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Crissa-Jean Chappell

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Crissa-Jean Chappell was born in Miami and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. She is the author of several award-winning novels including TOTAL CONSTANT ORDER (a VOYA Perfect Ten and New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age), MORE THAN GOOD ENOUGH, which Kirkus calls “compelling and emotionally nuanced...” (a Florida Book Award medalist) and SNOWBIRDS (“...an engrossing mystery...” School Library Journal). Her most recent novel is SUN DON’T SHINE (a Children’s Book Council Favorite). She holds a PhD and MFA from the University of Miami and is a professor of creative writing at Lehman College. When she misses South Florida, she talks to the parrots in Green-Wood Cemetery.

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	Life Inside My Mind: 31 Authors Share Their Personal Struggles by Maureen Johnson (Goodreads Author), Kami Garcia (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.90 avg rating — 1,041 ratings — published 2018 — 5 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
	Total Constant Order 3.50 avg rating — 345 ratings — published 2007 — 12 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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message 4: by Sher

Aug 22, 2022 05:04PM

Hi Chrissa,

I look forward to reading your books. My new book, Dark Secrets, is historical fiction and I have been told it would be a good YA book Though I wrote it for adult readers of historical fiction, it definitely may fit into the YA genre with lots of mystery and a protagonist who is trying to "find nor only herself" but discover why she may suffer from intergenerational trauma brought on by her Swedish immigrant grandmother? Would love your opinion!

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