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Gerry Strong

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Children's, Mystery, Fantasy

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My background is in art and design. I began writing picture books for my grandchildren. It seemed a natural extension of my art. I love mysteries and love writing them. They are like puzzles that need to be solved. I love writing, illustrating and designing books.
I balance my writing by teaching yoga and have also written and illustrated an inspirational book and a children's yoga book. I currently live in San Diego County CA.
I am thrilled if I can educate as well as entertain.
My main character for most of my books, is a pug dog who loves a mystery and thinks she is quite good at solving crimes. Her name is Charlotte. She is named after my grandchildren's dog who is now in doggie heaven.
Taking a break from Charlotte, I did a book for ...more

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Average rating: 4.82 · 11 ratings · 3 reviews · 17 distinct works

	Dognapped 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Ancient Tombs and Spells: Three Cats, Mystery, Murder & Magic it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 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
	Missing Oysters: Charlotte the Pug Adventures 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010 — 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 Runaway Snowball it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Search For Lost Treasure: A Charlotte the Pug Adventure 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Pug Detective Charlotte mets a Ghost at the Lake 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	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
	Caves, Bats and Skeletons 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Charlotte Goes to the Beach 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008	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
	Charlotte and the Christmas Tree 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006	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
	Stolen Painting 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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I enjoy writing for kids I feel successful if I can help a child learn to read. I like mystery and detective and am thinking about another Middle Grade/YA. I have never been able to figure out how to promote. PR is so unfamiliar to me. Any advice would be welcome.

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Apr 25, 2015 10:22PM

I am still unfamiliar with how Goodreads works. Where do posts go?
How do I find other people's blogs? How do I change my email address? I would love to connect with other authors and fins out how they share their books.

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