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Janet B. Taylor

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Arkansas, The United States

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Young Adult, Fantasy, Historical Fiction

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Janet Taylor lives in such a small town in Arkansas that if you happen to sneeze when you pass by, you'll totally miss it. (Cause, you know, you can't sneeze with your eyes open. For real--try it--it's impossible)

Her first novel, INTO THE DIM, (which debuted 3/1/2016 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) is about a 16 year old girl who travels through time. Totally on purpose and stuff.

Her second book, SPARKS OF LIGHT (HMH, 8/1/2017) is the sequel, and continues three months after INTO THE DIM leaves off.

She's a reader/fan first and a writer second. She lives with her fantastic husband, two hilarious sons, and Dorda the diabetic dog who won't win any beauty contests, but has a "nice personality".

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Average rating: 3.78 · 4,872 ratings · 1,069 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Into the Dim (Into the Dim, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 3,965 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Sparks of Light (Into the Dim, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 906 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Untitled (Into the Dim, #3) 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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Secret Sneak Peek into “SPARKS OF LIGHT”

Hey ya’ll!

First…a plethora of smooches to Bridget and Kristin for having me on their phenomenal Bookstagram Tour!!!

Aaaanddd.. Because I love you guys and you are SOO amazing…I thought I’d give you a special treat….a peek inside ‘SPARKS OF LIGHT’!

In this chapter, (Ch. 5) Hope, Collum, Phoebe, Doug, Mac and Moira are all waaaay up in the mountains at the “Highland Games.” The guys are looking all ma

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“****NOTE 6-30-2015 --Something weird is going on w/my GR profile. This one isn't attached to INTO THE DIM any more, and the one that is by INTO THE DIM doesn't have any of my friends/comments/info. Not to worry, GR is working on it!! In the meantime...CUPCAKES FOR ALL!!****”
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“I go where Al goes, dances-with-bugs. And just so you know, if anything happens to her, I'll pin you by your wings to a corkboard and use you for dart practice.”
― A.G. Howard, Splintered

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“Hate cannot be fought with hate. Evil cannot be conquered by darkness. Only love has the power to conquer them both.”
― R.L. LaFevers, Dark Triumph

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“It is a condition of monsters that they do not perceive themselves as such. The dragon, you know, hunkered in the village devouring maidens, heard the townsfolk cry 'Monster!' and looked behind him.”
― Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone

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“Well, don't expect us to be too impressed. We just saw Finnick Odair in his underwear.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

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