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Valerie Bodden

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Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, The United States

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Valerie Bodden writes children's nonfiction as well as Christian romance (under the name Valerie M. Bodden--visit the Goodreads page for her Christian romance at https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...).

She is the author of more than 300 children's books. Her books have received critical acclaim from Booklist, Children's Literature, ForeWord Magazine, Horn Book Guide, VOYA, and School Library Journal.

Valerie lives in Wisconsin with her husband, four children, one dog, two cats, a growing collection of fish, and miscellaneous bugs that her children have "rescued" from the outdoors. She spends most of her time writing or wrangling children and animals

Find her online at www.valeriembodden.com (Christian fiction), www.valeriebodden.com (child ...more

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