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Cindy Baldwin

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Cindy Baldwin the author of the critically acclaimed novels WHERE THE WATERMELONS GROW, BEGINNERS WELCOME, THE STARS OF WHISTLING RIDGE, and NO MATTER THE DISTANCE (2/2023). She lives just outside Portland, Oregon, with her husband and daughter.

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Cindy Baldwin That’s an impossible question! ;) All of my books are my favorite for different reasons. But really, the answer is usually “whatever book is coming ou…moreThat’s an impossible question! ;) All of my books are my favorite for different reasons. But really, the answer is usually “whatever book is coming out next.” That tends to be the one I’m putting the most focus on and so the one that is freshest in my mind!(less)
Average rating: 4.14 · 4,500 ratings · 979 reviews · 5 distinct worksSimilar authors
Where the Watermelons Grow

4.09 avg rating — 2,983 ratings — published 2018 — 14 editions
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No Matter the Distance

4.33 avg rating — 692 ratings — published 2023 — 8 editions
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Beginners Welcome

4.16 avg rating — 478 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions
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The Stars of Whistling Ridge

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And the Winner Is…

 After a year off from the contest last year, we were all extra-excited to do the Baldwin pumpkin carving contest this year, with Kitty on board for the first time too!

And after a few tense days of voting, I can safely announce that the winner of this year’s contest is…

Pumpkin A!



Mahon is thrilled to share that this entry—and the absurdly, delightfully charming story that went along with it—was Read more of this blog post »
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Published on November 04, 2023 21:38

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Maggie and Arthur's Magic Moment by Leslie René
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This was such a fun, lighthearted romance with a moderate amount of spice and a deeply academic take on magic. I especially loved the world the author built, which transposed the tropes and mores of a collegiate story onto a whimsical world in which ...more
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How the Story Goes by Andrew  Forrester
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With the heart of a Nora Ephron romance (and several shout-outs to her greatest hits), HOW THE STORY GOES hit all the literary, small-town, nerdy romance vibes I hoped for. I loved both main characters, and thought the story was an interesting explor ...more
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If you go into this book expecting the gentle bittersweetness of THE SNOW CHILD, you’ll be disappointed. If you go into it expecting a Beauty and the Beast retelling, you’ll probably be disappointed and maybe horrified. BLACK WOODS, BLUE SKY is a thi ...more
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“You might have to live with this fear inside you for a long time.”
Cindy Baldwin, Where the Watermelons Grow

“No sickness in the world could make my mama’s love for us less real. And none of us had to get through any of it on our own.”
Cindy Baldwin, Where the Watermelons Grow

“It was going to be okay, because even if I didn’t have my own mama right now, I had a life—and a town—full of other mamas who were looking out for me.”
Cindy Baldwin, Where the Watermelons Grow

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What book should we read in October?

This is a coming-in-second-place poll. We will vote on all the books that came in second place throughout the year.

You may still write in titles, provided the book is a 2019 Newbery contender and already published.

 
  22 votes 31.4%

 
  14 votes 20.0%

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor (write-in)
 
  12 votes 17.1%

 
  8 votes 11.4%

 
  6 votes 8.6%

Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth by Sheila O’Connor (write-in)
 
  3 votes 4.3%

Where the WAtermeons Grow (write-in)
 
  2 votes 2.9%

Mad Wolf’s Daughter by Diane Magras (write-in)
 
  1 vote 1.4%

The truth as told by mason buttle (write-in)
 
  1 vote 1.4%

Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth (write-in)
 
  1 vote 1.4%

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