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Alleece Balts is an American author of both young adult and children’s fiction, best known for The Crowd series.

When she's not writing, you can find her studying the Bible, reading a novel with a strong heroine, or drinking (another) chai tea.

Alleece lives in Minneapolis with her cheesehead husband, four sticky children, a spoiled cat, and a shamelessly flatulent dog. ...more

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	The Crowd: a novel about fitting in and standing out (The Crowd Series, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	The Journey: a novel about dead ends and new beginnings (The Crowd Series, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 13 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 Fortune: a novel about true riches (The Crowd Series Book 3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 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
	House on Holiday by Alleece Balts (Goodreads Author), Emma Balts (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Glorious Rivals (The Grandest Game, #2)

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“She may not be the prettiest, or the smartest, or the wealthiest at the Academy, but she could be kind. Anyone could be kind.”
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“Love is dangerous. Love leaves scars.”
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“A day out-of- doors, someone I loved to talk with, a good book and some simple food and music — that would be rest.
- Eleanor Roosevelt”
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“Do one thing every day that scares you.”
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“Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.”
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“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt, You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life

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