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Suzanne Selfors

Author of The Sasquatch Escape

54 Works 4,358 Members 149 Reviews

About the Author

Suzanne Selfors was born in Munich Germany in 1963. She was educated at Bennington College in Vermont, and then graduated with honors from Occidental College in Pasadena, California, in Documentary Film Production. She went on to receive an MA in Communications from the University of Washington. show more She started writing seriously in 2002. She began by writing two novels for adults. Her first middle grade children's novel, To Catch a Mermaid, was published in 2007. She followed this with Saving Juliet, published in 2008. In 2015 her title Next Top Villain, made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Suzanne Selfors

The Sasquatch Escape (2013) 467 copies
Coffeehouse Angel (2009) 363 copies
Smells Like Dog (2010) 322 copies
Saving Juliet (2008) 320 copies
Wedgie & Gizmo (2017) 261 copies
The Sweetest Spell (2012) 180 copies
Mad Love (2011) 150 copies
To Catch a Mermaid (2007) 139 copies
The Lonely Lake Monster (2013) 130 copies
Smells Like Treasure (2011) 124 copies
Hotel Angeline: A Novel in 36 Voices (2011) — Contributor — 123 copies
The Rain Dragon Rescue (2014) 97 copies
Fortune's Magic Farm (2009) 96 copies
The Order of the Unicorn (2014) 89 copies
Wish Upon a Sleepover (2018) 68 copies
The Griffin's Riddle (2015) 64 copies
Wedgie and Gizmo (2018) 62 copies
Smells Like Pirates (2012) 49 copies
The Fairy Swarm (2015) 44 copies
Wedgie & Gizmo vs. the Toof (2018) 41 copies
Braver: A Wombat's Tale (2020) 24 copies

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hcs_admin | 1 other review | Nov 15, 2023 |
Representation: Biracial main character, side Black character
Trigger warnings: Blizzard

6/10, it was ok.
 
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Law_Books600 | Nov 3, 2023 |
This story takes place in the dark, dank village of Runny Cove. There, orphan Isabelle works her fingers to the bone at the Magnificently Supreme Umbrella Factory, struggling to support herself and her Grandma Maxine. That is, until Isabelle discovers that she has inherited Fortune's Farm, the last place on earth where magic grows. Now Isabelle must use the magic to save the people of Runny Cove without spilling the secret of Fortune's Farm to the world-or worse, to the greedy factory owner, Mr. Supreme, who wants to exploit the magical fruit for his own selfish purposes.… (more)
 
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wichitafriendsschool | 7 other reviews | Jul 27, 2023 |
More content than you would think, judging by the cover! Well-written. A teen visitor at the library recommended this to me, and I'm glad I read it.
 
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deemaromer | 23 other reviews | Feb 23, 2023 |

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Works
54
Members
4,358
Popularity
#5,755
Rating
½ 3.7
Reviews
149
ISBNs
279
Languages
3

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