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Lynn Garthwaite

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Born

in Minneapolis, MN, The United States

Website

http://www.bluespectrumbooks.com/

Genre

Children's, History, Thriller

Member Since

April 2007

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Lynn Garthwaite lives in Bloomington, MN and is the author of four books in the Dirkle Smat Adventure series. Dirkle Smat and his friends are explorers who solve a mystery in each of these early chapter books.

Lynn is also the author of the non-fiction "Our States Have Crazy Shapes" which is a layman's version of all of that stuff you never learned in American History class. This book is for all ages and explains how we ended up with the bootheels, panhandles, odd knobs and disparate sizes of our 50 shapes.

New in 2020 is her novel "Starless Midnight" which is the story of a young bi-racial woman who returns to her hometown only to find herself up against a white supremicist group. She also makes a grisly find that solves a decades-old myster ...more

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Average rating: 4.28 · 40 ratings · 19 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Starless Midnight 4.57 avg rating — 21 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
	Our States Have Crazy Shapes: Panhandles, Bootheels, Knobs and Points 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
	Childhood Rhymes for Modern Times by Lynn Garthwaite (Goodreads Author), Saad Ejaz (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 4 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
	Brisket Cares by Sheila Hittner, Lynn Garthwaite (Goodreads Author), Hetty Mitchell (Illustrator) liked it 3.00 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
	Your Kids Can Be Writers: 40 Story Prompts to Spark Their Creative Genius 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Dirkle Smat Meets a Time Traveler by Lynn Garthwaite (Goodreads Author), Craig Howarth (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Story to Story: A Strive Short Story Collection by Cyndy Mountain, Mayr Boros, Renee Hunter 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Reminisce Mysteries: Book 1 by Ann Aubitz (Goodreads Author), Lynn Garthwaite (Goodreads Author), Leandra Logan 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Reminisce Romance (Reminisce Romance, 2) by Kirk House Publishers, Susan Schussler (Goodreads Author), C. Kelly 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Lynn Garthwaite rated a book it was amazing Rose Hope by Barb Greenberg by Barb Greenberg (Goodreads Author)	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
Such a beautifully told story about the kind of personal pain we can all relate to. Whether you've endured a divorce, or any other kind of tear in a family, this story will hit home and also leave you with a sense of hope and strength. We really do h ...more
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Lynn Garthwaite rated a book really liked it The Night Owl Sings and Other Stories of Old Age by Judy McConnell (Goodreads Author)	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 stories in this book are beautifully written, each one drawing the reader in, probably even while picturing themselves in very similar mindsets. There are some feelings and experiences that are almost universal in our world, even if they manifest ...more
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Lynn Garthwaite rated a book really liked it The Popcorn Principles - A Novelist's Guide To Learning From Movies by John Gaspard (Goodreads Author)	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 author has done a ton of research and interviews, and produced a book that will be helpful to anyone writing either novels or screenplays. The helpful examples of behind-the-scenes processes that successful writers have used are excellent for bot ...more
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Lynn Garthwaite rated a book really liked it Say Yes to Golf with Anyone: A Woman Golfer's Guide to Confidence and Etiquette by Tammy Jo Laurent	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
This book is not only great for the novice, but very helpful for those of us who have played golf for a while, but typically with foursomes that didn't always adhere strictly to the rules (Hey, we're just out for some fun!). The clearly-described rul ...more
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