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Ally Malinenko

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Children's Books, Poetry, Young Adult

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Ally Malinenko is the author of several poetry collections as well as Ghost Girl, the Bram Stoker nominated This Appearing House both from Katherine Tegen Books. She is also the author of The Other March Sisters (Kensington) as well as the forthcoming Broken Dolls (Harper Collins). She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and blogs at allymalinenko.com. She can also be found blathering about Doctor Who and David Bowie at @allymalinenko.

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What is Your dream as writer? Best regards: A. Tomov - junior
Ally Malinenko Easy. To make millions of dollars and buy my own island complete with a ray gun to keep people from trespassing on my island.

Just kidding. I just want…moreEasy. To make millions of dollars and buy my own island complete with a ray gun to keep people from trespassing on my island.

Just kidding. I just want to tell a good story in order to connect with someone else. I want to throw my hat into the great big human dance we've got going.(less)
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What inspires you to write children's novels? Your Goodreads "read" list is very ecclectic and includes many adult-themed titles as well as biographies. I like the variety! PS - Your Lizzy Speare novel looks cute and full of fantasy fun.
Ally Malinenko Hi! Man, am I late in answering this. Okay so yes, my reading habits are all over the map. On the whole I'm usually reading more than one book at a ti…moreHi! Man, am I late in answering this. Okay so yes, my reading habits are all over the map. On the whole I'm usually reading more than one book at a time and I tend to have grabby hands whenever I see something that catches my eye.

I wanted to write a children's book to give back to the genre. I was a bookworm kid - typical under the covers up all night reader. The books I read as a child instilled not only a love of reading in me but a desire to give back and do that for someone else. I've had a few kids tell me how much they loved Lizzy Speare and the Cursed Tomb and it has really really been the highlight of my writing career.(less)
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Average rating: 3.79 · 3,755 ratings · 1,143 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors
Ghost Girl
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This Appearing House
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Hello friends

It’s been a minute. I haven’t posted here since February (which is wild) when I announced that The Other March Sisters was out in the world! I’m proud of this book that I wrote with my co-authors Linda Epstein and Liz Parker.

And we wound up being a #1 bestseller! Baby’s first orange banner

It even spurred on my first ever book tour, which was fun, but stressful for an introvert li

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“What other people say about me is none of my business, her sister always said. And it’s none of your business either.”
― Ally Malinenko, Ghost Girl
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“Grown-ups were the worst. They’ll throw anyone under the bus, especially women.”
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“ghost was a question that remained unanswered. And Jac had been given no choice but to look those unknown and unknowable things right in the eye.”
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“You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your boyfriend/spouse/partner, not to your co-workers, especially not to random men on the street. You don’t owe it to your mother, you don’t owe it to your children, you don’t owe it to civilization in general. Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked ‘female’.”
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