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S.P. O'Farrell

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Children's, Fiction, Young Adult

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S.P. O’Farrell is the award-winning author of the Simone LaFray Mysteries. Mr. O’Farrell has been featured in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Story Monsters Magazines and has been awarded the following recognitions: Moonbeam Award, Royal Dragonfly Winner, PenCraft Awards Winner, New York City Big Book Award, Literary Titan Gold Medal, American Fiction Award, National Indie Excellence Award, Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal, Queer Indie Award, (sm)Art Festival Award, Book Pipeline Finalist, LitPick 5-Star Book Review Award, Gertrude Warner Chanticleer International Awards Finalist, Independent Press Award Winner, and LitPick Top Choice Book Review Award. When not writing, he is a champion for special education, the performing arts, and ...more

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Brown Girl Dreaming

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S.P. O'Farrell liked Ari Cohen's review of Simone LaFray and the Chocolatiers' Ball (Simone LaFray Mysteries): "Amazing Book, S. P. O’ Farrell! Thanks for signing my book this summer at Bethany Beach! Can’t wait to read Books 2 and 3! Thanks for being my Goodreads Friend! - Ari"
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S.P. O'Farrell liked Tanweer Dar's review of Simone LaFray and the Bishop of Mumbai (Simone LaFray Mysteries Series Book 3): "Another superb entry from S.P. O'Farrell in his Simone LaFray series. In fact, 'The Bishop of Mumbai' may well be my favourite entry yet! The setting really brings this story to life, especially the monsoon rains and thunderstorms. 'The Bishop' himsel" Read more of this review »
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“In fact, I was up late reading but that's nothing new. Sleeping is highly overrated.”
― S.P. O'Farrell, Simone LaFray and the Chocolatiers' Ball

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“Claude Dual had been coming into the store twice a week since I was little. He often wore tracksuits, I believe in an effort to suggest that he prioritized fitness, although his shape would suggest otherwise.”
― S.P. O'Farrell, Simone LaFray and the Chocolatiers' Ball

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