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Debbie Dadey

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Children's, Fantasy, Fiction

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Debbie Dadey is the author and co-author of 162 books for children, including the Mermaid Tales series from Simon and Schuster and the beloved Adventures of The Bailey School Kids from Scholastic. Ms. Dadey is a former teacher and librarian. Please like her at Facebook.com/debbiedadey. ...more

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	Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, #1) by Debbie Dadey (Goodreads Author), Marcia Thornton Jones (Goodreads Author), John Steven Gurney (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.85 avg rating — 8,379 ratings — published 1990 — 25 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
	Werewolves Don't Go to Summer Camp (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, #2) by Debbie Dadey (Goodreads Author), Marcia Thornton Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 2,734 ratings — 19 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
	Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #4) by Debbie Dadey (Goodreads Author), Marcia T. Jones 3.75 avg rating — 1,933 ratings — published 1992 — 11 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
	Cupid Doesn't Flip Hamburgers (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, #12) by Debbie Dadey (Goodreads Author), Marcia T. Jones 3.89 avg rating — 1,826 ratings — 14 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
	Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #5) by Debbie Dadey (Goodreads Author), Marcia Thornton Jones (Goodreads Author), John Steven Gurney (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.85 avg rating — 1,763 ratings — published 1992 — 18 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
	Santa Claus Doesn't Mop Floors (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, #3) by Debbie Dadey (Goodreads Author), Marcia T. Jones 3.77 avg rating — 1,561 ratings — published 1991 — 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
	Dracula Doesn't Drink Lemonade (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, #16) by Debbie Dadey (Goodreads Author), Marcia Thornton Jones (Goodreads Author), John Steven Gurney (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 1,452 ratings — published 1995 — 11 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
	Witches Don't Do Backflips by Debbie Dadey (Goodreads Author), Marcia Thornton Jones (Goodreads Author), John Steven Gurney (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.85 avg rating — 1,392 ratings — published 1994 — 12 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
	Aliens Don't Wear Braces (Bailey School Kids #7) by Debbie Dadey (Goodreads Author), Marcia Thornton Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 1,306 ratings — published 1993 — 18 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
	Genies Don't Ride Bicycles by Debbie Dadey (Goodreads Author), Marcia Thornton Jones (Goodreads Author), John Steven Gurney (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.82 avg rating — 1,174 ratings — published 1994 — 12 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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Ideas are everywhere! So how come when we start to write a story they somehow disappear? Marcia Thornton Jones and I put our heads together to come up with strategies for getting ideas, developing them, and polishing them into a completed children’s story. We poured them into Writing for Kids The Ultimate Guide. It is everything we wished we’d known when we first began writing. We hope you’ll enjo Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Debbie Dadey

The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids (51 books)
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Debbie Dadey (Goodreads Author),

Marcia Thornton Jones (Goodreads Author)

3.81 avg rating — 48,574 ratings

Mermaid Tales (22 books)
by

Debbie Dadey (Goodreads Author),

Tatevik Avakyan (Illustrator)

4.20 avg rating — 3,408 ratings

The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Super Specials (8 books)
by

Debbie Dadey (Goodreads Author),

Marcia Thornton Jones (Goodreads Author)

3.91 avg rating — 1,649 ratings

The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Holiday Specials (5 books)
by

Debbie Dadey (Goodreads Author),

Marcia Thornton Jones (Goodreads Author),

John Steven Gurney (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator)

3.86 avg rating — 1,103 ratings

Keyholders (4 books)
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Debbie Dadey (Goodreads Author),

Marcia Thornton Jones (Goodreads Author)

4.03 avg rating — 236 ratings

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“they’d become merfriends,”
― Debbie Dadey, A Titanic Friendship

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“sleepovers”
― Debbie Dadey, Fairy Chase

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“Pearl’s shell?” “Because I want to be with a real friend,” Echo said. “But . . . I’m not your friend. Not anymore,” Shelly said slowly. Echo laughed. “I know better. You were only pretending to be mad so I would go to the party.” Shelly’s face turned red. “How did you find out? Did Kiki tell you?” “Don’t blame Kiki,” Echo said. “You are more important to me than any silly band.”
― Debbie Dadey, Battle of the Best Friends

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