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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
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Nicki Joe Williams
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Chris Boone

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Arcana Academy (Arcana Academy, #1)

by Elise Kova (Goodreads Author)

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