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Ann Birdgenaw

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Aurora Award nominee for Best Young Adult Novel - Ka'Azula, (2023) and retired librarian. Ann always wanted to write a book of her own. She was inspired to write this story by a strange beeping coming from a box in her garage. When COVID-19 hit Canada and everyone was in quarantine or lock down, she had lots of time to imagine being sucked through a wormhole to other planets and what wonderful things she might find there. She is also the author of the soon to be published, humorous picture book titled, "The Squirrel Show". Stay tuned!

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	Black Hole Radio (Black Hole Radio, #1) by Ann Birdgenaw (Goodreads Author), E.M. Roberts (Illustrator) 4.28 avg rating — 86 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
	Bilaluna (Black Hole Radio, #2) by Ann Birdgenaw (Goodreads Author), E.M. Roberts (Illustrator) 4.63 avg rating — 75 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
	Labyrinthia (Black Hole Radio, #4) 4.38 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Ka'Azula (Black Hole Radio, #3) by Ann Birdgenaw (Goodreads Author), E.M. Roberts (Illustrator) 4.44 avg rating — 64 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
	Black Hole Radio - Furilani by Ann Birdgenaw (Goodreads Author), Noa Ne'eman (illustrator) 4.40 avg rating — 60 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
	Black Hole Radio - Ka'Azula by Ann Birdgenaw (Goodreads Author), E.M. Roberts (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
	Quick Stories & Poems Volume 1 by José Nodar, Ann Birdgenaw (Goodreads Author), Jesse Calnan it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2024	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
	Black Hole Radio - Bilaluna by Ann Birdgenaw (Goodreads Author), E M Roberts (illustrator) 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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Furilani - Animal Rights & Iceland

I have always been an animal lover. So my latest book Black Hole Radio - Furilani is very special to me. It takes main characters Hawk (named after Stephen Hawking) Matt and Celeste to a planet that uses little furry animals as fashion accessories! At least these creatures are alive but hostages as belts, earrings and hats. The book tries to show children that exploiting animals is wrong. The main Read more of this blog post »

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Ann’s Quotes

“It surprises me how disinterested we are today about things like physics, space, the universe and philosophy of our existence, our purpose, our final destination. Its a crazy world out there. Be curious.”
― Stephen Hawking

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“My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus."

[The Science of Second-Guessing (New York Times Magazine Interview, December 12, 2004)]”
― Stephen W. Hawking

tags: appreciation, carpe-diem, expectations, gratitude, life, misfortunes, spirit, strength, unbreakable-spirit

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“I have noticed that even those who assert that everything is predestined and that we can change nothing about it still look both ways before they cross the street.”
― Stephen Hawking, Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays

tags: chance, death, destiny, life

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“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, children, fairy-tales

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“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
― Albert Einstein