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Pete Simons

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in Paterson, New Jersey, The United States

August 12

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Pete Simons is the author of "The Coyote" and "White as Snow." A graduate of Brown University and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, he is an ex-finance professional who worked in the petroleum business and the agricultural industry. After retiring from finance, he joined the Teach for America program and attempted to teach high school physics, landing him in therapy with a whole new appreciation for high school professionals. He lives in Minnesota but grew up in New Jersey, which explains a lot. But to know what it explains you would have to know him. Mr. Simons evidently learned nothing whatsoever from the process of publishing two novels, since he is currently working on a soon-to-be-released selection of short stories. He ...more

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	White as Snow 4.35 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Uncooperative Characters 4.05 avg rating — 22 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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I haven��t posted to my blog for several months now. You may be wondering what happened to me. No, I wasn��t abducted by aliens or trapped on an un-dockable cruise ship (sorry Bonnie) or put into the witness protection program and forced to serve out the rest of my life in an igloo. (Although that last one is actually a pretty good approximation of what it feels like to live in Minnesota right n

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I’m afraid this was a major disappointment after reading Children of Time. It lacks clarity and relatable characters. The almost complete lack of dialog doesn’t help. It does have some good concepts and i was tracking with it for the first half, but ...more
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Fascinating account of different intelligent life forms and their eventual confrontation.
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