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Janice Spina

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July 07

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http://www.jemsbooks.com

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Children's, Mystery, Suspense

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God, the love of my husband, the book, The Secret and my five grandchi ...more

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Janice Spina is an award-winning author with forty-nine books, of which twenty-three are children's books with life lessons in rhyme. Her children's books have won eighteen awards. She has also written for MG/PT/YA and has two magical/mystery series of twelve books for both boys and girls which have won seventeen awards, and four books in a fantasy series for YA with five awards. Her husband, John, is her illustrator and cover creator.

She also writes under J.E. Spina and has nine novels and a short story collection for 18+ in multi-genres. Two of her thriller/crime/suspense/mystery novels were finalists in Authorsdb First Lines Contest.

Her Motto is Reading Gives You Wings to Fly, Soar with Jemsbooks.com all year through! Her logo is JEMSBOO ...more

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Average rating: 4.71 · 320 ratings · 198 reviews · 54 distinct works

	The Case of the Missing Cell Phone (Davey & Derek Junior Detectives #1) 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Louey the Lazy Elephant 4.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Lamby the Lonely Lamb 4.56 avg rating — 18 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
	Ricky the Rambunctious Raccoon 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Jesse the Precocious Polar Bear 4.33 avg rating — 15 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
	The Case of the Mysterious Black Cat (Davey & Derek Junior Detectives #2) 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Case of the Magical Ivory Elephant (Davey & Derek Junior Detectives #3) 4.92 avg rating — 13 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
	Jerry the Crabby Crayfish by Janice Spina (Goodreads Author), John Spina (Illustrations) 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014 — 4 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
	Broose the Moose on the Loose 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Legend of the Taken Ones (Gateskin Chronicles #1) 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2021 — 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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One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow

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Janice Spina rated a book really liked it The Color of Time (The Color of Heaven #9) by Julianne MacLean (Goodreads Author)	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 Color of Time is a romantic time travel that keeps the reader guessing if each scene is real or not as scenes go back or ahead in time. The main protagonists, Sylvia, Ethan and Chris, are the romantic characters with other minor characters who he ...more
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Janice Spina is currently reading One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow by Olivia Hawker	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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Janice Spina rated a book really liked it The Color of Time (The Color of Heaven #9) by Julianne MacLean (Goodreads Author)	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 Color of Time is a romantic time travel that keeps the reader guessing if each scene is real or not as scenes go back or ahead in time. The main protagonists, Sylvia, Ethan and Chris, are the romantic characters with other minor characters who he ...more
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Janice Spina rated a book it was amazing Wind Chime Café (Wind Chime, #1) by Sophie Moss (Goodreads Author)	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
Wind Chime Cafe is the first book in this sweet, charming and heartfelt read. The characters are well defined and entertaining with real problems such as PTSD. The main characters, Annie Malone, her daughter, Taylor along with a whole host of differen ...more
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Wind Chime Cafe is the first book in this sweet, charming and heartfelt read. The characters are well defined and entertaining with real problems such as PTSD. The main characters, Annie Malone, her daughter, Taylor along with a whole host of differen ...more
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Janice Spina rated a book really liked it The Mistress of Apples and Bécasse (The Elysian Legacy Book 2) by Dorette Snover	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 Mistress of Apples and Becasse is a creative premise involving food preparation, recipes, and the magical properties of a bird and tapestry. It is a tale of the main protagonist as she tries to find her way back to her life with the one she loved ...more
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