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Emily Kay Johnson

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Emily Kay Johnson has never met Bigfoot, but she has been attacked by a grizzly! She occasionally comes out of hiding to collaborate with Tyler Reynolds on the dubious project of sharing the exploits of the Dudes with the world. She lives with her husband, sons, and cats in the Pacific Northwest.
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Follow the Dudes at: TheDudesChronicles.com

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	Save the Dudes (The Dudes Adventure Chronicles #1) by Tyler Reynolds (Goodreads Author), Emily Kay Johnson (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 34 ratings — 9 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
	Summer of the Dudes (The Dudes Adventure Chronicles, #3) by Tyler Reynolds (Goodreads Author), Emily Kay Johnson (Goodreads Author), Jacqueline B. Moore (Illustrator) 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2019 — 5 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
	Dudes Take Over (The Dudes Adventure Chronicles Book 2) by Tyler Reynolds (Goodreads Author), Emily Kay Johnson (Goodreads Author) 4.90 avg rating — 10 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
	Dudes Dog Days (The Dudes Adventure Chronicles, #5) by Tyler Reynolds (Goodreads Author), Emily Kay Johnson (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 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
	Dudes Hard Target (The Dudes Adventure Chronicles #6) by Tyler Reynolds (Goodreads Author), Emily Kay Johnson (Goodreads Author), Jacquelyn B. Moore (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — 5 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
	Dudes in the Middle (The Dudes Adventure Chronicles, #4) by Tyler Reynolds (Goodreads Author), Emily Kay Johnson (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 5 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
	Dudes Dystopia (The Dudes Adventure Chronicles, Book 7) by Tyler Reynolds (Goodreads Author), Jacquelyn B. Moore (Illustrator), Emily Kay Johnson (Goodreads Author) 4.80 avg rating — 5 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
	The Dudes Adventure Chronicles Collection (The Dudes Adventure Chronicles #1-3) by Tyler Reynolds (Goodreads Author), Emily Kay Johnson (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 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 Legends of King Arthur and His Knights (Illustrated)

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Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)

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Servant of the Crown (Heir to the Crown #1)

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I learned a little history. I very much enjoyed this book as it gave a realistic look at the kind of thoughts and attitudes that might be felt by children pressed into indentured slaveryduring ghe early industrial period. The story is straightforward a ...more
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Emily Johnson rated a book did not like it When the King Must Die: Fairy Tales and Bronze Age Memory (Beneath the Ancient World: Strategic Readings of Ancient Texts Book 3) by Elizabeth Legge (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
only 13 pages This is only a partial fictional story, not a scholarly work. Nor does it have anything to do with fairy tales or a comparison of them with bronze age history as the title implies
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An enjoyable reframing of Welsh legends I liked the way this writer wove a tale that encorporated Welsh legend with a different angle. I enjoyed learning about this world and characters.
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goes farther than i expected Worth coming back for the second book. Solves issues in Hvar and then moves on to much wider terrain. Great battles and bold ideas.
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