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Kathleen McDonnell

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Chicago, The United States

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http://www.kathleenmcdonnell.com

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Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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September 2010

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I was born in the U.S. and have lived in Canada most of my adult life. My writing cuts across many genres - fiction, plays, non-fiction, young-adult, you name it. Visit my website to find out more about my books and plays, and for info on my fantasy-adventure trilogy The Notherland Journeys, about a teenage girl with the ability to create imaginary worlds.

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Average rating: 3.82 · 138 ratings · 38 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	Emily Included 4.08 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Growing Old, Going Cold: Notes on Swimming, Aging, and Finishing Last 3.83 avg rating — 35 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
	1212: Year of the Journey 3.74 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Swim Home: Searching for the Wild Girl of Champagne really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — 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
	The Nordlings (The Notherland Journeys, #1) 2.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1997 — 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
	The Shining World (The Notherland Journeys, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	Kid Culture: Children and Adults and Popular Culture really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1994 — 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
	Not An Easy Choice: A Feminist Re-examines Abortion 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1984 — 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
	The Songweavers (The Notherland Journeys, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Brideen 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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

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Swim Home, my new book!

A rave review for my new book: "McDonnell has accomplished an uncommonly immersive mélange of journalistic and autobiographical writing. An enthralling work—as captivating as it is provocative." -Kirkus Reviews

Award-winning author and playwright Kathleen McDonnell takes the reader on a quest to unravel a 300-year-old mystery, and restore to history the remarkable life of Marie-Angelique LeBlanc, t Read more of this blog post »

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The Notherland Journeys (3 books)
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Based on the life of Bridget Sweeney, the author's great-grandmother who survived the Great Hunger of Ireland in 1847, Brideen is an entertaining and compelling piece of historical fiction. With expert pacing and storytelling, the story strikes the p ...more
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Kathleen McDonnell made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Adding new book to my Author dashboard topic " My earlier request to add my new book BRIDEEN: Journeys of a Famine Daughter to my author dashboard (it is already in the GR database) should have spe ...more "
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Kathleen McDonnell made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Adding new book to my Author dashboard topic " My new book BRIDEEN: The Journeys of a Famine Daughter is in the Goodreads database, but has not been added to my Author dashboard. I would appreciate ...more "
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