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Alysa Wishingrad

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New York, NY

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Children's, Fantasy, Fiction

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April 2011

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Alysa Wishingrad writes fantastical stories for young readers, tales that ask; is the truth really true? Her favorite stories are those that meld the historical with the fantastic, and that find ways to shine a light on both the things that divide and unite us all.

She is the author of Between Monsters and Marvels and The Verdigris Pawn, which was a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection.

Alysa lives in the Hudson Valley with her family and two demanding rescue dogs, who are either monsters or marvels, depending on the day.

You can find her at www.alysawishingrad.com
Twitter at @awishingrad
Instagram at @alysawishingradwrites.
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Average rating: 4.29 · 773 ratings · 267 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Verdigris Pawn 4.23 avg rating — 552 ratings — published 2021 — 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
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The Seventh Most Important Thing

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The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)

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