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Molly Blaisdell

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in Houston, TX, The United States

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Molly Blaisdell is a dash of fun, mixed in with some smart cookie and a splash of capable. She started her first fan fiction group in junior high and never stopped writing. Today, she writes about geeky girls with lofty dreams and about the absolute craziness of falling in love.

When Molly's not writing, she curls up with a book, heads to a popcorn blockbuster, or kicks back to watch shooting stars. If she sees the moon in the daytime, she thinks she's lucky.

Molly is the mom of four and lives in College Station, Texas with her college sweetheart Tim and two cats – one evil and one good.

She's also the author 30 books for young children, including THE BIG FUZZY COAT (MeeGenius, ebook), REMBRANDT AND THE BOY WHO DREW DOGS (Barron’s), and THE ...more

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	Rembrandt and the Boy Who Drew Dogs: A Story About Rembrandt Van Rijn by Molly Blaisdell (Goodreads Author), Nancy Lane (Illustrator) 4.26 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2008	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
	If You Were a Quadrilateral by Molly Blaisdell (Goodreads Author), Francesca Carabelli (Illustrator) 4.03 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Plumb Crazy 4.33 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2012 — 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
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	The Truth About Unicorns by Molly Blaisdell (Goodreads Author), Necdet Yilmaz (Illustrator) 3.35 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	If You Were Quotation Marks by Molly Blaisdell (Goodreads Author), Sara Jean Gray (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	If You Were a Circle by Molly Blaisdell (Goodreads Author), Francesca Carabelli (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	A Secret Matter by Molly Blaisdell (Goodreads Author), Michelle Gengaro (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2008 — 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
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	Rocky Recess by Molly Blaisdell (Goodreads Author), James Demski Jr. (Illustrator) 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009 — 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

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Molly’s Quotes

“To live is to swim toward the shimmer, to die is to never try.”
― Conrad Wesselhoeft

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“It isn't the big troubles in life that require character. Anybody can rise to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with courage, but to meet the petty hazards of the day with a laugh—I really think that requires spirit!”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs

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