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M.L. Tarpley

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Hi there, I'm Author M.L. Tarpley! I write stories of adventure, friendship, and fun that transport kids to amazing places across the world. MAYLIE AND THE MAZE is my debut novel and Book One in the TALES OF A TRAVEL GIRL series. The series has two releases a year as well as companion coloring
& activity books. I have also written a non-fiction book that teaches kids to write fiction >> https://rb.gy/txn88h

I'm an award-winning journalist and world traveler and live in Louisiana with my husband and son. For more info, visit my website, www.mltarpleybooks.com

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	Maylie and the Maze (Tales of a Travel Girl #1) by M.L. Tarpley (Goodreads Author), Monica Bruenjes (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.32 avg rating — 47 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
	Maylie's Luck of the Irish (Tales of a Travel Girl #2) by M.L. Tarpley (Goodreads Author), Monica Bruenjes (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.79 avg rating — 14 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
	Maylie of the Highlands (Tales of a Travel Girl #3) by M.L. Tarpley (Goodreads Author), Monica Bruenjes (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 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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	Tales of a Travel Girl Coloring & Activity Book, England by M.L. Tarpley (Goodreads Author), Monica Bruenjes (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Tales of a Travel Girl Coloring & Activity Book, Ireland by M.L. Tarpley (Goodreads Author), Monica Bruenjes (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Tales of a Travel Girl Coloring & Activity Book, Scotland by M.L. Tarpley (Goodreads Author), Monica Bruenjes (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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 Pumpkins' Not-So-Scary Halloween by Monica Bruenjes (Goodreads Author), M.L. Tarpley (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Penguin & Peep: Feathered Friends (Penguin & Peep! Book 1) by Monica Bruenjes (Goodreads Author), M.L. Tarpley (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Happy Release to Maylie of the Highlands!

ANNOUNCING the release of BOOK THREE in the TALES OF A TRAVEL GIRL series...

MAYLIE OF THE HIGHLANDS

Travel to Scotland with Maylie!

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Maylie of the Highlands

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Tales of a Travel Girl (3 books)
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Monica Bruenjes (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator)

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The Magic Mirror: A Branches Book (Once Upon a Fairy Tale #1)

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“Is it real? Maylie blinked. It was still there. She snapped a photo.

High walls stood strong of golden stone with more lining the top edges like jagged teeth jutting into the sky. Slim towers rounded each corner. The castle was like something from a storybook perched on an island with water spreading out in a wide moat.

Maylie could imagine archers at the ready to defend the castle with bows drawn and arrow tips sticking out between the roof stones.”
― M.L. Tarpley, Maylie and the Maze

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“Rana immediately scribbled on her paper while Maylie felt the familiar freeze of her mind as she urged her imagination to take her far away.

But twenty minutes later, she longed for a black hole to appear under the table and devour her.”
― M.L. Tarpley, Maylie and the Maze

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“Search for the possibilities. Let her imagination go. She breathed in deep and focused.”
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“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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“And so for a time it looked as if all the adventures were coming to an end; but that was not to be.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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“Search for the possibilities. Let her imagination go. She breathed in deep and focused.”
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“Your imagination is truly the most powerful thing. And to write you must tap into it.”
― M.L. Tarpley, Maylie and the Maze

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“Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

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