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Patricia Forde lives in Galway, in the west of Ireland, with her husband Padraic and two teenage children. She has previously published Picture
Books and Early Readers for children in Irish and in English. She has written two plays and several television drama series for children and
teenagers. In an earlier life, she was a primary school teacher and the artistic director of the Galway International Arts Festival.

The List ( The Wordsmith in the UK and Ireland) is her first novel.

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	The List 3.65 avg rating — 3,693 ratings — published 2015 — 24 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 Last Word 3.96 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 2019 — 11 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
	Bumpfizzle the Best on Planet Earth by Patricia Forde (Goodreads Author), Elīna Brasliņa (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 15 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
	Witches Do Not Like Bicycles by Patricia Forde (Goodreads Author), Joëlle Dreidemy (Illustrations) 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Hedgehogs Do Not Like Heights by Patricia Forde (Goodreads Author), Joëlle Dreidemy (Illustrator) 3.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Frogs Do Not Like Dragons by Patricia Forde (Goodreads Author), Joëlle Dreidemy (Illustrator) 3.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	To the Island by Patricia Forde (Goodreads Author), Nicola Bernardelli (Illustrator) 4.40 avg rating — 5 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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	Scoil na bPáistí Deasa by Patricia Forde (Goodreads Author), Joëlle Dreidemy (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	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 List (2 books)
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Patricia Forde rated a book it was amazing Irish Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends (Scholastic Classics) by Kieran Fanning (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
Wonderful book. I really enjoyed this retelling of ancient Irish sagas. Some I knew from my childhood but others were new to me. Kieran makes all of them seem new and fresh. Highly recommend.
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Patricia Forde and 2 other people liked Joanna's review of The List: "the list is the most interesting book that i have ever read. the main character letta really adventures. which made the boo more interesting. another character is marlo that made letta adventures. after her master has disappeared she realizes that jo" Read more of this review »
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“How can we dream if we don't have words?”
― Patricia Forde, The List

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“If we give ourselves up to our feelings, aren’t we destined to make the same mistakes all over again?”
― Patricia Forde, The List

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“The here and now is only the smallest part of who we are, each of us is all that we have been, all our stories, all that we could be.”
― Patricia Forde, The List

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