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Pam Torres was born in Logan, Utah and spent most of her childhood in Prairie Village, Kansas. Besides playing Dorothy during tornado weather and digging Peter Pan-like underground forts she also played piano and ran cross-country.

She started her family early and had five energetic and creative children. She has fond memories of reading to and playing with her children in between hefty amounts of volunteering at church and school.

Now living in Washington state, Pam walks in the rain, makes messes with her grandchildren, watches birds, reads and writes all while she awaits the next big adventure.

She is an active member of The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and Pacific Northwest Writers Association (PNWA). She h ...more

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	Madison Morgan: When Dogs Blog (Project Madison, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 35 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
	It's NOT Just A Dog! (Project Madison, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	It's NOT Just A Dog! (Project Madison Series Book 2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	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
	If Dogs Could Blog (Project Madison Series Book 1) by Pam Torres (Goodreads Author), Sandra Moreano (Illustrator), Roxane Stoner (Illustrator) 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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Alistair Grim's Odditorium by Gregory Funaro

Date Published: January 6, 2015
ISBN: 1484708997
Genre: Middle grade, fantasy
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Themes: Adventure, mystery, humor, magic
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About the Book: Grubb, age twelve (or thereabouts), has never known anything beyond his miserable existence as a chimney sweep, paid only in insults and abuse by his cruel master. All of that changes the d Read more of this blog post »

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Modern Man in Search of a Soul

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Jung's Map of the Soul: An Introduction

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“Dogs are special that way—you can ignore them or yell at them, they always forgive you. —Madison”
― Pam Torres, It's NOT Just A Dog!

tags: dogs, forgiveness, inspirational, pets

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“From the tiniest grain of sand to the large sun in the sky. All are here to teach us.—Uncle Will”
― Pam Torres, It's NOT Just A Dog!

tags: animal-stories, inspirations, native-american-wisdom

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“Dogs see the bigger picture—everything as a whole, not broken pieces of glass that need fixing.—Madison”
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“There's always time to read. Don't trust a writer who doesn't read. It's like eating food prepared by a cook who doesn't eat.”
― Laura Lippman

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“There is no Art made without power, and there is no reason for Art to be made except for power.”
― Gary D. Schmidt, What Came from the Stars

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“Let the Art be brought back only for the good of the world. If it isn the hand of one who would use it for ill, in that world or this, then it will be upon you to destroy it—though its end means your own life-long exile." —Young Waeglim”
― Gary D. Schmidt, What Came from the Stars

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“I breath in and out through my mouth to feel the quiet. In. Out. Over and over. Until I fall asleep.”
― Jo Knowles, See You at Harry's

tags: middle-grade-voice

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“What would angel lips taste like? Sunshine? Marshmallows? Or something altogether different? Maybe buttered-popcorn jelly beans.”
― Lisa M. Basso, A Shimmer of Angels

tags: angels, paranormal, romance, young-adult

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message 3: by Kaysy

Dec 24, 2013 11:24PM

I'm so happy you friend requested me so I can look into your books! You're so sweet - thank you for all of your awesome comments!

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message 2: by L

Mar 05, 2013 10:11AM

Dear Pam,
Thank you so much for acepting the friendship request here on Goodreads. I am so pleased to have won the giveaway, and very much enjoyed reading your book! (I have posted a review on Goodreads and amazon websites).
Thanks once again, and i look forward to future book discussions.
Kind Regards
Lucinda x

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message 1: by Kris

Dec 08, 2012 01:24PM

Thanks so much for the friend request, Pam! I'm looking forward to your 2013 to read picks too. :)

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