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Lija Fisher

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Lija Fisher is the author of funny adventure novels for kids that explore the world of cryptozoology, or the search for legendary animals that might be real. Her debut novel. THE CRYPTID CATCHER (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) received a starred review from Booklist and was a Junior Library Guild Selection. The sequel, THE CRYPTID KEEPER, was written while Lija was the Writer in Residence with Aspen Words and was a finalist for the Colorado Book Award in juvenile literature. Lija travels the country speaking at schools, libraries, and Bigfoot festivals where she gets kids interested in reading and science through searching for hidden animals, or cryptids, like the Loch Ness Monster. Prior to becoming an author, she trained for a while (a very sho ...more

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Average rating: 4.21 · 241 ratings · 58 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Cryptid Catcher 4.11 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	The Cryptid Keeper 4.43 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2019 — 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

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Lija Fisher has read The Guest List by Lucy Foley (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
Mar 14, 2023 07:38AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Guest List by Lucy Foley. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Guest List by Lucy Foley <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lija Fisher rated a book it was amazing Daybreak on Raven Island by Fleur T. Bradley (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
A fast paced mystery about a trio of kids who get stuck on the spooky Raven (Alcatraz) Island. Plenty of twists, turns, ghosts and ravens to make this an enjoyable mysterious adventure!
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Lija Fisher rated a book really liked it Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) by Diana Wynne Jones	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
I never saw the movie version of this but I've heard so many people rave about this story so I finally read it and it was wild! Jones has created a unique, immersive fantasy world filled with cursed children, witches, traveling castles, running scare ...more
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Lija Fisher rated a book it was amazing The Search for Sasquatch (A Wild Thing Book) by Laura Krantz (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
A fascinating take on using the search for Bigfoot to teach kids about science! And a fun read for adults to learn about the legend of Bigfoot and the possible evidence discovered that might (someday) prove his existence!
Nov 24, 2022 01:37PM · like · see review
Lija Fisher rated a book it was amazing The Madness of Crowds (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #17) by Louise Penny (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
A thoroughly enjoyable cozy mystery that has it all - humor, heart, hot chocolate, plenty of snowflakes - and of course a really juicy murder to solve!
Oct 24, 2022 02:38PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lija Fisher rated a book really liked it The Man in the White Linen Suit (Stewart Hoag, #11) by David Handler (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
This book felt like a fun, old timey detective novel complete with a dog who not only sniffs out clues but barks out her opinions on the case. Despite the many murders that take place, I'd call this a very light mystery in that the violence isn't gra ...more
Aug 28, 2022 06:14AM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Man in the White Linen Suit by David Handler. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Man in the White Linen Suit by David Handler <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lija Fisher rated a book it was amazing The Book of Magic (Practical Magic, #2) by Alice Hoffman (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
A magical, heartbreaking book about family, legacies, curses, potions and how love will always find us.
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Lija Fisher rated a book it was amazing Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds	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
This is the first Jason Reynolds book I've read and, whew, it's incredible. An entire story that takes place in an elevator as a kid is riding it down, gun in waistband, to exact revenge for his brother's death. The story turns into a dreamworld and ...more
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Lija Fisher rated a book it was amazing Of Books and Beasts: A Cryptozoologist's Library (Beasts of the World) by Matt Bille (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
I LOVE cryptozoology, and there are a lot of books on the subject, but it's hard to know which ones take the topic seriously and which ones treat it as a frivolous pseudoscience. Matt Bille's 'cryptozoologist's library' is a compendium of all the bes ...more
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