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Brooks and his wife, Jackie, live in Tennessee with their 75 pound daughter, LeeLoo, a sweet and severely spoiled German Shepherd mix.

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My Seventh-Grade Life in Tights

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The Debut Club: An interview with Gail Nall, author of BREAKING THE ICE

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Sweet Sixteener Brooks Benjamin recently spoke to Fearless Fifteener Gail Nall about her MG contemporary debut novel BREAKING THE ICE (January 13, 2015 from Aladdin/Simon & Schuster). About the Author: Gail Nall lives in Louisville, Kentucky with her…

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Tom's Crossing

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Operation Bounce House

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