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April Henry
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Girl, Stolen
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2010
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Shock Point
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The Night She Disappeared
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2012
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Torched
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2009
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Circles of Confusion (Claire Montrose Mystery, #1)
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Learning to Fly: A Thriller
3.83 avg rating — 40 ratings
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2002
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Heart-Shaped Box (Claire Montrose Mysteries, #3)
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Square in the Face (Claire Montrose Mystery, #2)
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2000
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Buried Diamonds
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2003
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Face of Betrayal
by Lis Wiehl (Goodreads Author), April Henry (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 611 ratings
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"Thank you! It was inspired by something that really happened - blind girl, back of car, mom left keys, guy stole car... Only in RL he let her out afte...more
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| The Seasonal Read...: * READERBOARD | 10 | 556 | Oct 17, 2010 10:08am | |
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| The Seasonal Read...: * Readerboard - Winter Challenge 2010-2011 | 6 | 460 | Feb 14, 2011 05:24pm | |
| Wild Things: YA G...: Reading Challenge #7 - Report Points Here | 498 | 147 | Apr 14, 2011 09:58pm | |
| The Seasonal Read...: Spring Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS) | 2898 | 732 | May 31, 2011 09:01pm | |
| The Seasonal Read...: * Summer Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS) | 2655 | 522 | Aug 31, 2011 09:18pm | |
| The Magic of Writing: * Suggestions | 113 | 123 | Apr 09, 2012 08:23pm |
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Mullen wrote: ":) I loved Shock Point! I read it around the beginning of the summer (late June/ early July)and I still think about it every now and then!"Wow! Thanks. That was a fun book to write. And did you know there are really boot camps like that? Have you read my latest thriller, Girl Stolen?
:) I loved 'Shock Point'! I read it around the beginning of the summer (late June/ early July)and I still think about it every now and then! Thatcher is probably one of my favorite characters of all time.
Clare Bear wrote: "Oregonians unite!! =D"I didn't realize you were so close. LK Madigan and Lauren Kate and I will all be at Powells Beaverton on Saturday, October 2 and 2 pm if you ever get out that way and want to meet us.
PyroLily *...* wrote: "How do you wright so well? I need help. I have no clue what I'm doing, just thought I'd ask."The first thing is to read a lot. The more you read, the more you learn about writing. If you don't like something, think about why. If you do like something, think about why.
There's a good book by Gail Carson Levine called Writing Magic that will give you some good ideas about how to be a better writer. You can get it at the library.
It's like anything else - first you're not very good, but if you keep working at it you get better.
Wow! That is so cool! Thank you for passing it on. I have another book out called Torched, about a girl who goes undercover with a radical environmental group. And then next fall I'll have a new one about a blind girl who gets kidnapped called "Girl, Stolen"Thanks for sending me my first-ever message on Good Reads. I can't even figure out why it doesn't show my profile pic.
