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Bethany Shady

Goodreads Author

Website

https://thehouseoffigs.home.blog/

Twitter

bethanyshady

Genre

Fiction, Children's

Influences

Nabokov, Rowling, Dickens, Poe, Gaiman, Doyle, Palahniuk

Member Since

September 2012

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/bethanyshady

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Beth was born and raised in the cold city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At 17, she moved to San Francisco, then to Los Angeles, and then to Hawaii, each time trying to be in a warmer spot.

She’s been writing short stories and books since the first grade. She loves Ireland, the UK, gummy candy, and pyjama bottoms.

She currently resides in Hawaii where she plays the ukulele, and bakes treats for her friends.

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Bethany Shady’s books

Average rating: 4.28 · 18 ratings · 8 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Post Crash 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	I Beg Your Pardon: The Tale of a Jerky Turkey by Justin Shady, Bethany Shady (Goodreads Author), Marla Campbell (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009 — 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 Interview 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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Bethany Shady is currently reading

The Bletchley Riddle

by Ruta Sepetys (Goodreads Author)

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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture

by Gabor Maté

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Bethany Shady wants to read The Other Side of Change: Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans by Maya Shankar (Goodreads Author)	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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