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LAURISA WHITE REYES is the author of twenty-two books, including the SCBWI Spark Award-winning novel THE STORYTELLERS and the Spark Honor recipient PETALS. She is also the Senior Editor at Skyrocket Press and an English instructor at College of the Canyons in Southern California.

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	The Rock of Ivanore (Celestine Chronicles, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2012	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 Last Enchanter (Celestine Chronicles, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Contact 3.98 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Petals 4.16 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2017 — 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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	Exile (The Crystal Keeper, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 22 ratings — 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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The Dead Sea Scrolls After Forty Years (Symposium at the Smithsonian Institution, Oct. 27, 1990)

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