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While mild-mannered in public, behind closed doors MARK HOLTZEN has been known to groove to his diverse collection of music, cook and garden with moderate skill and make weird faces at his children and students. You also might find him inhaling large handfuls of popcorn, struggling to learn new guitar chords or riding one of his bikes through Seattle or its surrounding mountains. Currently on a teaching hiatus after years in an elementary classroom–including science at a gifted K-8 school for the past ten years–he writes essays, middle grade novels and is working to create more regional history for kids. He continues to be amazed and thankful (mostly) for the universe and its inhabitants daily. Find him at his blog, Twitter or Facebook.

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Average rating: 3.85 · 79 ratings · 19 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Ticket to the Pennant: A Tale of Baseball in Seattle by Mark Holtzen (Goodreads Author), John Skewes (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2015	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 Pig War 3.50 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2012 — 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

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The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth

by Zoë Schlanger

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