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Cece Meng

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I was born in Walnut Creek, California, the middle child of five kids. Don't believe everything you hear about the forgotten middle child. We have our methods for getting noticed. My siblings excelled at everything academic. I excelled at daydreaming. My parents were not amused.

My experiences volunteering at a homeless shelter while in college helped me understand the importance of communication and the role it plays in how we see and understand each other as a society. It also showed me how grownups are instrumental in giving kids hope, health, and inspiration to succeed.

My thoughts on writing? For me, it's about the music and the rhythms found in words. The joys of my childhood - music and poetry - wrapped up in the words of today. I love...more

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It's Just a Cow Eyeball (not even a whole one, sheesh)

I’ve been informed that the iris (eyeball iris, not flower iris) is a muscle. My son, twelve, came home from school with his very own cow iris and cornea. It was a trophy from his science class dissection of a cow eyeball. My son is not squeamish. He takes after me in that respect, I like to think. He held it in his bare hands. He was really, really, excited. And a little disappointed that his... Read more of this blog post »

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	I Will Not Read This Book by Cece Meng (Goodreads Author), Joy Ang (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 212 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
	Tough Chicks by Cece Meng (Goodreads Author), Melissa Suber (Illustrator) 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Bedtime Is Canceled by Cece Meng (Goodreads Author), Aurelie Neyret (Illustrations) 3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 180 ratings — 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
	The Wonderful Thing About Hiccups by Cece Meng (Goodreads Author), Janet Pedersen (Illustrations) 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 47 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
	Wonderful Thing about Hiccups by Cece Meng (Goodreads Author), Janet Pedersen (Illustrations) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	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 Mind's Eye

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Cece Meng wrote a new blog post It's Just a Cow Eyeball (not even a whole one, sheesh) I’ve been informed that the iris (eyeball iris, not flower iris) is a muscle. My son, twelve, came home from school with his very own cow iris and... Read more of this blog post »
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Cece Meng made a comment on It's Probably Worth Mentioning "Cassia wrote: "Intriguing, funny as hell, n love gaining insights into how your mind works. -thinking people are dead n checking the obits!! What is y...more "
Apr 26, 2013 10:15am · see blog post
Cece Meng made a comment on Out of Sync "@Peggy-I'll be in Seattle in February, I'm going to take you up on that offer."
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Cece Meng wants to read The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón	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
Oct 18, 2012 08:37pm
Cece Meng wants to read Little Flower: Recipes from the Cafe by Christine Moore	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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Cece Meng entered a giveaway Little Flower: Recipes from the Cafe by Christine Moore	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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Cece Meng wants to read Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch (Goodreads Author)	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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Cece Meng rated a book 5 of 5 stars How You're Not Funny by Kennedy Weible	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
Funny. Interesting characters. Entertaining. Great story concepts. I'm looking forward to more from this author.
Feb 15, 2011 10:04pm · see review
Cece Meng is currently reading The Mind's Eye by Oliver Sacks (Goodreads Author)	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
Feb 13, 2011 10:29am