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Janice Spina

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July 07

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Children's, Mystery, Suspense

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Janice Spina is an award-winning author with 41 books of which 20 are children's books with life lessons in rhyme. Her children's books have won 16 awards. She has also written for MG/PT/YA and has two magical/mystery series for both boys and girls which have won 17 awards. Her husband, John, is her illustrator and cover creator.

She also writes under J.E. Spina and has seven novels and a short story collection for 18+ in multi-genres. Two of her thriller/crime/suspense/mystery novels were finalists in Authorsdb First Lines Contest.

Her Motto is Reading Gives You Wings to Fly, Soar with Jemsbooks.com all year through! Her logo is JEMSBOOKS for all ages!

Janice's goal is to encourage children of all ages to ready daily to help increase their ...more

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Average rating: 4.71 · 297 ratings · 187 reviews · 45 distinct works

	Louey the Lazy Elephant 4.70 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Case of the Missing Cell Phone (Davey & Derek Junior Detectives #1) 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Lamby the Lonely Lamb 4.63 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Case of the Magical Ivory Elephant (Davey & Derek Junior Detectives #3) 4.93 avg rating — 15 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
	Jesse the Precocious Polar Bear 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Ricky the Rambunctious Raccoon 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Case of the Mysterious Black Cat (Davey & Derek Junior Detectives #2) 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Jerry the Crabby Crayfish by Janice Spina (Goodreads Author), John Spina (Illustrations) 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Broose the Moose on the Loose 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Case of the Brown Scraggly Dog by Janice Spina (Goodreads Author), John Spina (Illustrations) 4.89 avg rating — 9 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

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Janice Spina rated a book it was amazing Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan Henry (Goodreads Author)	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
This is an epic historical novel of the discovery of a steamship Pulaski which sank in 1838 with about 192 people on board. The author depicts the tale through much research to uncover one family who traveled from Savannah on this steamship which nev ...more
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This is an epic historical novel of the discovery of a steamship Pulaski which sank in 1838 with about 192 people on board. The author depicts the tale through much research to uncover one family who traveled from Savannah on this steamship which nev ...more
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Janice Spina rated a book really liked it Remember by Barbara Taylor Bradford (Goodreads Author)	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
I was surprised at the low ratings on this book but I didn’t let them deter me from purchasing it. Bradford has always been one of my favorite authors with her Woman of Substance being my favorite. This book was full of mystery, travel, and romance. T ...more
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Janice Spina and 1 other person liked Darlene Foster's review of Lubelia Alycea: One Hundred Years: "A family saga based loosely on the author's grandmother's life. The story is about an immigrant family who arrived in the USA from Portugal at the beginning of the twentieth century. It follows the family through both World Wars, the great depression" Read more of this review »
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Janice Spina rated a book it was amazing The Last One Home by Victoria Helen Stone (Goodreads Author)	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
This book is a gripping suspense full of angst, lies and secrets, even family cannot be trusted. The story is told through the eyes of a mother, Donna, and her daughter, Lauren, jumping back and forth between them, in the past and present. The charact ...more
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A tale full of mystery, supernatural aspects and love on the fringes. The characters were well defined and interesting in this story told entirely through third person POVs and one in first person by the main character, David Snow, a detective who ha ...more
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