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Marti Dumas

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in New Orleans, The United States

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Children's, Fiction, Fantasy

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July 2008

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Marti Dumas is a native New Orleanian with a passion for storytelling. When she is not teaching or parenting, she is reading or writing. She prefers to do some combination of the above within view of ancient oak trees or the banks of the river. Or both.

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For over a decade Marti has narrated and produced audio books for use in educational settings, using her melodic voice to captivate audiences of children and adolescents. More recently, her honeyed tones have been featured in radio plays and television spots, and her first commercially available audio books were released in December of 2012.

Marti is a bel canto trained mezzo soprano and a versatile vocal performer, with a wide dramatic range and more than 20 years of experienc ...more

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Average rating: 4.1 · 2,257 ratings · 495 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Quest for Screen Time (Jaden Toussaint, the Greatest, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 652 ratings — published 2015 — 8 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
	Wildseed Witch (Wildseed Witch #1) 3.79 avg rating — 734 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	The Ladek Invasion: Episode 2 by Marti Dumas (Goodreads Author), Marie Muravski (Illustrations) 4.49 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Charmed Life (Wildseed Witch #2) 4.07 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Jaden Toussaint, the Greatest Episode 3: Muffin Wars by Marti Dumas (Goodreads Author), Stephanie Parcus (Illustrator) 4.46 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Jupiter Storm by Marti Dumas (Goodreads Author), Stephanie Parcus (Illustrator) 4.30 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2017 — 6 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
	Jala and the Wolves 4.27 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Mission Star-Power (Jaden Toussaint, the Greatest, #5) 4.65 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Attack of the Swamp Thing (Jaden Toussaint, the Greatest, #4) by Marti Dumas (Goodreads Author), Stephanie Parcus (Illustrator) 4.44 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Fortunes & Frenemies (Wildseed Witch #3) 4.19 avg rating — 27 ratings — 6 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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We Need Diverse Books

‪I am not formally affiliated with the We Need Diverse Books Campaign in any way, but the reason it resonated with me from the beginning is the “We.” WE need diverse books. Not just Black children. Not just Latinx children. Not just immigrant children and children of immigrants or children who need physical or emotional support. All of us. We all do. As Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop said, books are mirro Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Marti Dumas

Jaden Toussaint, the Greatest (5 books)
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Wildseed Witch (3 books)
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Seeds of Magic Book (2 books)
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Stephanie Parcus (Illustrator)

4.34 avg rating — 86 ratings

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Story Maps: TV Drama: The Structure of the One-Hour Television Pilot

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The Unofficial Harry Potter Spellbook: Wizard Training

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The Quest for the Obsidian Pickaxe 1: An Unofficial Minecraft Book

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“Having a super big brain had its advantages. JT knew that all this problem needed was some serious thinking. Some super-powered brain power,”
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“Once gave up meat for 6 months, but was broken by the smell of turkey bacon.”
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“Guinea Pig never has the same name two weeks in a row. This”
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“None of us really changes over time. We only become more fully what we are.”
― Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat

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“To write something you have to risk making a fool of yourself.”
― Anne Rice

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“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt

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“All that you touch
You Change.

All that you Change
Changes you.

The only lasting truth
is Change.

God
is Change.”
― Octavia E. Butler

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“Could a creature who had to look upon ordinary people literally as food and shelter ever understand how strongly those people valued life?”
― Octavia E. Butler, Mind of My Mind

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