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J.D. Hornbacher

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Born

in Edmonton, Canada

Website

https://www.jdhornbacher.ca/

Genre

Children's, Fiction, Christian

Influences

Brandon Sanderson, Dian Layton

Member Since

February 2016

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Thanks for checking me out! Here's some typical info, and then 3 random facts:

I'm an author and illustrator of many kids/teen books, all of which are available on my website. I live in Leduc, Alberta, Canada with my wife and 3 teenagers. I am also a media producer and family pastor at City Life Church. I love Jesus, kids, family, friends.
Some of my favorite books are: The Red Rising Trilogy (Pierce Brown), The Stormlight Archive (Brandon Sanderson), The Mistborn series (Brandon Sanderson), and all of Justin Whitmel Earley's books.

Fact 1: I was a die-hard comic book collector for 30 years, and then (for no apparent reason) lost all interest in them and became a hockey fan instead (go Oilers!).

Fact 2: I've prayed for (and seen) multiple mi ...more

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	'Twas the Time of Prayer by Jan Wolfe (Goodreads Author), Becky Dvorak (Goodreads Author) (contributor), J.D. Hornbacher (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.14 avg rating — 21 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
	Oooky Pooky Spooky Fear: Telling Fear to Go Away! by Dian Layton (Goodreads Author), J.D. Hornbacher (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.80 avg rating — 15 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
	Ninjas with Feathers: The Super-Special Mission of Angels by Tim Sheets, J.D. Hornbacher (Goodreads Author) 4.91 avg rating — 11 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
	Ninjas with Feathers: The Super-Special Mission of Angels by J.D. Hornbacher (Goodreads Author), Tim Sheets 4.70 avg rating — 10 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
	Keep On Keepin' On: Helping Kids to Never Give Up! by Dian Layton (Goodreads Author), J.D. Hornbacher (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 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
	The Talking Tree Forest: Seeker 8 by Dian Layton (Goodreads Author), J.D. Hornbacher (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.67 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
	Attitude of Gratitude by Dian Layton (Goodreads Author), J.D. Hornbacher (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Baby Girl by Donald Nori Jr. (Goodreads Author), J.D. Hornbacher (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	The Big Goodbye by J.D. Hornbacher (Goodreads Author), Tim Sheets it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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 Big Goodbye by J.D. Hornbacher (Goodreads Author), Tim Sheets 0.00 avg rating — 0 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 Boy Who Dreamt the World (The Daydreamer Chronicles, #1)

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