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Ryan Cowan

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The United States

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@cowanryankeith

Genre

Fantasy, Children's, Mystery

Influences

Agatha Christie, Paulo Coelho, Charles Dickens, Tolkein, Lewis Carroll

Member Since

May 2019

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Ryan Cowan grew up in a small town called Middleport, Ohio. He currently lives in Hawthorne, CA. As a teacher with almost 20 years of experience, Ryan has taught all grades from K-6th. He currently works as an educator in Los Angeles.
Mr. Moonbeam and the Halloween Crystal is his first children's book.
Praised by Kirkus Reviews, Mr. Moonbeam and the Halloween Crystal has also won many awards:
Moonbeam Children's Book Award for Pre-Teen Fiction, eBook (Bronze) 2019
2019 Indie Diamond Book Awards Semifinalist for Middle Grade, Young Adult, New Adult
Readers' Favorite Book Award for Holiday Fiction (Bronze Medal Winner) 2020
Purple Dragonfly Book Award Winner Holiday Fiction (Second Place) 2021
Purple Dragonfly Book Award Winner Chapter Books (Ho ...more

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	Mr. Moonbeam and the Halloween Crystal by Ryan Cowan (Goodreads Author), Halo Rife (Illustrator) 3.97 avg rating — 250 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 Secret Garden: The Read-With-Me Edition: The Unabridged Story in 20-Minute Reading Sections with Comprehension Questions, Discussion Prompts, Definitions, and More! (Read-Aloud Kids Classics, 4) 4.40 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
	Mr. Moonbeam and the Halloween Crystal: Activity Book/Novel Study - Grades 3-5 by Ryan Cowan (Goodreads Author), Halo Rife (Illustrator) 4.50 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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Alice In Wonderland: The Original 1865 Unabridged and Complete Edition (Lewis Carroll Classics)

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wonderful! What a wonderful book! Amazing! Made me cry like a baby and laugh out loud. Couldn’t put it down. ❤️❤️
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Beautiful! A beautiful story. I enjoyed it although I’m not sure I enjoyed the ending. But that’s that…as they say… right?
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wonderful! What a wonderful book! Amazing! Made me cry like a baby and laugh out loud. Couldn’t put it down. ❤️❤️
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Beautiful! A beautifully written story of survival, peace, solitude and acceptance. I felt as if I was on the island with her and the animals - and it was beautiful. I only wish Karana would have stayed… ❤️
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