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Anita Kovacevic

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in Zagreb, Croatia

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https://anitashaven.wordpress.com/

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Children's, Paranormal, Romance

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December 2014

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Storytelling and poetry have always been my passion. Teaching English for over twenty years has inspired me to write, illustrate and publish my stories.

Today, my list of published books, in multiple genres and age groups, has grown to a list I am proud of. I participated in a charity anti-bullying e-book project Inner Giant, both the Awethologies (Light volumes), story collections by a worldwide group of talented authors, and a rhino-protection charity anthology Looking into the Abyss. It was a thrill to work on all these projects, and sometimes even help out with proofreading, editing, illustrating and promotion. The Readers Circle of Avenue Park has honoured me by including 2 of my stories in their short story anthologies - Twisted Tales ...more

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	The Threshold 4.54 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2014 — 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 Forest of Trees 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 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
	Winky's Colours 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — 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 December Awethology: Light Volume by Anita Kovacevic (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ann Harrison (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) , Kelly Hall (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — 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
	Average Daydreamer 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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 Good Pirate it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Spikes for Hank 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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
	Mimi Finds Her Magic it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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
	Versus Verses - Love 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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
	A Treasure Chest of Children's Stories - by Anita Kovacevic (Goodreads Author), Maureen Larter , Wanda Luthman (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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No two trees were alike and for hundreds of years their variety had been the source of joy and beauty. All the trees had something in common, yet each of them was unique. Their singularities were intricately woven into the tapestry of Th...

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Ghostly Writes Anthology 2017

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Anita Kovacevic rated a book it was amazing Are We Nuts? by Gisela Hausmann (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
Well, this is a tough one to rate and review. Not because it's not a good book at all, but because it talks about things which hit only too close to home in a worrying way, teaching a serious lesson in a seemingly child-like setting. However, it is N ...more
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Detective stories have been among my favourites ever since I can remember. This book is the first in a series, so, although its lead detective Temeke is quite an acquired taste, burdened with plenty of faults and not many likeable habits, his pitbull ...more
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Detective stories have been among my favourites ever since I can remember. This book is the first in a series, so, although its lead detective Temeke is quite an acquired taste, burdened with plenty of faults and not many likeable habits, his pitbull ...more
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Nešto najteže u životu je ne moći pomoći vlastitom djetetu. Nešto najporaznije u životu je odustati od svog djeteta, pa čak i od bilo čijeg djeteta. Suočiti se i boriti sa vlastitom slabošću da zaštitiš onog tko o tebi ovisi a koga voliš više od sveg ...more
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What a wonderful, soothing, therapeutic story for children, but also adults, on how to help someone dealing with sadness. A beautifully told narrative about a kind, loving woodland creature who finds someone so sad he or she is practically invisible, ...more
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“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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“Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here!”
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“One can never have enough socks”
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“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”
― J.K.Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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“He created his worst enemy, just as tyrants everywhere do!”
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