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Gail Fay

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California, The United States

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http://www.faywordworks.com/my-books.html

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Nonfiction, Children's, Young Adult

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July 2013

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Gail Fay writes educational nonfiction for elementary and young adult readers. Recent titles include Secrets of Mesa Verde: Cliff Dwellers of the Pueblo (Capstone Press, 2015), which investigates the mysterious disappearance of Mesa Verde's Ancient Puebloans, and Sports: The Ultimate Teen Guide (Scarecrow Press, 2013), a resource for high school athletes.

One of Gail's curriculum-driven books, Economies around the World (Heinemann-Raintree, 2012), was selected by Junior Library Guild/SLJ Curriculum Levels and is part of Capstone Press's STEM Grade 5 Curriculum Bundle.

Gail's other adventures in words involve copyediting fiction and nonfiction. She has been a freelance copyeditor since 2006 and has edited more than 150 books.

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Work on mechanics. Has your coach ever mentioned that you need to do ________ to improve your jump shot, throw down to second, dismount from the balance beam, slide tackle . . . ? Use summer to work on it. That's what the pros do during their off-season. Blake Bortles, who was #3 in the 2014 NFL draft, spent most of his off-season working on throwing cleaner spirals.

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	Secrets of Mesa Verde: Cliff Dwellings of the Pueblo 3.87 avg rating — 30 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
	Pocahontas 3.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Malcolm X 2.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Sports: The Ultimate Teen Guide 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 6 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
	Battles of the Civil War by Gail Fay (Goodreads Author), Megan Cotugno (Editor) it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 2 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
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