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Cynthia Kraack

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Cynthia Kraack is a Midwest author of fiction, nonfiction, and short stories. 40 Thieves on Saipan, a a nonfiction narrative military history book, was co-written with Joseph Tachovsky and released in June 2020. It is a recommended selection on the Military History Book Club.

The High Cost of Flowers won two 2014 Midwest Book Awards taking first in Literary Fiction as well as Contemporary Fiction. Her debut work, Minnesota Cold, won the 2009 Northeastern Minnesota Book Award for Fiction. She also wrote the Ashwood trilogy, a speculative fiction family saga. Glimmer Train, Big Muddy Literary Journal and the Hal Prize competition have recognized her short stories. She has a MFA from the University of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast Program in Crea ...more

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	40 Thieves on Saipan: The Elite Marine Scout-Snipers in One of WWII's Bloodiest Battles by Joseph Tachovsky, Cynthia Kraack (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 591 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Minnesota Cold 3.22 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	The High Cost of Flowers 3.57 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Harvesting Ashwood: Minnesota 2037 3.32 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Ashwood (Ashwood Trilogy Book 1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Leaving Ashwood 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Boundaries Without: The Calumet Editions 2017 Anthology of Speculative Fiction by Cynthia Kraack (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Steve McEllistrem (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.67 avg rating — 3 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

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