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Deena Lipomi grew up in western New York with an older sister, younger brother, and parents who encouraged the creation of fictional worlds. She has a BS in Creative Writing and Communications from SUNY Brockport, and a Masters in Library Science from the University at Buffalo. By day she works as a Young Adult Services Librarian in a busy public library, and by night she dives into her novels.

Besides reading and writing, Deena is also a fan of traveling, Muppets, Project Runway, and baking gluten free recipes. She lives near her home town with her musician husband and a large number of guitars, computers and, of course, books.

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Average rating: 3.86 · 70 ratings · 8 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sisters Don't Tell 3.65 avg rating — 43 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
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	Deserted 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2013 — 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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The Adventure Begins (1) (Trollhunters)

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Deena Lipomi rated a book really liked it The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza (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
When Sara's great-aunt Rosie leaves her a plot of land in Sicily, Sara flies abroad to sell the property and get out of debt. But those who are assigned to help her have their own interests in mind, and the history of the land is more complicated tha ...more
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From 1692-1693, families in Salem were pitted against each other when some girls accused others of bewitching them. They writhed and yelled and stuck themselves with pins, but even when others called out their lies, the courts found them guilty. With ...more
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Kaylani is determined to prove her dad is innocent of the crime that got him sentenced to prison time over the summer. Instead, her mom sends her to Martha's Vineyard to live with a family friend, but when a local teen's body is found in the ocean, K ...more
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Lucy loves working at her mom's Cup 'o Jo coffee shop. A chain competitor moves in across the street selling their pumpkin spice lattes to the masses, and Lucy becomes obsessed with topping their drink -- even while falling for new guy whose parents ...more
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Bag loves going to the library with her friend to read after school, but when her mom gets a theater roll, Bag is forced to stay after school with her cheerleader sister, Minerva. But Minerva has been acting sneaky lately, and Bag is determined to fi ...more
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A student leaves college to have her baby and a convent, where the nuns will put her up for adoption, and her boyfriend, unaware, is drafted into Vietnam. She returns home to a changed family while she processes the losses. This novella and a handful ...more
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Ella is excited to be the stage manager for the middle school musical. Her best friend Levi joins the crew while dealing with his feelings about his mom, foster parents, and Rosa, the star of the musical. Shy Sebastian, Rosa's brother, comes out of h ...more
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Caleb lives with his Poppy and dog Ronan while his parents and little brother are overseas, but when Poppy gets sick with a new virus, Caleb and Ronan are separated and try desperately to be reunited. This book references the challenges kids had duri ...more
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In 1980, Joan is selected to be one of the first women admitted to NASA where she hopes to fly into space. As she gets to know her cohort of trainees, she meets and falls for Vanessa, a pilot who is the opposite of Joan's rule-follower personality. T ...more
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Nick and Joe Schenck immigrated to the US from Russia in 1893 and got involved in the first moving pictures as a way to make money. As the industry developed, the brothers were on top of it, raking in money as well as the shady things that go along w ...more
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