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Author Christy Lynn Allen holds a bachelors degree in English from University of Michigan. Allen lives in the Charlotte, NC area with her husband, John, and their beloved dog, Murphy, the basis for Samantha Green's goofy yellow Lab.

Allen was inspired to write Samantha Green and the Case of the Haunted Pumpkin, her first middle grade novel, by the young lady she mentors. Almost ten years old at the time, her young friend possessed incredible observation skills (like Samantha Green), and she'd been grounded just before Halloween. "I remember walking with Shaquetta in the park, and noticing how incredibly observant she was," Allen recalls. "I told her that one day, she was going to do something brilliant with those keen observation skills...li ...more

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Samantha Green and the Case of the Haunted Pumpkin (Samantha Green Mysteries, #1)

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Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12

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