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Russ Towne

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in Salem, MA, The United States

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Children's, Fantasy, Nonfiction

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Robert Sexton, Dr. Seuss, Craig Johnson, Alistair MacLean, Louis L'Amo ...more

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Russ lives with his wife in Campbell, California, USA. They’ve been married since 1979; have three adult children, and five grandchildren. His passions include family, friends, writing and investing. Russ wrote his first book in 2013 when he was fifty-six and has written and published dozens of books that can be found on Amazon.com and elsewhere.
Russ delights in seeing the expressions on the faces of young children and their loved ones as they experience his children's picture, early reader, and chapter books. He enjoys reading his stories in classrooms, schools, libraries, and anywhere young children gather. Russ revels in interacting with youngsters, answering their questions, and inspiring a love within them for the magic of reading and ...more

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Russ Towne I'm blessed with being able to learn much about myself as I create characters, settings, situations, dreams, fears, challenges, and settings, to be ex…moreI'm blessed with being able to learn much about myself as I create characters, settings, situations, dreams, fears, challenges, and settings, to be experienced by readers in their own unique ways around the world. Writing creates the opportunity for writers and readers to learn more about themselves and others, fostering greater understanding and closer connections. (less)

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Russ Towne "Mysti Z's Magical Day" is a children's picture book. The initial idea came from an image in my mind of a unicorn with stripes. I added vignettes abou…more"Mysti Z's Magical Day" is a children's picture book. The initial idea came from an image in my mind of a unicorn with stripes. I added vignettes about what could happen to its stripes if it went to the beach and got a sunburn and then went swimming and its stripes washed off. Those ideas became "Misty Zebracorn." I felt I could do much better with that semi-story. I played with color-related ideas and enhanced the original story by adding scenes where a mysterious fog came and drained all color from the beach, and ultimately Mysti saves the day with the help of a rainbow. She is rewarded by the rainbow with beautiful colored stripes. With the story changes, I also used a different illustrator, Jack Wiens. I asked him to go wild and crazy with the stripes and he came back with a look so over the top that I loved it and new readers would too. I added a different book designer, my daughter-in-law Kristi Towne, and editor, Karen M. Smith. That wonderful team helped create much of the magic of "Mysti Z's Magical Day." (less)

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	Patch: United States Marshal: Wanted Dead: A Classic New Western Action Adventure From The Author of "A Bullet In The Neck" (The U.S. Marshal Arliss “Patch” Elkins Western Adventure Series Book 1) by Russ Towne (Goodreads Author), Scott Harris (Goodreads Author), Robert Hanlon 4.44 avg rating — 85 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
	Patch Elkins And Gus Roundtree: The Last Men Standing: A Western From The Author of "Patch: United States Marshal: Wanted Dead" (The U.S. Marshal Arliss ... Elkins Western Adventure Series Book 2) by Russ Towne (Goodreads Author), Robert Hanlon, Fred Staff 4.27 avg rating — 33 ratings — 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
	The Duck Who Flew Upside Down by Russ Towne (Goodreads Author), Josh McGill (Illustrator) 4.43 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	A Bloody Day In Destiny: Four Stories of the Wild West: A Western Adventure (Adventures in the Old West Action Series Book 1) by Russ Towne (Goodreads Author), Paul L. Thompson (Foreword), C. Wayne Winkle (Foreword) 4.33 avg rating — 21 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
	Patch Elkins And Gus Roundtree: Not Without A Fight: A Western From The Author of "Patch: United States Marshal: Wanted Dead" (The U.S. Marshal Arliss “Patch” Elkins Western Adventure Series Book 3) 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — 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
	A Bullet in the Neck: Four Stories of the Wild West: A Western Adventure From The Author "A Bloody Day In Destiny" (Adventures in the Old West Action Series Book 2) by Russ Towne (Goodreads Author), C. Wayne Winkle (Foreword), M. Allen (Foreword) 3.88 avg rating — 17 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
	A Classic Western: Fever: A Western Adventure From The Author of "Patch: United States Marshal" 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — 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
	A Classic Western: Patch: United States Marshal: Hot Pursuit!: The First, Second and Third Adventures In "The Patch: United States Marshal Series" 3.82 avg rating — 11 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
	Wolverine McLean by Russ Towne (Goodreads Author), John D. Fie Jr., Fred Staff 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — 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
	Bordello Justice: A Western Adventure From The Author of "A Bullet in the Neck" (Justice In The Old West Series Book 1) by Russ Towne (Goodreads Author), Robert Hanlon (Foreword) 4.38 avg rating — 8 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

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