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Dana Elmendorf

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VC Andrews, Edgar Allan Poe, Madeleine L'engle, Lois Lowry ...more

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Dana Elmendorf was born and raised in a small town in Tennessee. She now lives in Southern California with her family. After four years of college and an assortment of jobs, she wrote a book. She is the author of IN THE HOUR OF CROWS a GMA Buzz Pick and GRAVE BIRDS coming July 2025.

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Wow! This review from Reactor Magazine for In the Hour of Crows is really incredible. The way she beautifully describes the book tells me she really gets my lyrical style of writing and story telling. Read the full review here.

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Average rating: 3.78 · 3,853 ratings · 853 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	In the Hour of Crows 3.79 avg rating — 2,094 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	South of Sunshine 3.63 avg rating — 1,039 ratings — published 2016 — 7 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
	Grave Birds 3.95 avg rating — 720 ratings — published 2025 — 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

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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)

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“Leta Pearl’s Love Biscuits is a delightful DeLorean ride to the ‘80s. Rich with nostalgia, big-hearted characters, and a deeper message to love who you love.” ~Dana Elmendorf, a GMA Buzz Pick author of Grave Birds.
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“How do you expect anyone to accept you if you can't accept yourself?”
― Dana Elmendorf, South of Sunshine

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Which book with an LBTQ+ main character should the YA LGBT Books Group read as our Book of the Month for August 2016?

We Awaken

by Calista Lynne

14 votes 35.9%

Every Day

by David Levithan

10 votes 25.6%

If I Was Your Girl

by Meredith Russo

6 votes 15.4%

South of Sunshine

by Dana Elmendorf

5 votes 12.8%

Grasshopper Jungle

by Andrew Smith

4 votes 10.3%

39 total votes

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