mansion Street Literary Management (www.mansionstreet.com), she represents children's books, from middle grade through young adult. Previously, she worked as an associate editor with nonfiction publisher Gibbs Smith, overseeing the editing and production of more than 30 titles. Before that, she was a copy editor and reporter with the Deseret Morning News.

The Craptastic Guide to Pseudo-Swearing (2012) is her first book. She lives in Utah. Visit her online: www.michellewittebooks.com or Twitter: @michellewitte

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In honor of the imminent release of The Faker’s Guide to the Classics: Everything You Need to Know About the Books You Should Have Read (But Didn’t),I will now disembowel some of the greatest of the greats, highlighting their tragic endings with pithy commentary. (Spoiler: Scroll down to see how you can win a copy [...]

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Average rating: 3.75 · 12 ratings · 5 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Craptastic Guide to Pseudo-Swearing 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 12 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
	The Faker's Guide to the Classics: Everything You Need to Know About the Books You Should Have Read 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 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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Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem

by Rosalyn Schanzer

bookshelves: currently-reading, favorites, graphic-novel, middle-grade, nonfiction, reference

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A Tale Dark & Grimm (A Tale Dark & Grimm, #1)

by Adam Gidwitz (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, childrens, fairytale, magic, middle-grade, reviewed

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Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone: The Entomological Tales of Augustus T. Percival

by Dene Low

bookshelves: currently-reading, childrens, historical, magical-realism, middle-grade, mystery, reviewed

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Michelle Witte wants to read In Search of Goliathus Hercules by Jennifer Angus	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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“Stories have a way of changing faces. They are unruly things, undisciplined, given to delinquency and the throwing of erasers. This is why we must close them up into thick, solid books, so they cannot get out and cause trouble.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

tags: childrens, wisdom

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“It is true that novelists are shameless and obey no decent law, and they are not to be trusted on any account, but some Mysteries even they must honor.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

tags: mysteries, novelists, writers

23 people liked it

“The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle.”
― Stephen King, Night Shift

1,198 people liked it