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Kelly Brakenhoff

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Kelly Brakenhoff is the author of 17 books and a seasoned ASL interpreter. She splits her writing energy between two series: cozy mysteries set on a college campus and children’s books featuring Duke the Deaf Dog.

In 2025, two of her children’s books were selected for the CBC Favorites Award Lists, honored by teachers and librarians nationwide for excellence in children's literature. Parents, kids, and educators love the Duke the Deaf Dog books and activity guides because they introduce ASL and the Deaf community through engaging stories.

And if you enjoy a smart female sleuth, want to learn more about Deaf culture, or have lived in a place where livestock outnumber people, the Cassandra Sato Mystery series will have you connecting the dots f ...more

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	Death by Dissertation (Cassandra Sato #1) 3.89 avg rating — 297 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Dead End (Cassandra Sato #0.5) 3.43 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2020	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
	Dead Week (Cassandra Sato #2) 3.99 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Dead of Winter Break (Cassandra Sato #3) 4.30 avg rating — 60 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
	Scavenger Haunt: A Cassandra Sato Halloween Short Mystery 3.75 avg rating — 60 ratings	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
	Primary Source: A Cassandra Sato Short Mystery 4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings	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
	Never Mind! (Duke the Deaf Dog, #1) by Kelly Brakenhoff (Goodreads Author), Theresa Murray (Illustrator) 4.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2019 — 2 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
	Halloween Hustle: A Cassandra Sato Mystery Novella 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 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
	Death 101: Extra Credit (Cassandra Sato #4) 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 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
	Homecoming Homicide (Cassandra Sato #5) 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 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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Mission Trip to Cuatro Ci��negas: Arriving When the Mission Has Already Started

After twenty-eight hours of travel, reroutes, missed flights, a cheap hotel, and maybe four hours of sleep, we finally arrived in Monterrey, Mexico. I would love to say we stepped off the plane refreshed and ready for our mission trip. That would be a lie.

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Cassandra Sato (5 books)
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Duke the Deaf Dog (4 books)
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Duke the Deaf Dog Series Chapter Books (4 books)
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Caterina Baldi (Goodreads Author) (illustrator)

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings

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Ice Cold Murder (Charlie Kingsley Mysteries, #2)

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Be Healed: A Guide to Encountering the Powerful Love of Jesus in Your Life

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The Brothers Karamazov

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Kelly Brakenhoff wrote a new blog post Mission Trip to Cuatro Ci��negas: Stuck in Terminal B The trip was supposed to be simple.A quick flight from Lincoln to Chicago, then on to Monterrey, Mexico to begin a weekend mission trip. Our church fr Read more of this blog post »
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Kelly liked G. Lynne's review of Homecoming Homicide (Cassandra Sato #5): "Another series finished. This book is about Cass who took some of her students to Hawaii for a week to a conference to help solve a 100 year old crime case that gas never been solved. They had other universities to contend with and solve the case and" Read more of this review »
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Kelly liked Chris's review of Homecoming Homicide (Cassandra Sato #5): "Great continuation of this series and introducing us to Hawaiian culture and history. The interactions between Cassandra and her students, her parents, and her past life were nicely set against solving an old mystery. Really enjoyed the book!"
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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

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“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain

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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

tags: darkness, drive-out, hate, inspirational, light, love, peace

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“Romance novels are birthday cake and life is often peanut butter and jelly. I think everyone should have lots of delicious romance novels lying around for those times when the peanut butter of life gets stuck to the roof of your mouth.”
― Janet Evanovich

tags: birthday, cake, life, novels, romance

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― Janet Evanovich, Hard Eight

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