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Michael Thal

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in Oceanside, The United States

Website

http://www.michaelthal.com

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Young Adult, Science Fiction, Children's

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Vivian Thal and Charles Friedman

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Michael L. Thal, an accomplished freelancer, is the author of The Legend of Koolura and Goodbye Tchaikovsky. He has written and published over eighty articles for magazines and newspapers including Highlights for Children, The Los Angeles Times, and San Diego Family Magazine.

Michael lives in Sherman Oaks, CA. He's the proud father of two adult daughters, Channie and Koren, and the grandfather of Arielle and Shaye. You can reach him at michaelthal@sbcglobal.net.
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Average rating: 4.76 · 214 ratings · 174 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Lip Reader 4.89 avg rating — 95 ratings — 6 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
	The Legend of Koolura (The Koolura Series Book 1) 4.89 avg rating — 28 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
	The Abduction of Joshua Bloom 4.81 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2014	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
	Koolura and the Mayans (Koolura series Book 3) 4.70 avg rating — 20 ratings — 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
	The Legend Of Koolura 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Goodbye Tchaikovsky 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2012	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
	Koolura and the Mystery at Camp Saddleback 4.82 avg rating — 11 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
	The Light: An Alien Abduction it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2001	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
	Koolura and the Mystery at Camp Saddleback it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013	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
	Goodbye, Tchaikovsky 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Halloween fun for parents and kids in the San Fernando Valley

Halloween is a week away. As the father of two adult
daughters, I remember taking them trick-or-treating. We walked around the
neighborhood with our black lab, Keli who we dressed up as a witch. The kids were safe
and we all had a wonderful time.

With that said, there are quite a few events happening in
the Valley this Halloween season that are inexpensive and close by. (For more
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Merry Christmas, Alex Cross (Alex Cross, #19)

by James Patterson (Goodreads Author)

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Oct 18, 2013 07:31PM

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Farside (The Grand Tour, #20)

by Ben Bova

bookshelves: currently-reading, science-fiction

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Michael Thal said: " Trudy, an astronomer is called to the far side of the moon to help build a new telescope to get a closeup of a newly found planet that may be earth's twin. As she helps Professor Uhlrich, professional tensions build between her boss and another proje ...more "

Sep 03, 2013 07:43PM · see review

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Calico Joe

by John Grisham (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: fiction, currently-reading

read in June 2013

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Michael Thal said: " This book is one of Grisham's best. It tells the story of young man's love of baseball and his abusive father. Both father and son are linked to Calico Joe, a ball player with the potential of Babe Ruth. ...more "

Jul 19, 2013 02:55PM · see review

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“It’s not what you get in life, it’s what you give back that truly defines you.”
― Michael Thal, The Lip Reader

tags: deaf-fiction, women-s-fiction

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