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James A. Lyons

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Oxford, The United Kingdom

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Young Adult, Gay and Lesbian, Humor and Comedy

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James was born in Oxford, England and now resides in Bournemouth, writing young adult and adult fiction. He is represented by Intersaga Literary Agency.

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	"A" Different Kind Of Superpower by James A. Lyons (Goodreads Author), Bradley Riches 4.46 avg rating — 37 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
	The Paper Boy (The Paper Boy Series Book 1) 3.87 avg rating — 23 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
	Doorway 54 by James A. Lyons (Goodreads Author), David Brown (Editor) 3.83 avg rating — 12 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
	East End Boys and West End Girls 4.60 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
	Out In Greenwood really liked it 4.00 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
	Half the World Away 3.67 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

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James A Lyons liked Lizzie Yarlett's review of Half the World Away: "I got sent this as an ARC and im extremely grateful. Would fully recommend. It was such an easy read, and I absolutely loved it. The flow of the writing between Alex's letters and Theo's day were really well done and made it seamless to the point that " Read more of this review »
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James A Lyons liked Boakye Alpha's review of Out In Greenwood: "ARC Review Coming-of-age, heartfelt, and delightfully rancy. Sometimes, you just want to read teenagers being teenagers—navigating friendships, first loves, awkward family moments and all the chaos in between. Out in Greenwood delivers exactly that wit" Read more of this review »
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