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Dave Kenney

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in St. Paul, Minnesota, The United States

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, History

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Dave Kenney is a novelist, freelance writer, and two-time winner of the Minnesota Book Award.

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Hope in the Night Sky

Just a short post to mark the end of a horrible year—and offer the balm of hope and mystery as we head into the next one.

In this excerpt from Helium, Joan is alone at Palomar Gardens as 1953 comes to a close. She enters George’s little DIY observatory and finds a surprise: Sam, an unlikely Janus-faced cat, nestling five mewing newborns. Joan keeps her distance and trains George’s telescope on

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	Minnesota in the '70s by Dave Kenney (Goodreads Author), Thomas Saylor really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Minnesota Goes to War: The Home Front during World War II by Dave Kenney (Goodreads Author), Wendell R. Anderson (Foreword) 3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	Northern Lights: The Stories of Minnesota's Past, 2nd Edition by Dave Kenney (Goodreads Author), Hillary Wackman, Nancy O'Brien Wagner 3.50 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	Twin Cities Picture Show: A Century of Moviegoing 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Twin Cities Album: A Visual History 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2005 — 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 Grain Merchants: An Illustrated History of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Gustavus: 150 Years of History 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Honor Bright: A Century of Scouting in Northern Star Council it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009 — 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
	Actualized Recovery®: It's Not About 12-Steps Recovery is a Brain Thing by Dave Kenney (Goodreads Author), Susan Kenney it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	50 Years of Music: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra by Dave Kenney (Goodreads Author), Dave Kenny liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	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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Dave Kenney wrote a new blog post Subject Matter Another glimpse at the creation of my forthcoming historical novel, Helium. The waitress laughed. “Professor!” she called back. “You sold one!” “Sold Read more of this blog post »
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Dave Kenney rated a book it was amazing An Eye For Joy: Noticing the Good World Everywhere by Peg Guilfoyle	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
Here’s an author who can trudge to the top of a bluff, find a forgotten historical marker commemorating a minor foot race run by an eccentric sculptress, and then resolve to turn the experience into an unforgettable story. We need more writers like P ...more
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