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Kelly Byrd

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Hey! Hey! Hey! My name is Kelly Byrd. I’m a middle-grade author by choice, a writer by discipline, home-grown chef, and amateur gardener. I live in Nashville, Tennessee with my husband and two cute-as-buttons rescue pups. I am just tickled pink that you are here. The Far From Home series is about growing up, finding your voice, and rescuing the Everything. I hope you’ll go along with Mary on this journey as she travels Far From Home.

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Average rating: 4.79 · 28 ratings · 13 reviews · 2 distinct works

	City of Lights (Far From Home, #1) 4.68 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Great Big Ocean Sky it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2023 — 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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Congrats to our Giveaway Winners!

Thank you to everyone who entered to win a copy of Great Big Ocean Sky. Congrats to the winners:

Alyssa Watkins
Angela Patiño Arbelaez
Tabitha Hughes
Olivia Phung
Gwen Ray
Lael King
Brittany Mize
Nicki Joe Williams
Lynette Smith
Chris Boone

We'll be sending your copies out shortly after the Fourth of July holiday. We look forward to your thoughts about Great Big Ocean Sky! Read more of this blog post »

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George Falls Through Time

by Ryan Collett (Goodreads Author)

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Thanks to PRH and Libro.fm for the advanced listener copy of this book. If First Time Caller was an iced sugar cookie, then And Now, Back to You is the most decadent raspberry scone. I do have to say that I am much more in love with Jackson than I ev ...more
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