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Patricia Forde

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Patricia Forde lives in Galway, in the west of Ireland, with her husband Padraic and two teenage children. She has previously published Picture
Books and Early Readers for children in Irish and in English. She has written two plays and several television drama series for children and
teenagers. In an earlier life, she was a primary school teacher and the artistic director of the Galway International Arts Festival.

The List ( The Wordsmith in the UK and Ireland) is her first novel.

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	The List 3.67 avg rating — 6,588 ratings — published 2015 — 33 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 Last Word 3.86 avg rating — 1,030 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	The Girl who Fell to Earth 3.80 avg rating — 160 ratings — 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
	Letters to a Monster by Patricia Forde (Goodreads Author), Sarah Warburton (illustrator) 4.63 avg rating — 35 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
	Bumpfizzle the Best on Planet Earth by Patricia Forde (Goodreads Author), Elīna Brasliņa (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 36 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
	An Mac Tíre Deireanach by Patricia Forde (Goodreads Author), Lauren O'Neill (Illustrator) 4.30 avg rating — 23 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
	Witches Do Not Like Bicycles by Patricia Forde (Goodreads Author), Joëlle Dreidemy (Illustrations) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Frogs Do Not Like Dragons by Patricia Forde (Goodreads Author), Joëlle Dreidemy (Illustrator) 3.61 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	To the Island by Patricia Forde (Goodreads Author), Nicola Bernardelli (Illustrator) 3.86 avg rating — 14 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
	Fidget the Wonder Dog by Patricia Forde (Goodreads Author), Rachael Saunders (Illustrations) 3.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — 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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The List (2 books)
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Lísín (3 books)
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“How can we dream if we don't have words?”
― Patricia Forde, The List

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“The here and now is only the smallest part of who we are, each of us is all that we have been, all our stories, all that we could be.”
― Patricia Forde, The List

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“apples, strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries. There were no pineapples.”
― Patricia Forde, The List

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