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Kathleen Patel

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Born

Chicago, The United States

Website

http://anirishpatel.blogspot.com/

Twitter

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Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Young Adult, Nonfiction

Influences

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December 2011

URL

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I am a happily married, peace loving writer, speaker and anti-bullying crusader. I have been in love with books ever since I learned to read. It opened an exciting new world for me.

I'm also an activist that fights for those without a voice. This includes abused children and animals and especially victims of bullying. I even wrote a short handbook on how to fight this ugly epidemic.

With ignorance comes fear- from fear comes bigotry. Education is the key to acceptance.

I hope that my books can open new worlds for my readers.
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The Black and White of Racism-MUST read!

Don’t hate me because I’m white!

Even though I grew up in a predominately white middle-class neighborhood, I have never been racist. When the first black families started moving into the neighborhood I was more curious than anything else. It’s still a family joke about how they could always find me sitting at the table whenever our African-American neighbors had big family barbecues. (I’m so f Read more of this blog post »

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Kathleen Patel’s books

Average rating: 3.5 · 50 ratings · 13 reviews · 8 distinct works

	The Dolls 3.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2012 — 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 Bullying Epidemic-the guide to arm you for the fight 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Hiren's Magical Adventure (Magical Adventures, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Whatever Happened to the Boy? (The Boy and The Girl #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011	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
	Life Changes (The Boy and The Girl #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	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
	Twenty One Days of Healing and Inspiration: For Anyone Who Has Suffered Abuse by Kathleen Patel (Goodreads Author), Kerri Krysko 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	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
	Potty Training Revolutionized: Potty Learning Sure-Fire Natural Strategies to Nurture Babies, Toddlers and Kids Developing Mind 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Potty Training Revolutionized: Potty Learning Sure-Fire Natural Strategies to Nurture Babies, Toddlers and Kids Developing Mind 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Kathleen is Currently Reading

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Don't Look Back

by O. J. Mullen

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The Knapdale Murders (The Scottish Highland Killings #1)

by Daniel Sellers

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The Bones at Point No Point (A Thomas Austin Crime Thriller #1)

by D.D. Black

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“With ignorance comes fear- from fear comes bigotry. Education is the key to acceptance.”
― Kathleen Patel, The Bullying Epidemic-the guide to arm you for the fight

tags: bullying, lgbt, resources

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Kathleen’s Quotes

“With ignorance comes fear- from fear comes bigotry. Education is the key to acceptance.”
― Kathleen Patel, The Bullying Epidemic-the guide to arm you for the fight

tags: bullying, lgbt, resources

148 likes

“Anyone can change the world and everyone should try.”
― Chantal Wiebe, M.Ed

tags: inspirational, responsibility

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“The greatest wisdom is in simplicity. Love, respect, tolerance, sharing, gratitude, forgiveness. It's not complex or elaborate. The real knowledge is free. It's encoded in your DNA. All you need is within you. Great teachers have said that from the beginning. Find your heart, and you will find your way.”
― Carlos Barrios, Mayan elder and Ajq'ij of the Eagle Clan

tags: gratitude, love, respect, sharing

126 likes

“I can’t write without a reader. It’s precisely like a kiss—you can’t do it alone.”
― John Cheever

tags: readers-and-writers

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“The word 'teach' suddenly conveys a sense of menace that is foreign to me.”
― Anna Bayes, Ginny's Lesson

tags: bdsm, domination, erotica, sex

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