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Alice Kuipers

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I was born in London, England, and I moved to Canada in 2003 when I fell in love with a Canadian. We live in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, which took a while for me to learn how to spell. I have four children, a girl and three boys.

My first novel, Life on the Refrigerator Door, was published in 29 countries, won several awards and was named as a New York Times book for the Teen Age. My second is called Lost For Words in the US, and The Worst Thing She Ever Did everywhere else. It won the Arthur Ellis Award, was shortlisted for the White Pine and Willow Awards, and was published in eight territories. 40 Things I Want To Tell You is my YA book publish ...more

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Average rating: 3.63 · 19,129 ratings · 3,441 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	Life on the Refrigerator Door 3.69 avg rating — 14,193 ratings — published 2007 — 88 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
	40 Things I Want To Tell You 3.18 avg rating — 1,582 ratings — published 2012 — 14 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
	Lost for Words 3.40 avg rating — 1,091 ratings — published 2009 — 20 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
	Polly Diamond and the Magic Book by Alice Kuipers (Goodreads Author), Diana Toledano (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.01 avg rating — 515 ratings — published 2018 — 10 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
	Me and Me 2.99 avg rating — 487 ratings — published 2017 — 8 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
	Violet and Victor Write the Best-Ever Bookworm Book by Alice Kuipers (Goodreads Author), Bethanie Deeney Murguia (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.70 avg rating — 363 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Violet and Victor Write the Most Fabulous Fairy Tale by Alice Kuipers (Goodreads Author), Bethanie Deeney Murguia (Goodreads Author) (Visual Art) 3.78 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 2016 — 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 Death Of Us 3.43 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 2014 — 7 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
	Polly Diamond and the Super Stunning Spectacular School Fair (Polly Diamond Book #2) by Alice Kuipers (Goodreads Author), Diana Toledano (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 148 ratings — 6 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
	Always Smile: Carley Allison's Secrets for Laughing, Loving and Living 4.41 avg rating — 97 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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Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half-Forgotten Europe

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“Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened. And if you can't do that, force a smile on your face and sob into your pillow later.”
― Alice Kuipers, 40 Things I Want To Tell You

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“Top tip 4: Somtimes you're lying when you say nothing at all”
― Alice Kuipers, 40 Things I Want To Tell You

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“Perhaps they're opening up a world I'm only just starting to see the edges of. An adult world. It's scary and I don't like it.”
― Alice Kuipers, Life on the Refrigerator Door

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