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Tim J. Myers

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Literature & Fiction, Children's Books, Parenting & Families

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Tim J. Myers is a writer, songwriter, storyteller, and lecturer at Santa Clara University in Silicon Valley. His"Glad to Be Dad: A Call to Fatherhood" is out from Familius and "Nectar of Story: Poems" from BlazeVox. He has 15 children's books out and one on the way. His children’s books have won recognition from the New York Times, NPR, the Smithsonian, Nickelodeon, and others. He’s published over 130 poems, won a first prize in a poetry contest judged by John Updike, has a poetry chapbook out, won a major prize in science fiction, was nominated for two Pushcarts, and has published much other fiction and non-fiction for children and adults. He recently won the West Coast Songwriters Saratoga Chapter Song of the Year award. His website is ww ...more

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Review of Garth Nix's "Goldenhand"

When it comes to fantasy novels there is, naturally, a wide range of literary quality—to the point that many readers are put off by the whole genre. If you're in that category, try Garth Nix's Abhorsen books; I think you'll change your tune. "Goldenhand," his latest in the series, reminded me of this in the most powerful way possible.

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Published on August 08, 2016 13:45 • Tags: abhorsen, abhorsen-series, fantasy, fantasy-novel, garth-nix, goldenhand, great-fantasy, ya-fantasy

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Tim J. Myers’s books

Average rating: 3.91 · 620 ratings · 157 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors

	Down at the Dino Wash Deluxe by Tim J. Myers (Goodreads Author), Macky Pamintuan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.78 avg rating — 143 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
	Basho and the River Stones by Tim J. Myers (Goodreads Author), Oki S. Han (Illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2004 — 3 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
	Basho and the Fox 4.39 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2000 — 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
	Looking for Luna by Tim J. Myers (Goodreads Author), Mike Reed (Illustrator) 3.62 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Good Babies: A Tale of Trolls, Humans, a Witch and a Switch by Tim J. Myers (Goodreads Author), Kelly Murphy (illustrator) 3.72 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2005	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
	Tanuki's Gift: A Japanese Tale 3.85 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2002	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
	If You Give a T-Rex a Bone 3.71 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2007 — 3 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 Furry-Legged Teapot 3.58 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	The Outfoxed Fox by Tim J. Myers (Goodreads Author), Ariel Ya-Wen Pang (Illustrator) 3.50 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2007 — 3 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
	Glad to Be Dad: A Call to Fatherhood 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2012 — 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