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Ever since she first laid her hands on a keyboard, R.A. Dines has been fascinated with the intersection of art and technology.

After spending two decades in big tech and startup, she is now in the second chapter of her career as a full-time author and creative.

These days, you can find her reading, writing, coding, and 3D printing with her family just outside Boston.

How I Hacked the Moon, an instant Amazon bestseller, is her debut middle-grade novel.

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Average rating: 4.55 · 73 ratings · 50 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	How I Hacked The Moon (Moon Hackers #1) 4.51 avg rating — 67 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
	With a Robot Army at My Back (Moon Hackers #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 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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