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Yona Zeldis McDonough
Goodreads author profile
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http://www.goodreads.com/yona606
born
June 26, 1957
gender
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member since
September 2008
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Louisa: The Life of Louisa May Alcott
by Yona Zeldis McDonough (Goodreads Author), Bethanne Andersen    3.68 avg rating — 146 ratings
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2009
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Who Was Harriet Tubman?
by Yona Zeldis McDonough (Goodreads Author), Nancy Harrison  4.04 avg rating — 112 ratings
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published
2002
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7 editions
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The Doll Shop Downstairs
by Yona Zeldis McDonough (Goodreads Author), Heather Maione 3.65 avg rating — 91 ratings
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2009
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3 editions
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Breaking the Bank
3.24 avg rating — 79 ratings
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2009
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Barbie Chronicles: A Living Doll Turns Forty
3.62 avg rating — 65 ratings
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3 editions
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Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
by Yona Zeldis McDonough (Goodreads Author), Carrie Robbins 3.97 avg rating — 63 ratings
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2002
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The Four Temperaments: A Novel
3.30 avg rating — 61 ratings
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2002
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6 editions
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Who Was John F. Kennedy?: Who Was...?
by Yona Zeldis McDonough (Goodreads Author), Nancy Harrison , Jill Weber 3.91 avg rating — 47 ratings
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2004
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6 editions
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All the Available Light: A Marilyn Monroe Reader
3.61 avg rating — 41 ratings
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published
2002
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2 editions
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The Cats in the Doll Shop
by Yona Zeldis McDonough (Goodreads Author), Heather Maione 4.15 avg rating — 34 ratings
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2011
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3 editions
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October 2009,
Yona Zeldis McDonough
" Questions About Books and Writing SS: Is there a book you love to reread? YM: When I was child, I re-read my favorites--A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN, MAGGIE NOW, THE LITTLE PRINCESS, ANNE OF GREEN GABLES--over and over again. SS: Do you have one sentence of..." ...More
" Questions About Books and Writing SS: Is there a book you love to reread? YM: When I was child, I re-read my favorites--A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN, MAGGIE NOW, THE LITTLE PRINCESS, ANNE OF GREEN GABLES--over and over again. SS: Do you have one sentence of..." ...More
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"I am loving this collection of poetry, a first for this author. Her voice is original, fresh and engaging. I want to see more from her. One poem begins, "Cherries hemorrhage in a bowl..." Love that, and many more too.
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"I really loved this book and could not put it down as I read. She really captured this world with such precision, accuracy and yet with tenderness too...more
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"My daughter too! When she finished it, she asked,"How could you have given me this book, Mommy?!" She was also about eight. And just devastated.
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"I am so glad they reached you and that you like them. It is really lovely to make contact with readers and reach across the miles to share our mutual...more
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"And thank YOU for the sweet post! I am touched!
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I don't review books for children. Not, that I am saying I don't enjoy it. But the chance never came about, till the publisher of The Cats in the Doll Shop asked. I am glad she did. I enjoyed reading this chapter book.
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| Lovely, subtle, pitch perfect mystery/love story set in 1911, but feels as fresh as if it were taking place today. A first novel for Murphy but not, I hope, the last. | |
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Gentle story with loving family and an old-fashioned feel. I especially appreciated the emphasis on play using the imagination -- it may give contemporary kids some good ideas.
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Topics Mentioning This Author
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| The Next Best Boo...: Beth K's 2011 Reading | 66 | 134 | Dec 31, 2011 02:28pm | |
| ~2012 Reading Cha...: Beth K's 2011 Challenge | 71 | 42 | Dec 31, 2011 03:36pm | |
| The History Book ...: * CIVIL RIGHTS IN AMERICA | 166 | 151 | May 09, 2012 10:19pm |
