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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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	Ghost Girl really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 983 ratings — published 2021 — 7 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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	This Is Sarah 3.90 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2014 — 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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On September 30th, I had what was easily one of the best days of my life. Broken Dolls my third middle grade novel was released and I had my book release at Twisted Spine – an incredible horror bookstore in Brooklyn with none other than Clay McLeod Chapman.

If you don’t know Clay, he’s the sort of guy who graciously agrees to do your launch with you and then dresses up like this

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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.”
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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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