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	Wildfire Run 3.60 avg rating — 490 ratings — published 2010 — 8 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
	All Is Fair 3.41 avg rating — 445 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Wolf Storm 3.83 avg rating — 358 ratings — published 2011 — 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 Detour of the Elephants (The Boxcar Children Great Adventure #3) by Dee Garretson (Goodreads Author), Aimee Lilly (Narrator), Gertrude Chandler Warner (Creator) 4.15 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 2017 — 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 Khipu and the Final Key (The Boxcar Children Great Adventure #5) by Dee Garretson (Goodreads Author), Aimee Lilly (Narrator) 4.27 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 2017 — 8 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 Shackleton Sabotage (The Boxcar Children Great Adventure #4) by Dee Garretson (Goodreads Author), Aimee Lilly (Narrator) 4.07 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 2017 — 8 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
	Gone by Nightfall 3.73 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	The Gargoyle in the Seine 3.90 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Bewitch Berry Cottage 3.51 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Station Fosaan (Torch World, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2017 — 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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I’m posting this because I’ve seen other authors being questioned about whether or not they use AI in their work. It hasn’t happened to me and I hope it never does, but I want to make clear what I think about it.

I was first published in 2010, though I’d been writing for many years before that. I learned to generate ideas, write, and edit without AI, and I don’t see a reason I would ever need t

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Dee Garretson answered Susan Roitmire's question: Will there be a sequel to All is Fair? Hi Susan. Thanks for asking. Unfortunately, the publisher of ALL IS FAIR did not want a sequel but I do plan to write sequels for both ALL IS FAIR and GONE BY NIGHTFALL and self publish them. It won’t be for a couple of years though because of other See Full Answer
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I don't often write reviews but this is the best book I've read in several years. The writing is perfect for the genre. I've always wanted to find another historical fiction author whose style reminds me of Mary Renault's Alexander books and this one ...more
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I don't often write reviews but this is the best book I've read in several years. The writing is perfect for the genre. I've always wanted to find another historical fiction author whose style reminds me of Mary Renault's Alexander books and this one ...more
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I really loved all the historical details. It's clear the author did extensive research. Since I was in the mood for a low-stress book, I also appreciated that there was not much trauma in the story even though it dealt with a period of time when so ...more
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This captures the voice of the child narrator really well, but the book has some disturbing aspects so if you are thinking of reading it, read the reviews and content warning first.
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