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Meet Jeff Stone, author of Phoenix

Jeff Stone lives in the Midwest with his wife and two children and practices the martial arts daily.

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"Looking back, what stands out for me the most was my desire and passion to write. . . . I simply loved stories and read as many as I could find."--Rita Murphy

Rita Murphy is the winner of the 1999 Delacorte Press Prize for a First Young Adult Novel and has been named Flying Start author by Publishers Weekly.


A CONVERSATION WITH RITA MURPHY ON HER NOVEL HARMONY

Q. Many of your readers are budding writers. The story of your writing career will inspire them. Tell us about it.
A. I first began writing when my son was a year old. I took a... Read More

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Bird
Written by Rita Murphy
Hardcover

A GIRL EASILY carried off by the wind.

An elderly widow whose husband died under strange circumstances.

An isolated dwelling that breeds fear.

Miranda has no recollection of where she came from—only that years ago, a gust of wind deposited her outside Bourne Manor. The Manor’s sole inhabitant, Wysteria Barrows, took Miranda in and... Read More
 




Bird
Written by Rita Murphy
eBook

A GIRL EASILY carried off by the wind.

An elderly widow whose husband died under strange circumstances.

An isolated dwelling that breeds fear.

Miranda has no recollection of where she came from—only that years ago, a gust of wind deposited her outside Bourne Manor. The Manor’s sole inhabitant, Wysteria Barrows, took Miranda in and... Read More
 
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