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K.L. Hallam

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Born

in Topeka, Kansas , The United States

August 20

Website

http://www.karenleehallam.com/

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Young Adult, Suspense, Contemporary

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Kurt Vonnegut, Ernest Hemingway, George Orwell, Emily Dickinson, R.L. ...more

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January 2011

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K.L. Hallam writes MG, YA, and NA. Short Stories, Novels, Speculative, Fantasy, and Suspense.

A member of ITW, SCBWI, a singer/songwriter, and an illustrator.

She lives with her hubby, two sons, and a dog, in New York City.

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K.L. Hallam’s books

Average rating: 4.04 · 97 ratings · 27 reviews · 7 distinct works

	The Unmoving Sky 4.41 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Alien Dimensions #19 by Neil A. Hogan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gustavo Bondoni (Goodreads Author), Robert M. Walton (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 39 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
	Alien Dimensions #16 - 2nd Anniversary by Neil A. Hogan (Goodreads Author), Gustavo Bondoni (Goodreads Author), Robert N. Stephenson 3.67 avg rating — 9 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
	Fantasy Short Stories Anthology Series Book One by Neil A. Hogan (Goodreads Author), Patrick S. Baker, Isaac Teile 4.17 avg rating — 6 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
	Glitch it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Visions of Death: The Music Department Murders it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Alien Dimensions #13 - 1st Anniversary by Neil A. Hogan (Goodreads Author), Alison McBain (Goodreads Author), K.L. Hallam (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2017 — 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

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Visions of Death: The Music Department Murders is Available in Print!

You can finally purchase the print book from Barnes and Noble. I'm still waiting for the live status on Bookshop and a few others, where the ebook is available.

Summer, 1935, Ruby St. Claire is the Weston Music School's rising star with her swinging jazz quartet. Next stop is the Roseland Ballroom Competition. After taking a break from helping the police find murder suspects with her extra sen

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The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)

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Which Standalone should we read in March?

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

18 votes, 29.0%

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

10 votes, 16.1%

Me & Earl & the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

8 votes, 12.9%

The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman

6 votes, 9.7%

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

6 votes, 9.7%

Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey

3 votes, 4.8%

A List of Cages by Robin Roe

3 votes, 4.8%

I Was Here by Gayle Forman

2 votes, 3.2%

The Unmoving Sky by K.L. Hallam

2 votes, 3.2%

The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks

2 votes, 3.2%

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

1 vote, 1.6%

A Tale for the Time Being byRuth Ozeki

1 vote, 1.6%

62 total votes

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K.L.’s Quotes

“I think I’m greedy, but I’m not greedy for money - I think that can be a burden - I’m greedy for an exciting life.”
― David Hockney

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“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”
― Berthold Auerbach

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“The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.”
― Abigail Van Buren

tags: character, life, wisdom

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“A book is kind of like a good Horcrux, if we can imagine that -- a piece of the writer's soul, preserved in a physical object for all time, and changing the lives of all those who come in contact with it.”
― Cheryl B. Klein, Second Sight: An Editor's Talks on Writing, Revising, and Publishing Books for Children and Young Adults

tags: inspirational, writing

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