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Beth Bacon

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Beth Bacon is the author of books for reluctant readers. Her titles include The Book No One Wants To Read, I Hate Reading, Blank Space and The Worst Book Ever. Beth’s awards include the Candlewick Award for Picture Book Writing, the Marion Dane Bauer Award for Middle Grade Writing, and PSAMA PULSE Award Finalist for marketing. She has an MFA in Writing For Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Visit her website at www.bethbaconauthor.com. ...more

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Blank Space- free ebook today

For #ReadAnEbookWeek my children's book "Blank Space" is free on Amazon today, Mon 3/8/21. Great for kids who don't like to read. Download!Blank Space: A story in concrete poetry for striving readers Blank Space: A story in concrete poetry for striving readers ow.ly/ZKIt50DSoKu #eBookWeek #kidlit #ebook Read more of this blog post »

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	I Hate Reading: How To Get Through 20 Minutes of Reading Without Really Reading by Arthur Bacon, Henry Bacon, Beth Bacon (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 885 ratings — published 2007 — 8 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 Book No One Wants to Read: A Humorous Interactive Chapter Book About Making Reading Fun for Kids (Ages 6-10) 4.37 avg rating — 619 ratings — 6 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 Worst Book Ever: An interactive read-aloud for reluctant readers by Beth Bacon (Goodreads Author), Jason Grube (Illustrator), Corianton Hale (Illustrator) 4.36 avg rating — 397 ratings — 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
	I Hate Reading: How to Read When You'd Rather Not 3.97 avg rating — 297 ratings — 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
	Blank Space: A story about reading for 7-10 year old reluctant readers 4.41 avg rating — 174 ratings — 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
	COVID-19 Helpers: A Story for Kids about the Coronavirus and the People Helping During the 2020 Pandemic 4.07 avg rating — 44 ratings — 7 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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