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Melanie Crowder graduated in 2011 with an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is the author of THREE PENNIES, AN UNINTERRUPTED VIEW OF THE SKY, A NEARER MOON, AUDACITY, PARCHED, and THE LIGHTHOUSE BETWEEN THE WORLDS and A WAY BETWEEN WORLDS.

A West Coast girl at heart, Melanie now lives and writes in the beautiful state of Colorado.

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Dear readers, I am thrilled to present my sixth novel, The Lighthouse between the Worlds! As you probably guessed from the title, it’s a portal fantasy. This one’s for readers ages 8-12. The setting is the Oregon Coast, where I grew up. (At least, […]

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	Audacity 4.17 avg rating — 2,304 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	An Uninterrupted View of the Sky 4.27 avg rating — 621 ratings — published 2017 — 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 Nearer Moon 3.73 avg rating — 666 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Three Pennies 4.02 avg rating — 435 ratings — 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
	Parched 3.90 avg rating — 310 ratings — published 2013 — 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 Lighthouse Between the Worlds (Lighthouse Keepers #1) 3.68 avg rating — 145 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
	Mazie 4.29 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	A Way Between Worlds (Lighthouse Keepers #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 26 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
	Jumper 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2022	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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“Benny pushed a slow breath through his teeth. “Is it so terrible to believe in something?”
― Melanie Crowder, A Nearer Moon

tags: adventure, believe, fantasy, friendship, hope, kidlit, magic, right-and-wrong

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“It felt like betrayal, finding joy even in little things when Willow was in danger.”
― Melanie Crowder, A Nearer Moon

tags: danger, fantasy, kidlit, sadness-quotes, sickness-and-diseases, sisterhood, sisters

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“The smile on his face said, pure and simple, those honey cakes came with a price. And his price was answers.”
― Melanie Crowder, A Nearer Moon

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The Water Castle (write-in)

17 votes, 29.8%

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made by Stephan Pastis

8 votes, 14.0%

Canary in the Coal Mine by Madelyn Rosenberg

7 votes, 12.3%

A Girl Called Problem by Katie Quirk

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Follow Follow: A Book of Reverso Poems by Marilyn Singer

6 votes, 10.5%

Parched by Melanie Crowder

5 votes, 8.8%

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (write-in)

5 votes, 8.8%

water castle (write-in)

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Canary in the Coal Mine (write-in)

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