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Donna M. McDine

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Born

Bronx, The United States

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http://www.donnamcdine.com

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Genre

Children's, Historical Fiction

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Beverly Stowe McClure, K.L. Going, Margot Finke

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October 2008

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Multi award-winning children’s author, Donna McDine’s creative side had laid dormant for many years until her desire to write sparked in 2007. With five children’s picture books to her credit:

• Dee and Deb Off They Go Kindergarten First Day Jitters (Purple Dragonfly Book Award Honorable Mention & The Story Monster Approved 2015 Award);

• Sandy Grave (Purple Dragonfly 2014 Award First Place Picture Books 6+, Story Monster Approved and Beach Book Festival Honorable Mention 2014);

• Powder Monkey (Purple Dragonfly 2015 Award First Place Historical Fiction and Story Monster Approved 2014);

• Hockey Agony (Purple Dragonfly 2015 Award Honorable Mention Picture Books 6 & Older and New England Book Festival Honorable Mention 2014 and Story Mon ...more

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Average rating: 4.52 · 92 ratings · 78 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Golden Pathway by Donna M. McDine (Goodreads Author), K.C. Snider (Illustrator) 4.58 avg rating — 31 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
	A Sandy Grave by Donna M. McDine (Goodreads Author), Julie Hammond (Illustrations) 4.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Hockey Agony by Donna M. McDine (Goodreads Author), Julie Hammond (Illustrations) 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Powder Monkey by Donna M. McDine (Goodreads Author), K.C. Snider (Illustrations) 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Dee and Deb Off They Go- Kindergarten First Day Jitters by Donna M. McDine (Goodreads Author), Jack Foster III (Illustrations) 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Dee and Deb, Off They Go: Kindergarten First Day Jitters by Donna M. McDine (Goodreads Author), Jack Foster (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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The Fourth Week of Book Highlight of the Week... Get Known before the Book Deal by Christina Katz

As creatives we hear so much about building your author platform before your book deal is signed off on. As for myself, this freaked me out early on until I began to immerse myself in the expert knowledge of those that have experienced these trenches before my writing and publishing journey began. Don't throw up your hands in despair and say, "but there are so many books to choose from! I give... Read more of this blog post »

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Donna M. McDine wrote a new blog post The Fourth Week of Book Highlight of the Week... Get Known before the Book Deal by Christina Katz As creatives we hear so much about building your author platform before your book deal is signed off on. As for myself, this freaked me out early o... Read more of this blog post »
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Donna McDine rated a book it was amazing Spilt Milk by Douglas Schwartz (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
Come along for a whimsical adventure of Monkey Pants. Always on the outlook to have fun, Monkey Pants does not pay attention to her brother’s warning on the consequences of spilt milk. Come on seriously what is so wrong about spilt milk? The glorious ...more
Feb 18, 2018 11:22AM · 1 like · like · see review
Donna McDine is now following Douglas Schwartz Author of Wyrd Worlds II
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Donna McDine has read Mama Graciela's Secret by Mayra Calvani (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
Often times one discovers the most delicious food in the simplest setting. Once found it tends to be the place the locals and tourists go. Mamá Graciela’s run down shack, La Bahía, is just that place. With her loving touch of her secret recipe for sc ...more
Jan 31, 2018 04:36AM · like · see review
Donna McDine rated a book it was amazing In and Out, All 'Round about - Opposite Friends by Penelope Anne Cole (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
Endearing and heartwarming are the first two words that leap across my mind when reading award-winning children’s author, Penelope Anne Cole’s latest picture book In and Out, All ‘Round About - Opposite Friends. Ms. Cole captures the imagination of t ...more
Mar 08, 2016 04:33PM · 1 like · like · see review
Donna McDine liked Mayra's review of Dee and Deb Off They Go Kindergarten First Day Jitters: "This is a super cute picture book about two twin sisters, Dee and Deb, who go to kindergarden for the very first time. The story focuses on Dee. She's anxious about being separated from Deb, as they go on their separate classrooms. However, Dee so..." Read more of this review »
Mar 04, 2016 02:12PM · see review
Donna McDine liked Nicole Weaver's review of Dee and Deb Off They Go Kindergarten First Day Jitters: "Dee and Deb Off They Go Kindergarten First Day Jitters by Donna M. McDine tells the perfect story of twin sisters and the anxiety they experience going off to school for the first time. Dee and Deb are not alone when it comes to feeling overwhelme..." Read more of this review »
Mar 04, 2016 02:12PM · see review
Donna McDine liked Gayle Pace's review of Dee and Deb Off They Go Kindergarten First Day Jitters: "Those first day jitters can really be overwhelming for those little ones when they start that big "K", kindergarten.Dee starts kindergarten without that secure feeling of having her twin sister near. It's hard to start school in a big, new, strang..." Read more of this review »
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Donna McDine rated a book it was amazing Under a Purple Moon by Beverly Stowe McClure (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
High school is a difficult terrain to navigate even under the best of circumstances. What happens when your life continues to spiral out of control without positive support from home? Eden’s life is in constant turmoil due to her mother’s unmistakabl ...more
Jan 17, 2016 12:30PM · 1 like · like · see review
Donna McDine has read Cookies for Punch by Allyn M. Stotz	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 bond between a human and a pet is one to be cherished for years to come. Often times, the pet (especially dogs) can tell when the human needs help. Allyn Stotz has created a laugh out loud story of young Tyler and his trusty dog Punch with wondro ...more
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