Melissa Abigail

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​Melissa Abigail was born in the southern U.S.A. to South American parents, lived in the borough of Brooklyn, N.Y., and was raised in the suburbs of southern Ontario. A citizen of the world, she’s managed to fit in nowhere in particular but everywhere at the same time. A lifelong writer, creator and artist, she embraces thought-provoking ideas and diversity in film, fiction & life.

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Melissa Abigail Ideas come from anywhere and everywhere. Sometimes reading other books, watching a good show hearing about something in the news or having a conversat…moreIdeas come from anywhere and everywhere. Sometimes reading other books, watching a good show hearing about something in the news or having a conversation will do it. I think what is most important is motivation, and my desire to see the end result of something motivates me to keep going!

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Judge by the Cover (Half Sa...

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Two Halves Whole (Hafu Sans...

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The Lad in the Lake

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Picture Great news! For those who love to listen to your stories rather than read them, or just like to listen on the go, book one in the Half Sans Halo series is now available as an audiobook. You can find it online anywhere audiobooks are sold including Audible and Kobo. 

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“We are the Lost Boys and this is our Neverland; our escape from everyone else's reality.
A place where good is bad and bad is necessary.
A place where the only identity that counts, is the one we give ourselves.”
Melissa Abigail, Judge by the Cover

“You'll never understand someone if you can't stop assuming you already know everything about them.”
Melissa Abigail, Judge by the Cover

“You’d think you’d know when something smells bad;
But if you’ve lived among sewage your whole life, bad smells are normal.
Everything else seems to smell the same—
even the purest, freshest breeze.”
Melissa Abigail, Two Halves Whole

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Genre Specific Re...: Young Adult Review Group 12 (completed) 71 56 Aug 09, 2017 01:31PM  
“If you can feel that staying human is worth while, even when it can't have any result whatever, you've beaten them.”
George Orwell, 1984

“You'll never understand someone if you can't stop assuming you already know everything about them.”
Melissa Abigail, Judge by the Cover

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Nicola Yoon, The Sun Is Also a Star

“I wonder if she realizes how passionate she is about not being passionate.”
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“What a lovely place this world would be if only people would feel affection for everyone else, and all the ugliness of the human heart were to vanish - our envy of those better off than ourselves and our scorn for those worse off.”
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