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April 25

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Thanks for your interest in my books and me. I love talking books with readers and hope you’ll share your thoughts on my books by leaving a review and/or dropping me an email. It’s easiest to get a hold of me through my website (kaistrand.com). Perhaps you clicked on my bio to find out things about me, such as I hate to handle raw meat, I’m a wife and mother of four, a compulsive walker, and a Mozart fangirl. But since you stopped by, what I really want you to know is that I love that you read. Readers are smart, quick-witted, and usually good conversationalists—even if it’s only in their head. Introverts unite!

I write middle grade fiction because those are the most formative years of our lives. It’s when we are trying to claim our freedom, ...more

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	King of Bad (Super Villain Academy #1) 3.79 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 2013 — 10 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
	Worth the Effort: Ella's Story (Worth the Effort, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2014	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 Weaver (Weaver Tales, #1) 4.53 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2010 — 5 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
	Polar Opposites (Super Villain Academy, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2014 — 6 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 Lumpy Duckling: Another Weaver Tale (Weaver Tales, #3) 4.33 avg rating — 24 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
	Save the Lemmings 4.26 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2012 — 5 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 Wishing Well: Another Weaver Tale (Weaver Tales, #2) 4.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2012 — 7 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
	An Unwitting Trickster 4.81 avg rating — 16 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
	Super Bad (Super Villain Academy, #3) 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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
	Finding Thor 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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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Release Date for THE MAKING OF A MASTER is Close!

The Making of a Master (Concord Chronicles .5) by Kai Strand

We are inching closer to the release date for my novella prequel, THE MAKING OF A MASTER. First, let me share a little about the series this new book belongs too.

I released Day of Reckoning last year. Book 1 in the Concord Chronicles series, Day of Reckoning is about Terra, a quiet, twelve-year-old girl who learns she’s a Natures Spirit named in a prophecy as the only one who can thwart the le Read more of this blog post »

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Super Villain Academy (3 books)
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Weaver Tales (3 books)
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Worth the Effort (2 books)
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A Concord Chronicles (1 book)
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I Am Me

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High School Debut (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 3

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“When you write, you are telling a story...to yourself. When you revise, you are telling a story to yourself...over and over again.”
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“Unlock a child's imagination through the power of words.”
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“There was something compelling about a man who refused to wear pants in winter.”
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“There's a fine line between thinking about somebody and thinking about not thinking about somebody, but I have the patience and the self-control to walk that line for hours - days, if I have to.”
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“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
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“When you write, you are telling a story...to yourself. When you revise, you are telling a story to yourself...over and over again.”
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“Unlock a child's imagination through the power of words.”
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“Writing is the only thing that when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.”
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