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Lori Galaske

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I confess, I'm a kidlit lover. I'm also the mother of two and grandmother of four. In addition to my day job, family, friends, book club, hiking, hobbies, and volunteer work, I love to read, and to write for children and teens. My short stories and articles have been published in a variety of magazines and anthologies, and my work has placed in a number of contests, but my greatest joy is writing picture books.

I'm thrilled to announce that my first picture book, The Alphabet Forest, is now available for purchase as both an ebook and a paperback. You can find it at http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com.

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Sluggish in the middle and about 150 pages longer than it needed to be. A good story that kept moving along (except when it didn’t). I enjoyed the various time lines but had to make a family tree to keep track of the Mickelsons.
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The only thing missing from this incredible story is a little humor to break the intensity now and then!
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I love the Charles Lenox series and generally give each one four stars, leaving room for the exceptional. I think I’ve found it in this third installment of the prequel trilogy. The mystery twists and turns, making it a challenge to keep up at times; ...more
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A fun, light-hearted read. Exactly what I needed!
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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
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“There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.”
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― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

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