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Cynthia Baseman

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Cynthia Baseman is the author of the #1 Amazon New Release Young Adult/Teen novel in social issues WEIRDOS WELCOME. She writes stories that sit at the intersections of healing, humor, and humanity. From a deeply personal memoir Love, Mom: A Mother's Journey From Loss to Hope about a mother’s journey through grief, to a Lip Monsters: Momo Motormouth a whimsical children’s series created to spark curiosity, to her newest YA novel celebrating neurodivergent first love, she's drawn to the moments that make us feel most alive. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, rescue pup and several chatty cockatiels. ...more

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Tending to More than Torn Achilles Tendon

I don’t dribble and do lay-ups like Kobe Bryant but I managed to tear my Achilles tendon just like he did. Before my injury, I worked out with an extraordinary trainer a couple days a week and for years have been a walking addict, clocking 20-30 miles a week with my American bulldog, Molly. And I walk very, very fast. Or at least, I used to.

That was before I decided to have my tennis racquet rest

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	Love, Mom: A Mother's Journey From Loss to Hope 4.26 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Weirdos Welcome: A Novel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 15 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
	Voices of the Women's Health Movement, Volume 1 by Barbara Seaman (Editor), Cynthia Baseman (Goodreads Author), Laura Eldridge (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.54 avg rating — 13 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
	Weirdos Welcome: A Novel 4.50 avg rating — 4 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
	The Santa Barbara Trail Riders it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2004	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
	Lip Monsters: Momo Motormouth by Cynthia Baseman (Goodreads Author), Victoria Greenwood (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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
	Lip Monsters: Momo Motormouth by Cynthia Baseman (Goodreads Author), Victoria Greenwood (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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Cynthia Baseman liked Vicky 's review of The Sideways Life of Denny Voss: "Denny is developmentally challenged and one day he is caught by police w a sled full of guns. One gun killed Henry, a mayoral candidate. Could Denny really have killed him? So many surprises."
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Good People is one of those stories that raises more questions than it answers and I am totally okay with that. The book hooked me in right away; the unusual multi perspectives are not a typical device in novels and I thought the author did an expert ...more
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Cynthia Baseman liked Lindzy Carroll's review of Weirdos Welcome: A Novel: "Such a cute story, loved the characters and the representation of people on the spectrum. Overall great read 5/5!"
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I'll read anything Mr. Mosley writes. His dialogue rips you from the present and plunks you down wherever the characters are in their emotional lives and in whatever year and city they happen to be grappling within. He doesn't burden the reader with u ...more
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