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Mima Tipper

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Born

in Old Greenwich, The United States

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https://www.mimatipper.com

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Young Adult, Children's, Paranormal

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Mima Tipper is an award-winning author of Children’s fiction. She’s published YA fiction in several literary magazines, and her debut novel Kat’s Greek Summer (ISBN-978-1684633067) won the 2025 Vermont Book Award for Children’s Literature, as well as winning silver medals for YA fiction in the 2025 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards, and for Best New Voice in the 2025 IBPA Book Awards. Her new novel Channeling Marilyn (ISBN-979-8896363200) is a YA paranormal, freshly released on June 2, 2026 in time to celebrate Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday. Beyond devoting most of her time to writing and being an author, Mima helps at Inklings Children’s Books in Waitsfield, VT, volunteers at her local library, and is committed to promoting literacy and su ...more

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	Kat's Greek Summer 4.13 avg rating — 77 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
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Marilyn: The Lost Photographs, the Last Interview

by Richard Meryman

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Dawnland Voices: An Anthology of Indigenous Writing from New England

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Mima Tipper liked Dorothy Pensky's review of Channeling Marilyn: A Novel: "Channeling Marilyn is a terrific coming of age plot. Who wouldn’t want Marilyn Monroe as your acting coach? But the story is deeper than that. Would recommend."
Jul 10, 2026 05:44AM · see review
Mima Tipper liked Kathy Elkind's review of Channeling Marilyn: A Novel: "Channeling Marilyn is the story of high school senior, Lexa Donovan, who wants to challenge herself before the end of high school. She finds herself in the starring role of the spring play. Scared and questioning her acting skills, now she wants out." Read more of this review »
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Mima Tipper liked Chris Benetti's review of Kat's Greek Summer: "Kat's Greek Summer is a warm and uplifting coming-of-age novel that beautifully explores identity, family, and the sometimes unexpected paths that lead us to discovering who we truly are. Set against the picturesque backdrop of a Greek village, the s" Read more of this review »
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Mima Tipper liked Katie Meyers's review of Channeling Marilyn: A Novel: "Channeling Marilyn is a wonderfully original young adult novel that effortlessly blends paranormal fantasy, heartfelt coming of age storytelling, humor, and emotional growth into a thoroughly engaging read. Mima Tipper takes an imaginative premise th" Read more of this review »
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I found Lorelei Brush’s The Boy with the Butterfly Mind to be a deeply felt examination of one family’s journey to understand and cope with childhood ADHD, to deal with addiction issues, and to navigate the wear and tear such issues cannot help but r ...more
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This book is classic Christy Mihaly: thoughtful, provocative, funny, deeply researched, and perfect for the target audience of young readers. I would've loved to have had a book like this to share with my kids when they were young, so that we could g ...more
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