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Melanie Conklin

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in Louisiana, The United States

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Children's, Contemporary

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Melanie Conklin is the author of Counting Thyme, Every Missing Piece, and A Perfect Mistake. Melanie grew up in North Carolina and worked as a product designer before she began her writing career. When she’s not writing, Melanie spends her time doodling and dreaming up new ways to be creative. She lives in New Jersey with her family.

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Average rating: 4.22 · 5,110 ratings · 932 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Counting Thyme 4.26 avg rating — 2,971 ratings — published 2016 — 10 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
	A Perfect Mistake 4.10 avg rating — 1,029 ratings — published 2022 — 8 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
	Every Missing Piece 4.23 avg rating — 722 ratings — published 2020 — 8 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
	Crushed 4.17 avg rating — 274 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	When You Have to Wait by Melanie Conklin (Goodreads Author), Leah Hong (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.08 avg rating — 163 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
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“It doesn't matter what someone else thinks you are, Max. They can call you whatever they want, but that doesn't make it true. Even the one-thousandth time they say it, it still won't be true. You get to define yourself.”
― Melanie Conklin, A Perfect Mistake

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“You can't make yourself responsible for other people's choices.”
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“Either you can be the guy everyone wants you to be, or you can be yourself. The difference is, that first guy’s not real. You’re real.”
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What book should we read in June?

You may write in titles, provided the book is a 2017 Newbery contender and already published.

Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk

55 votes 37.7%

Counting Thyme by Melanie Conklin

19 votes 13.0%

Some Kind of Courage by Dan Gemeinhart

15 votes 10.3%

Booked by Kwame Alexander (write-in)

14 votes 9.6%

The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs by Cylin Busby

9 votes 6.2%

Bubonic Panic: When Plague Invaded America by Gail Jarrow

8 votes 5.5%

Wolf Hollow (write-in)

8 votes 5.5%

The Door by the Staircase by Katherine Marsh

6 votes 4.1%

The Wild Robot (write-in)

6 votes 4.1%

counting thyme (write-in)

3 votes 2.1%

Wolf hollow (write-in)

2 votes 1.4%

the nine lives of jacob tibbs (write-in)

1 vote 0.7%

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