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Josh Dygert

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Fantasy, Young Adult, Horror

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Josh Dygert’s short stories have appeared in a number of online magazines and anthologies, including in the #1 Amazon Bestselling Horror Anthology Secret Stairs. He is also the author of a middle-grade fantasy novel called The Story Traveler, which is available from Amazon. He studied English and Theater in college and now teaches middle school English.

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Average rating: 4.38 · 55 ratings · 21 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Secret Stairs: A Tribute to Urban legend by Russell S. Newquist (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kristen Brand (Goodreads Author), Mocha Pennington (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Stella 4.36 avg rating — 22 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
	Burning Love and Bleeding Hearts by Louise Zedda-Sampson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Chris Mason (Editor), Erik Hofstatter (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Normal Deviation: A Weird Fiction Anthology by Lyle Skains (Goodreads Author) (Editor / Contributor), DeAnn Bell (Goodreads Author) (Editor / Contributor), Jonathan Howard (Contributor) 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	The Story Traveler 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Maeve it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	The Heart of a Devil by Amber M. Simpson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Devin Lagasse, T.C. Cumberland it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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Exquisite Things

by Abdi Nazemian (Goodreads Author)

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Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)

by Diana Wynne Jones

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The Spear Cuts Through Water

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