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Melissa Groeling

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The United States

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Young Adult, Suspense, Thriller

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My influences include every book that I've ever read and there's been ...more

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Melissa didn’t know she had a Jersey accent until she moved to Philadelphia. She thought everyone spoke the same way, called things by the same name; subs, sprinkles, pork roll, etc. It was quite the struggle.

Proper names of food and household items notwithstanding, being a hardcore reader (thanks to those endless days at the library with her Mom) helped shape her desire to produce stories of her own. Inspiration is endless, from movies, to board games, to more books and more movies.

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Average rating: 4.34 · 116 ratings · 78 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Traffic Jam 4.21 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Lights Out 4.35 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Between the Dark Spaces 4.36 avg rating — 22 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
	Things That Go Bump for the Holidays by Eric Henson (Goodreads Author), Jami Gray (Goodreads Author), Julia Joseph (Goodreads Author) 4.86 avg rating — 7 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
	Beauty Marks 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2006 — 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 Feeding it was amazing 5.00 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
	Naughty Bedtime Stories: Four You by Olivia Harper (Goodreads Author), Aurelia Fray (Goodreads Author), Lily Luchesi (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2017 — 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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Book Fest Aftermath

The Book Fest at Plymouth Meeting Mall was an absolute blast!

I haven’t done one of these in a long time and it felt good to be back at it, although I was pretty sure I had the smallest table there.

But it was still a great time – met a lot of great authors and the people who wandered through the stacks of books were awesome and so sweet. Especially the 10-year-old who thought my scary books shoul

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Melissa rated a book it was amazing All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author)	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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YA/NA FANATICS: 1. Traffic Jam by Melissa Groeling	16	63	Apr 24, 2013 04:43AM
Cocaine Pages: Monthly Reads - Your Wishes	64	50	May 30, 2013 06:03AM
Making Connections: 1929. - LIGHTS OUT by Melissa Groeling	10	29	Feb 20, 2014 06:11AM
Genre Specific Re...: Young Adult Review Group 2 (finished)	32	64	Nov 18, 2014 01:15PM
Making Connections: 6536. Between the Dark Spaces by Melissa Groeling	2	27	Jun 28, 2022 04:12PM