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Robin Stevens Payes

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Cincinnati, The United States

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Young Adult, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction

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Ever since Robin Stevens Payes began listening in on the backseat conversations in the carpool when her own kids were teens, she was inspired. They wanted to be diplomats and play in a band and study medicine and invent a steering wheel heater. A science writer and educator, Robin was also concerned. She saw traditional curriculum force kids down a narrow learning path, stifling their many interests. She also saw the lack of opportunities available to girls, especially in underserved communities, for STEM enrichment.

Determined to encourage young people to tap into the infinite possibilities for their lives, Robin wrote a YA time travel adventure series, Edge of Yesterday, which follows STEAM-smart Charley Morton who builds Leonardo da Vinci ...more

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Average rating: 3.89 · 28 ratings · 13 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Edge of Yesterday (1) 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Da Vinci's Way (Edge of Yesterday, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2018	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
	Reflections by A.L. Kaplan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Michael Bornemann (Contributor), Salisa Grant (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Find Me in the Time Before (Edge of Yesterday, 4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Saving Time (Edge of Yesterday #3) 4.50 avg rating — 2 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

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The S/Heroes Journey: Women Take the Lead

How moms can inspire their teen daughters by changing the storyline

Anyone who’s watched a Hollywood blockbuster knows how the story goes: our hero, coming-of-age, is called to adventure, crosses into the dangerous unknown, meets the enemy, conquers his fear, slays the dragon, overcoming superhuman obstacles. Saving his tribe along the way.

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Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land

by Jacob Mikanowski

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Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View

by Richard Tarnas

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Awakening the Heroes Within: Twelve Archetypes to Help Us Find Ourselves and Transform Our World

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Robin Payes wants to read The Once and Future Me by Melissa Pace (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Science Fiction	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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Robin Payes wants to read Against the Inquisition by Marcos Aguinis (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
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Robin Payes rated a book it was amazing Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer	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
beautiful reminder Robin Wall Kimmerer’s prose sings the Earth and reminds us that everything we do take from her must be reciprocal. It is our responsibility to leave as much as we take in thanks for her generosity.
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