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Jennifer Chen

587 books | 226 friends

Linda Jackson

347 books | 338 friends

Jedediah Baker

2,120 books | 409 friends

Tanaz

1,214 books | 157 friends

Jen Petro-Roy

4,614 books | 193 friends

Jenn Bishop

1,817 books | 205 friends

Angie

1,005 books | 164 friends

Jennifer

3,544 books | 143 friends

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Melissa Sarno

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Born

October 20

Website

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Melissa Sarno is the author of middle grade novels Just Under the Clouds, a Bank Street best book of the year, and A Swirl of Ocean. She is based in the lower Hudson Valley where she lives with her husband and two children.

The only thing she loves more than writing books is reading them. She also loves to hike, run, bake cakes, and take photos.

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Melissa Sarno’s books

Average rating: 3.85 · 1,101 ratings · 260 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Just Under the Clouds 3.85 avg rating — 820 ratings — published 2018 — 9 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
	A Swirl of Ocean 3.72 avg rating — 243 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	The best of Vine Leaves Literary Journal 2012 by Jessica Bell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dawn Ius (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Adam Byatt (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.71 avg rating — 38 ratings — 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

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Melissa Sarno rated a book it was amazing Foster by Claire Keegan	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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