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Smashwords about elaine alphin, author of tournament of. She attended rice university and upon graduation she received a watson research fellowship, a grant given to graduating college seniors to fund independent study and travel outside the united states. Elaine marie alphin is the author of more than 20 fiction and nonfiction print and ebooks books for teens and children, plus one book for adults about writing for children. Download this document, along with 48,000 more activities on the member site. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Jessica cooper and her two brothers arent happy about leaving their friends behind for a year when their father accepts.
I was 9 years old when i picked up and read ghost cadet and it was the very first novel i read from cover to cover and i loved it so much that it started me on a life long love of reading, i have read hundreds of book now and still counting, but i you never forget the first book that took you on a journey so great that you wanted more, i just purchased this book for my 9 year old daughter to. My evidence to support this thought is there is an army on the front cover. Ghost cadet, received a virginia state reading association award. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. Unless noted otherwise, all sources are from originals in the vmi archives. Elain marie alphin was born in 1955 in san francisco, california.
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