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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 — 2,166 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
	A Nearer Moon 3.73 avg rating — 656 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
	An Uninterrupted View of the Sky 4.28 avg rating — 565 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
	Three Pennies 4.01 avg rating — 420 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 — 300 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) 3.65 avg rating — 118 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
	A Way Between Worlds (Lighthouse Keepers #2) 4.10 avg rating — 21 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
	Mazie 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 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

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“Benny pushed a slow breath through his teeth. “Is it so terrible to believe in something?”
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“It felt like betrayal, finding joy even in little things when Willow was in danger.”
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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.”
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The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt

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P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia

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Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War by Helen Frost

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What We Found in the Sofa and How it Saved the World by Henry Clark

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Parched by Melanie Crowder

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