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Benjamin Ellefson

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Children's, Young Adult, Fantasy

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Award winning author Benjamin Ellefson loves writing whimsical adventures for children of all ages.

Childhood was a magical time for him. Benjamin grew up in a neighborhood full of kids. Every day was filled with imagination, adventures, fantasy, and wonderful stories. In school he loved any project that let him explore his creativity.

When Benjamin was older, he traveled across the country to study story telling at the University of Southern California in their school of Cinema/Television. While in school, he had the amazing opportunity to work on several film productions and saw stories coming to life first hand.

Over several years after school, Benjamin had four beautiful daughters. When they were little, he spent all of his creative energy ...more

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Average rating: 4.2 · 197 ratings · 94 reviews · 3 distinct works

	The Land without Color by Benjamin Ellefson (Goodreads Author), Kevin Cannon (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 128 ratings — 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
	The Great Sugar War (The Land Without Color #2) 4.33 avg rating — 42 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
	The Collapsing Kingdom (The Land without Color Book 3) by Benjamin Ellefson (Goodreads Author), Kevin Cannon (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2017 — 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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Ellie Collins is an award-winning, teen author who wrote her first book at the age of eleven. Now in High School, she has already published three books. Filled with a deep love of Greek Mythology, the ancient stories inspire her modern tales of relatable teen characters.

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The Land Without Color (3 books)
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A Fairy's Breath (The Adventures of Pixie Piper #1)

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“You must stay vigilant … You must take care of yourselves and not rely on the whims of great men to decide your destiny, for that is when you will be deceived—not with a threat with a treat.”
― Benjamin Ellefson, The Land Without Color

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