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Pete Simons

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in Paterson, New Jersey, The United States

August 12

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Pete Simons is the author of "The Coyote" and "White as Snow." A graduate of Brown University and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, he is an ex-finance professional who worked in the petroleum business and the agricultural industry. After retiring from finance, he joined the Teach for America program and attempted to teach high school physics, landing him in therapy with a whole new appreciation for high school professionals. He lives in Minnesota but grew up in New Jersey, which explains a lot. But to know what it explains you would have to know him. Mr. Simons evidently learned nothing whatsoever from the process of publishing two novels, since he is currently working on a soon-to-be-released selection of short stories. He ...more

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	White as Snow 4.35 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2020 — 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
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I haven��t posted to my blog for several months now. You may be wondering what happened to me. No, I wasn��t abducted by aliens or trapped on an un-dockable cruise ship (sorry Bonnie) or put into the witness protection program and forced to serve out the rest of my life in an igloo. (Although that last one is actually a pretty good approximation of what it feels like to live in Minnesota right n

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Making Connections: 5353. - THE COYOTE by Pete Simons	1	7	Aug 02, 2018 06:15PM
Making Connections: 6005. White as Snow by Pete Simons	1	20	Dec 27, 2020 01:12PM
Making Connections: 6490. Uncooperative Characters by Pete Simons	10	35	May 21, 2022 03:26PM
Turn of a Page: March's Readathon	66	123	Mar 15, 2023 07:40PM
Turn of a Page: Bernadette's Sassy 70's Party (COMPLETED!!)	174	30	Jun 23, 2023 06:54AM
Hooked on Books : Marathon to 1,000,000 pages	133	153	Nov 03, 2024 05:03AM
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