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Lee Welles

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born

March 05, 1970 in Elmira, NY, The United States

website

http://www.gaiagirls.com

genre

Children's Books

influences

Laura Ingalls Wilder, Richard Adams, Joseph Campbell, Tom Brown Jr.

member since

August 2008

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I am an accidental author. I had no idea I was going to be a writer until about 7 years ago. I began to write a weekly wellness column as a way to promote my business. I was happily surprised by the feedback from the public. They often mentioned how much they enjoyed not only the information, but the way I wrote.

I began to explore the option of freelance writing for magazines and, in the course of my self-directed learning, stumbled upon "The Playful Way to Serious Writing" by Roberta Allen. I discovered that my imagination runs amok given the least provacation!

When I had the idea for Gaia Girls, I told my hubby, a third-grade teacher. He hounded me until I wrote book one. God bless him.

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Return of the Sun

A beautiful short film. I love the narration in Inuit (not sure if it's Inupik or Yupik dialect). Enjoy and pass it on!
Set against the expansively beautiful and iridescent landscape of Northern Greenland, Glen Milner and Ben Hilton's subtle and touching short visits the annual sun-welcoming ritual of the country's Inuit population, which celebrates the [...] read more »

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Books by Lee Welles

Average rating: 4.13 · 225 ratings · 62 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Gaia Girls: Enter the Earth (Gaia Girls #1) 4.08 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Gaia Girls: Way of Water (Gaia Girls#2) by Lee Welles (Goodreads Author), Carol Coogan (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	My rating:

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Lee is currently reading:

On A Pale Horse (Incarnations of Immortality, #1)

by Piers Anthony

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Dec 21, 2009 07:23am

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It's Raining Frogs and Fishes: Four Seasons of Natural Phenomena and Oddities of the Sky

by Jerry Dennis

bookshelves: gaia-reading, currently-reading

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Lee said: "I love this book! It is giving me all kinds of ideas for cool "air" powers in the next Gaia Girls book. Glenn Wolff's illustrations are amazing. I want posters of them! Thought I would share this as I am back to work on Gaia Girls Air Apparent. "

Aug 07, 2009 08:54am · see review

Lee is currently reading:

Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them

by Francine Prose

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Lee said: "So far...a cool book to pick up and read for twenty minutes here and there. "

Jul 25, 2009 02:18pm · see review

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Lee is now friends with Patty
May 16, 2012 06:46pm
Lee gave to: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly recommended to Lee by: 3rd Grade teacher-hubby recommended for: Ages 9+ read in February, 2011	My rating:
Although The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate is set in Texas, 1899, I saw a lot of myself in her...aways fun for a reader! Curious, outdoorsy, feeling pretty wretched about being a girl. Her grandfather, a devoted naturalist in his retirement years, take...more
Feb 11, 2011 10:41am · see review
Lee made a comment on Devon's review of Gaia Girls: Way of Water (Gaia Girls#2) "Thank you for the five-rating! Gaia Girls Air Apparent will be out in 2010. "
Dec 23, 2009 09:35am · see review
Lee is currently reading: On A Pale Horse (Incarnations of Immortality, #1) by Piers Anthony	My rating:
Dec 21, 2009 07:23am
Lee gave to: The Keeper of Dreams by Peter Shann Ford	My rating:
So far, so good.
Nov 17, 2009 05:41pm · see review
Lee gave to: Running the Amazon by Joe Kane read in February, 2009	My rating:
My copy of this book is littered with post-it tags and notes. It has given me an interesting look into the world I'm writing about with Gaia Girls Air Apparent. Kane's writing of the people and places from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean are vivid an...more
Aug 23, 2009 11:23am · see review
Lee gave to: It's Raining Frogs and Fishes: Four Seasons of Natural Phenomena and Oddities of the Sky by Jerry Dennis	My rating:
I love this book! It is giving me all kinds of ideas for cool "air" powers in the next Gaia Girls book. Glenn Wolff's illustrations are amazing. I want posters of them! Thought I would share this as I am back to work on Gaia Girls Air Apparent.
Aug 07, 2009 08:54am · see review
Lee gave to: Truck: A Love Story by Michael Perry (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
I'm fast becoming a huge Michael Perry fan. His blend of literary sensibilities and down-home sense is very appealing to this farm-raised gal!
Jul 25, 2009 02:20pm · see review
Lee is currently reading: Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them by Francine Prose	My rating:
So far...a cool book to pick up and read for twenty minutes here and there.
Jul 25, 2009 02:18pm · see review
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