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Marie Chow

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Fiction, Contemporary, Children's

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Marie is a lifelong student with degrees in degrees in chemical engineering, teaching, an MFA in writing, and a doctorate in educational leadership. Her writing focuses on bilingual and English-only children's books that feature mixed families, as well as literary and contemporary fiction focused on Asian and Asian American characters.
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Switching Genres, and Taking Breaks

Much of the “literary” writing was stalling and in various stages of iteration death, so I thought it might be a good idea to switch genres.

For the past few months I’ve been working on, finishing, and rewriting a historical romance novel. I found it fun… uplifting. My characters were, for once, both likable and happy. The flow of the story was predictable, but soothing. There was something almost

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Average rating: 3.95 · 698 ratings · 128 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Place for Mulan by Marie Chow (Goodreads Author), Jasper Shaw (Illustrator) 4.01 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Unwell 3.49 avg rating — 194 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
	Because Dragons Love Milk by Marie Chow (Goodreads Author), Miki Tharp (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.53 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2014 — 9 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
	ShangChi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: Who Guards My Sleep? 3.87 avg rating — 82 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
	Disney Princess: Once Upon a Flower Girl really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 70 ratings — 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 Place for Mulan by Marie Chow (Goodreads Author), Jasper Shaw (Illustrator) 4.48 avg rating — 25 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
	To the Moon! by Marie Chow (Goodreads Author), Miki Tharp (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 12 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
	Plant Your Feet Firmly 3.85 avg rating — 13 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
	A Terrible Day 4.45 avg rating — 11 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
	Mommy is Not... by Marie Chow (Goodreads Author), YingHui Tan (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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

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Marie Chow liked Shirley K's review of The Statistically Unlikely Reunion: A Grad or Die Romance Book #2: "truly loved this story I read on average 4 books a week. This book is definitely a favorite. Lucas is such a great character as well as Lorelei. Loved the story line. Can’t wait to read hopefully more. "
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Marie Chow and 3 other people liked Abigail L.'s review of The Statistically Unlikely Rebound: A Grad or Die Romance, Book #1: "I picked this up for the fake dating and stayed for the emotional payoff. After Daisy gets dumped right before starting her dream job at MIT, she ends up fake dating her icy neighbor who just happens to be her ex’s rival. What starts as a spur of the" Read more of this review »
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Marie Chow and 1 other person liked Sarah Kaminski's review of The Statistically Unlikely Rebound: A Grad or Die Romance, Book #1: "You ever read a rom-com and realize the comedy isn't actually funny? This is not that. Right away, the voice of our narrator, Daisy, is spot on and hilarious. Maybe as a Physics teacher, I'm predisposed to enjoy all the math/nerd humor (bonus point f" Read more of this review »
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