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Ruthy Ballard

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Born

in Evanston, The United States

Website

https://www.WhipSmartBooks.com

Genre

Children's, Fantasy, Science

Influences

CS Lewis, Norton Juster, Betty MacDonald, Carolyn Keene, Charles Darwi ...more

Member Since

March 2017

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Ruthy Ballard is a children’s book author, artist, and scientist who lives in Newport, Oregon. By day, she’s “Dr. Ruth Ballard,” a professor and forensic DNA expert. By night, she romps in an imaginative playground of colors and words.

Ruthy is the author of Frankie and the Gift of Fantasy, Tales by Moons-Light: Stories from Before the Great Melt, and Elvia and the Gift of Passion. She is currently working on the fourth book in her Tales by Moons-light series: Bubba and the Gift of Big Thoughts.

Her entertaining stories lure middle grade readers into science, but her creative ventures don’t stop there. She’s also a folk artist whose colorful “cartoons” delight and inspire both children and adults.

Ruthy is married to a musician and is the moth ...more

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Ruthy Ballard Writer's block hasn't really been a problem for me. Sometimes I get stuck with a character. My approach is to leave the book for a while and work on s…moreWriter's block hasn't really been a problem for me. Sometimes I get stuck with a character. My approach is to leave the book for a while and work on something else. When I come back to the original work, I'm refreshed and have a new perspective.(less)

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Ruthy Ballard It's FUN, and I learn so much about myself through the writing. I love both the process of crafting stories and birthing the final product and sending…moreIt's FUN, and I learn so much about myself through the writing. I love both the process of crafting stories and birthing the final product and sending it out into the world. (less)

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Average rating: 3.82 · 34 ratings · 23 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Elvia and the Gift of Passion (Tales by Moons-light Series, #3) 4.55 avg rating — 11 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
	Frankie and the Gift of Fantasy (Tales by Moons-light Series, #1) 3.27 avg rating — 15 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
	Mateo and the Gift of Presence 3.60 avg rating — 5 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
	Tales by Moons-light: Stories from Before the Great Melt (Tales by Moons-light Series, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Elvia and the Gift of Passion 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