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Hi! I'm a poet, cozy mystery writer, and lover of lilacs. I work as a writing mentor at The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning. Favorite writers include Ada Limon, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Ocean Vuong, and most all Kentucky writers! Check out my website - allisonthorpe.com. Thanks and happy reading! ...more

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Congratulations to all the folks who won a Kindle version of my book When the Bough Breaks! I hope you enjoy reading it! Thanks for entering.

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	When the Bough Breaks (The Family Tree Mysteries #1) 3.61 avg rating — 41 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
	Undead: A Poetry Anthology of Ghosts, Ghouls, and More by Bianca Lynne Spriggs (Editor), Katerina Stoykova-Klemer (Editor), Tony Barnstone (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2018	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
	Out on a Limb (The Family Tree Mysteries Book 2) 4.19 avg rating — 16 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
	All the Leaves Are Brown (The Family Tree Mysteries Book 3) 4.40 avg rating — 5 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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	Thoughts while swinging a wild child in a green mesh hammock: Poems of rebirth from the bootheels of Appalachia really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1991	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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