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Pam Van Allen

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Pam Van Allen is a retired psychologist living in Northern California. She enjoys writing, drawing, and music, especially the Electric Light Orchestra. That’s Jeff Lynne in the background performing at Wembley in the UK.

Dr. Van Allen grew up in the Southern United States. She obtained her doctoral degree from the University of Memphis. She practiced in Memphis for almost 20 years before realizing California was the place to be and moved to Stockton to work for Kaiser Permanente.

Besides writing, Dr. Van Allen also rescues cats. She lives with one she rescued named “Tasha.” Her pet peeve is people thinking her last name is “Allen” rather than “Van Allen.”

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	I, the Writer by Trinity Adler (Contributor), Fareed Agyakwah (contributor), Mehreen Ahmed (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 4.78 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2020 — 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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If the Oceans Were Ink: An Unlikely Friendship and a Journey to the Heart of the Quran

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Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

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