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Nadia L. King

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Dublin, Ireland

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Young Adult, Children's, Contemporary

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Nadia L King is an Australian author of Indian and Irish descent. Nadia is a children’s author and award-winning short story writer who believes passionately in the power of stories to make the world a better place.

Her books for children include “Claire Malone Changes the World” (an empowering and inspiring picture book for young children), "The Lost Smile" (a picture book with themes of cultural diversity and emotional intelligence), and “Jenna’s Truth” (a young adult novella telling a raw and real tale of cyberbullying). Nadia has an exciting second young adult novel due for publication in 2021. Her books are published by London-based Dixi Books.

Nadia’s short stories have been published in Australia and internationally. She is the winner ...more

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Average rating: 4.15 · 162 ratings · 88 reviews · 13 distinct works

	Jenna's Truth 4.02 avg rating — 106 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
	Claire Malone Changes the World by Nadia L. King (Goodreads Author), Alisa Knatko (Illustrator) 4.94 avg rating — 16 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
	Can the Real JR Stand Up, Please? 3.57 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2021 — 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 Lost Smile it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 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
	Triangulo Amoroso 4.80 avg rating — 5 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
	Disappointment it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2016	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 Peka Peka Expressway and Other Routes to Progress 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
	Tilly's Tea-Chest 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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The Dry by Jane Harper

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After hearing an interview with Jane Harper where she talked about a publishing bidding war over the acquisition of her debut novel, The Dry, I put the book firmly on my tbr stack. Then lo and behold, relatives visiting from the UK raved about it and The Dry jumped up a notch or two.

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Travels With Virginia Woolf

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Essex Girls: For Profane and Opinionated Women Everywhere

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“Tracing the pattern of the blanket with my fingertips, I decide to give myself another chance. I think I'm going to be kinder to myself; more accepting. I need to learn to live my life my way.”
― Nadia L. King, Jenna's Truth

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“You have so much potential. You don't know it yet but there are important things you have to do with your life. You are here for a reason and you will touch people with your life and what you choose to do...Your life matters.”
― Nadia L. King, Jenna's Truth

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“That's the kind of death that frightens me. The shadow of death slowly, slowly eats away at the region of life, and before you know it everything's dark and you can't see, and the people around you think of you as more dead than alive.”
― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

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“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

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“I felt very still and empty, the way the eye of a tornado must feel, moving dully along in the middle of the surrounding hullabaloo.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar