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Cynthia Reyes, bestselling author of the "Myrtle the Purple Turtle" illustrated books for children, and "Twigs in My Hair", "An Honest House" and "A Good Home", has written non-fiction stories for anthologies, the Globe and Mail, Huffington Post, Toronto Star and Toronto Life. Cynthia is a former journalist, trainer, producer-director and executive producer with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. More than a hundred episodes of her programs have appeared on network television.

She has won national and international awards and acclaim for her work as a television producer, journalism trainer, leader and author. They include the Diamond Book Award for book of the year, the Children's Broadcast Institute Award for her children's TV program ...more

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LOST WITHOUT A CLUE Part 1, The Ebor House Series I kid you not: I could get lost in a room. So – naturally – I got lost while coming home from an appointment in a nearby town. The key to getting lost graciously is to act as if where you’ve ended up is where… Continue reading My Most Popular Blog Series Ever Read more of this blog post »

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	A Good Home: A Memoir 4.48 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Myrtle the Purple Turtle by Cynthia Reyes (Goodreads Author), Jo Robinson (Illustrator) 4.70 avg rating — 30 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	An Honest House: A Memoir, Continued 4.88 avg rating — 17 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Myrtle's Game by Cynthia Reyes (Goodreads Author), Lauren Reyes-Grange (Goodreads Author), Jo Robinson (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Myrtle Makes a New Friend: Myrtle the Purple Turtle Series by Cynthia Reyes (Goodreads Author), Lauren Reyes-Grange (Goodreads Author), Jo Robinson (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Twigs in My Hair - A Gardening Memoir 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Myrtle and the Big Mistake: Myrtle the Purple Turtle Series by Cynthia Reyes (Goodreads Author), Cynthia S Reyes, Jo Robinson (Illustrations) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Cross into the Food - Our Airmen's Favorites - Cookbook 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Comforts of Home Cookbook - More of Our Airmen's Favorite Recipes 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Ella Edifica: A 30-day devotional for the young mamá in the middle of it all. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Cynthia Reyes rated a book it was amazing Nature's Acre: An Irish Garden Memoir of Making a Place Where Life Grows by Ciaran De Buitlear (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Cynthia Reyes liked Brian Gormley's review of Nature's Acre: An Irish Garden Memoir of Making a Place Where Life Grows: "4.5 out of 5. A quick read. The author recounts his experience of nature gardening in Ireland during lock-down. A generous neighbour offers him a walled garden to nurture. This grows into a shared community experience - garden-sharing, seasonal food," Read more of this review »
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Cynthia Reyes liked Mairin Dunne's review of Nature's Acre: An Irish Garden Memoir of Making a Place Where Life Grows: "Beautiful story, a lovely read I read this book from beginning to end in 1 sitting. I was captivated by the story of the Walled Garden , the beautiful photos and the dedication of Ciaràn to this amazing project and to out environment and our planet. " Read more of this review »
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