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Hi! I’m Cindy L. Rodriguez. My books are: WHEN REASON BREAKS (2015), VOLLEYBALL ACE (2020), DRILL TEAM DETERMINATION (2021), GYMNASTICS PAYBACK (2021), THE DOOMED SEARCH FOR THE LOST CITY OF Z (2021), THE MOUNT EVEREST DISASTER OF 1996 (2022) and THREE POCKETS FULL: A STORY OF LOVE, FAMILY, AND TRADITION (2022). I also have an essay in LIFE INSIDE MY MIND: 31 AUTHORS SHARE THEIR PERSONAL STRUGGLES (2018), and I have contributed to DOLL HOSPITAL #2. Coming in 2024 is LOLA REYES IS SO NOT WORRIED. I work for an educational publisher and live in CT with my husband, daughter, and two dogs.

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	Life Inside My Mind: 31 Authors Share Their Personal Struggles by Maureen Johnson (Goodreads Author), Kami Garcia (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.90 avg rating — 1,042 ratings — published 2018 — 5 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
	When Reason Breaks 3.76 avg rating — 1,065 ratings — published 2015 — 5 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
	Three Pockets Full: A story of love, family, and tradition by Cindy L. Rodriguez (Goodreads Author), Begoña Fernández Corbalán (Illustrator) 4.52 avg rating — 140 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
	Lola Reyes Is So Not Worried 4.20 avg rating — 122 ratings — 8 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
	Doll Hospital (Issue 2) by Bethany Rose Lamont (Goodreads Author) (Editor In Chief), Catherine Gaffney (Copy Editor), Maggie Webster (Graphic Design) 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2015	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 Mount Everest Disaster of 1996 by Cindy L. Rodriguez (Goodreads Author), Paul McCaffrey (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — 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
	The Doomed Search for the Lost City of Z by Cindy L. Rodriguez (Goodreads Author), Martin Bustamante (illustrator) 3.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — 5 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 Fire Serpent Legacy 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — 5 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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	The Doomed Search for the Lost City of Z: Deadly Expeditions by Cindy L. Rodriguez (Goodreads Author), Martín Bustamante it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 2 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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