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Claudia Mills is the author of Nixie Ness, Cooking Star, 7 x 9 = Trouble!, Zero Tolerance, Write This Down, and many other books for children. She was born in New York City in 1954. She received her bachelor's degree from Wellesley College, her master's degree from Princeton University, and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Princeton University. She also received an M.L.S. degree from the University of Maryland, with a concentration in children's literature. She had a second career as a professor of philosophy at the Colorado at Boulder, until leaving that career in 2014 to write full time. She now teaches in the graduate program in children's literature at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia. All of her books have been written between 5 and 7 ...more

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Average rating: 3.85 · 7,457 ratings · 1,577 reviews · 86 distinct works • Similar authors

	Zero Tolerance 3.78 avg rating — 1,287 ratings — published 2013 — 10 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
	How Oliver Olson Changed the World by Claudia Mills (Goodreads Author), Heather Maione (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 744 ratings — published 2009 — 16 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
	Kelsey Green, Reading Queen 3.98 avg rating — 678 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Lost Language 4.09 avg rating — 517 ratings — published 2021 — 9 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
	Write This Down 3.90 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Lizzie at Last 3.92 avg rating — 322 ratings — published 2000 — 9 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
	Annika Riz, Math Whiz (Franklin School Friends, 2) by Claudia Mills (Goodreads Author), Rob Shepperson (Illustrator) 3.86 avg rating — 272 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Last Apple Tree 4.13 avg rating — 251 ratings — published 2024 — 9 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
	7 x 9 = Trouble! by Claudia Mills (Goodreads Author), G. Brian Karas (Illustrator) 3.84 avg rating — 256 ratings — published 2002 — 17 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
	Being Teddy Roosevelt: A Boy, a President and a Plan by Claudia Mills (Goodreads Author), R.W. Alley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.72 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 2007 — 11 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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Writing Advice from L. M. Montgomery (author of Anne of Green Gables)

I’mback from a delightful biennial conference on the work and life of L. M.Montgomery, best-known as the author of Anne of Green Gables, hosted bythe L. M. Montgomery Institute on Prince Edward Island.

Thetheme of this year’s conference was “Montgomery and Change.” I was on a panelwith wonderful children’s lit scholars Dawn Sardella-Ayres and Ashley Reese.Our panel explored how changes in M

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Franklin School Friends (5 books)
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Rob Shepperson (Illustrator)

3.93 avg rating — 1,306 ratings

West Creek Middle School (5 books)
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Claudia Mills (Goodreads Author)

3.79 avg rating — 608 ratings

Math = Trouble! (2 books)
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Claudia Mills (Goodreads Author),

G. Brian Karas

3.83 avg rating — 412 ratings

Gus and Grandpa (10 books)
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Claudia Mills (Goodreads Author),

Catherine Stock (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator)

3.64 avg rating — 362 ratings

After-School Superstars (4 books)
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Claudia Mills (Goodreads Author),

Grace Zong (Illustrator)

3.98 avg rating — 289 ratings

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Claudia Mills wrote a new blog post Writing Advice from L. M. Montgomery (author of Anne of Green Gables) I’mback from a delightful biennial conference on the work and life of L. M.Montgomery, best-known as the author of Anne of Green Gables, hosted bythe Read more of this blog post »
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Claudia rated a book it was amazing The River Muse by Laura Resau (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
Into an isolated, picturesque village in the south of France, complete with charming chateau and cottage, enticing patisserie and boulangerie, and secrets galore, come Callie Byrd and her exuberant daughter, Eva, fleeing from Callie's coldly manipula ...more
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Claudia rated a book it was amazing The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang by Stan Yan (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
Stan Yan's debut graphic novel offers up a fast-paced story that includes (among other things!) Chinese superstitions, mother-daughter dynamics, sister-brother dynamics, an adolescent crush, a great best friend, terror of rope-climbing in P.E., eerie ...more
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Claudia rated a book it was amazing Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp by Minoru Tonai	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 true story of the incarceration of Minoru Tonai and his family during World War II, imprisoned for years after the bombing of Pearl Harbor only because of their Japanese ancestry, is told here in exquisitely simple prose and expressive illustrati ...more
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Claudia rated a book it was amazing Ghost Town in the Mountains by Lynn Becker	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
This deliciously spooky, scary-but-not-too scary, rollicking read-aloud (and sing-aloud!) is perfect for young readers, or anyone who wants an irresistibly fun ghostly adventure. Set to the jolly tune of "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain" (simple ...more
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Claudia rated a book it was amazing Hedgehog Whodunit: The Carousel Caper (Volume 2) by Heather Preusser (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
Heather Preusser's second title in her HEDGEHOG WHODUNIT chapter book series is every bit as fun as its predecessor. Hitch, a hedgehog who prefers napping over all other activities, and Vinnie, a rat who prefers eating over all other activities, team ...more
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Claudia rated a book it was amazing Anyone Else Awake?: A Dawn Chorus by Carmela LaVigna Coyle (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
Early risers (I am one!) know how magical it is to hear birds calling out the first notes of song each morning even before the sky is becoming light. In this beautifully written and illustrated picture book, a child in her illuminated window and a br ...more
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Claudia wants to read Get a Clue: How to Plot, Write, and Sell Your MG or YA Mystery by Fleur T. Bradley (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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Claudia rated a book it was amazing Get a Clue: How to Plot, Write, and Sell Your MG or YA Mystery by Fleur T. Bradley (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
I take every opportunity I can get to hear Fleur Bradley’s presentations at writing conferences, knowing I will be taking notes as fast as I can to record the wealth of clear, specific pointers she provides on every aspect of writing craft. Here she ...more
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“When you're in a family, it's not clear where one person's story begins and another person's story ends" -Autumn”
― Claudia Mills, Write This Down

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“To Beverly Reingold, again and always, and this time to Abby Sider, too”
― Claudia Mills, You're a Brave Man, Julius Zimmerman

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“It’s amazing how just one thing said by just one person in the middle of just one conversation on just one regular day can start a person wondering things she had never wondered before.”
― Claudia Mills, The Lost Language

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What book should we read in December?

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The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys

36 votes 45.0%

Buffalo Dreamer by Violet Duncan

13 votes 16.3%

The Last Apple Tree by Claudia Mills

7 votes 8.8%

Mid-Air by Alicia D. Williams

6 votes 7.5%

Diet Soda Club by Chaz Hayden

5 votes 6.3%

Unstuck by Barbara Dee

4 votes 5.0%

The Bletchley Riddle (write-in)

4 votes 5.0%

Slouch by Christina Wyman

3 votes 3.8%

Bletchley Riddle sounds amazing. (write-in)

1 vote 1.3%

The Last Apple Tree by Claudia Mills (write-in)

1 vote 1.3%

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