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Kim Orendor

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My online profiles will tell you I'm a writer, but I see myself more as a storyteller. I enjoy weaving a tale with the spoken and written word.

The bulk of my career has been spent watching and reporting on sporting events. I've clocked more than twenty years of experience between The Sacramento Bee and The Davis Enterprise. At The Enterprise, I won state and national writing awards and was the sports editor in charge of multiple state and national award-winning sections. I even spent a summer writing greeting cards for African American Expressions.

My career path took a dramatic turn in 2006 when I began a five-year teaching stint at Sias International University in China's Henan Province. The administration took advantage of my experience a ...more

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	Unbound Feet: a memoir 4.45 avg rating — 20 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
	Not When, But If?: How Sacramento Republic FC Rose From the Ashes of a Half Century of Failed Local Soccer Experiments to Win a Championship, Galvanize the City, and Become an MLS Expansion Favorite by Evan Ream, Kim Orendor (Goodreads Author) (editor), Dante Peri (illustrator) 4.80 avg rating — 5 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
	A Bigfoot Homecoming 4.50 avg rating — 4 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
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An American Holiday in China

When I’m traveling, I rarely know what day it is. And as for an actual date, well, that’s just crazy.
Unbound Feet: a memoir
Ironically, one of my favorite vacations also includes my favorite Valentine’s Day. Ironic, because I truly dislike the holiday. I love conversation hearts; I even enjoy pampering people I care about. What I don’t like is the stifling commercialism of it and forced romanticism Read more of this blog post »

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The Water Margin

by Shi Nai'an

bookshelves: currently-reading, china, chinese-culture

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A Bigfoot Homecoming

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bookshelves: currently-reading, inspired-by, bigfoot, cryptozoology, sasquatch, family, potluck, recipes, fiction, road-trip

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Kim Orendor said: " This novel is a literal labor of love.

I was inspired by my dad's childhood stories of growing up in rural Missouri, including a face-to-face encounter with Bigfoot.

It features all the things my dad loved about his hometown, including potlucks. I coll ...more "

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To Whom It May Concern

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bookshelves: currently-reading, coming-soon, adoption, adventure

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Kim Orendor said: " Logan Fisher has figured out the rest of his life before he turns thirteen. Well, at least the rest of the summer after his upcoming birthday. The Southern California native plans to spend his days surfing and skateboarding and his nights playing vid ...more "

Apr 07, 2023 11:46AM · see review

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Kim Orendor rated a book The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel	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
As someone who has worked in a museum and can spend hours in awe of masterpieces, this book was an amazing read. Yes, I've seen the movie, but like so many films it failed to grasp the full scope of the book. ...more
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Kim Orendor made a comment on Literary Redhead’s review of The Lumberjills Under Suspicion: A gripping and uplifting historical saga with romance and friendship " Always looking for a good WWII-era book with strong female characters. Adding this to my list. Thank you. "
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Kim Orendor liked Jack Lin's review of Unbound Feet: a memoir: "Kim Orendor’s Unbound Feet is a special book. It is beautifully written and captures both the spirit of Central China and the richness of personal lived experience. Having spent a year in China with Kim, I found myself transported right back to the S" Read more of this review »
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World War II-era novels take up an entire shelf in my library. I’m proud to add Laura Jensen Walker’s “The Postmistress of Puddlington” to my collection. This semi-epistolary novel shows readers life along the English coast from 1934 until the end of t ...more
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Kim Orendor liked Johny Weber's review of A Bigfoot Homecoming: "Searching for Bigfoot? What a fun romp this book was! The reader experiences the story through the eyes of a young boy and again when this boy is a very elderly man. The story weaves between the past and the present, and as a reader I got very involve" Read more of this review »
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It is not often that I find a book that makes me laugh out loud and then cry, but "The Pilgrimage of Primrose Honeychurch" by Laura Jensen Walker is such a book. Primrose has felt like an odd duck her whole life and sadly been call much worse by her a ...more
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